any joiners need advice

[gordy230]

hi i have laid laminate floor down all was good until a few days later it went bumpy like wee hills if i stand on them i can even them out i lifted it up and laid it again and its happened again its like i can start at one end of room and work up the room flattening it out hard to describe thanks

[maca]

have you left a 10mil recess all round the edges of the floor ?

[gordy230]

have you left a 10mil recess all round the edges of the floor ?

no its some of it is neat against skirts but ive got laminate on other parts of house that are tight and are ok

[maca]

your suppose to leave a gap its actually a floating floor at the end of the day. if its too tight the floor will sort of have a
concertina affect try and leave a gap all round m8..

[gmb45]

no its some of it is neat against skirts but ive got laminate on other parts of house that are tight and are ok
you have GOT TO have about 10mm all way round to allow the boards to expand, or you will get what you have got, and your also supposed to leave the boards in the room for 48 hours before you lay them to climatise. the warmer the room the more they will expand.

[Thor2]

have you left a 10mil recess all round the edges of the floor ?

Agreed,plus 48 hrs to climatise.

[thered]

all above advice is correct laminate need to be able to move

sounds like you have butted it too tightly my personal preference when doing it is to put it under the skirting im not a fan of the scotcia

[gmb45]

all above advice is correct laminate need to be able to move

sounds like you have butted it too tightly my personal preference when doing it is to put it under the skirting im not a fan of the scotcia

yeh red im just bout to do my front room,but just decorated so dont want to rip skirting off, quadrant looks ok tho.

[maca]

yeh red im just bout to do my front room,but just decorated so dont want to rip skirting off, quadrant looks ok tho.
nah get the proper beading gmb m8 looks 10 times better..

[gmb45]

nah get the proper beading gmb m8 looks 10 times better..
yeh it does, but have u seen the price of it :eek: ~~~~ that between 5-10? a length

[Evastar]

or if you knew you were going to be doing this you could have screwed the skirting board on instead of nailing or glueing it ;)

[gmb45]

or if you knew you were going to be doing this you could have screwed the skirting board on instead of nailing or glueing it ;)
skirting already on so dont know if its screwed or nailed or glued, taking it of might cause a lot more work, ripped wall paper, plaster coming off, ~~~~ that will get some quadrant and paint it white like the skirting, did that in my last place it looked sound.

[maca]

yeh it does, but have u seen the price of it :eek: ~~~~ that between 5-10? a length
have alook here m8 Urban Flooring (http://www.urbanflooring.co.uk/shopping_cart.php?osCsid=ede236a8bc3e635c1ae3660e8 68ff5b9)

[gmb45]

have alook here m8 Urban Flooring (http://www.urbanflooring.co.uk/shopping_cart.php?osCsid=ede236a8bc3e635c1ae3660e8 68ff5b9)
ah thats not bad :top: pity u cant get it at that price in shop, hmmmm costs a ?1 a length at builders merchants for plain pine stuff can just get a small tin of stain then :top: sorted :)

[thered]

yeh red im just bout to do my front room,but just decorated so dont want to rip skirting off, quadrant looks ok tho.

easy fix if you have painted and you have a bit left too touch up


maybe not so if your walls are papered because you may get tears

[red1]

You can still leave a gap of around about 10mm away from your skirting and fill it with cork, this allows your floor to expand without the unsightly gap. You will hardly notice it if you dont go looking for it.The cork is soft enough to expand and contract with the floor.

[Grizz]

hi i have laid laminate floor down all was good until a few days later it went bumpy like wee hills if i stand on them i can even them out i lifted it up and laid it again and its happened again its like i can start at one end of room and work up the room flattening it out hard to describe thanks


there's a special blade for cutting underneath skirting board to alllow flooring to go under, you attach it to a small grinder, but if i was you i'd remove the skirting boards replace the boards leaving the 10 mil gap and put skirt back on then. run a stanley along top of board to prevent pulling off paint/paper/plaster, it will be higher when stickin' it back on

Buy Arbortech Tuff-Cut Blade from Axminster, fast delivery for the UK (http://www.axminster.co.uk/arbortech-arbortech-tuff-cut-blade-prod23535/)

[daithi]

heres a video on laying floors that i followed from the manufacturer of my laminate flooring yours should have one to on there site

Kronoswiss Flooring (http://www.kronoswissofamerica.com/flooring/index.htm)

[landtsheer]

Thanks guy's this was really helpfull I'm actually getting the hang of this

[maca]

there's a special blade for cutting underneath skirting board to alllow flooring to go under, you attach it to a small grinder, but if i was you i'd remove the skirting boards replace the boards leaving the 10 mil gap and put skirt back on then. run a stanley along top of board to prevent pulling off paint/paper/plaster, it will be higher when stickin' it back on

Buy Arbortech Tuff-Cut Blade from Axminster, fast delivery for the UK (http://www.axminster.co.uk/arbortech-arbortech-tuff-cut-blade-prod23535/)
?40 ~~~~ that a masonry wheel will do the same thing...

[Grizz]

just another option, i wouldnt pay it. you get new skirting for that price.

[maca]

same here m8 ;)

[cablefreejunkie]

always best in my experience to do the job correctly the first time,
remove the skirting,this way you get a little bit to play with aswell,pardon the expression,,always make sure you leave a gap as it is a floating surface as has been said in previous posts
the finish will be a lot better if the skirting is removed
obviously sometimes its not practical to do this,espescially if you spent a fortune decorating walls etc etc but looks much better than beading etc
the main point is
LEAVE A GAP ALL ROUND 5MM-10MM