any joiners need advice

[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

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[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

[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

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?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