problem laying laminate floor

[gavnad]

hi guys

i am attempting to lay some fast fit country laminate floor i bought from floors to go,have the first length lain no problem but i'm blowed if i can get the 2nd line down,i can't butt the end joins and lift the board up to click it into place,is there a knack or am i missing something...any help appreciated

[Ramrod]

We have someone here who calls himself the laminate flooring king :disturbd:
I just can't remember who it is. :(

[gavnad]

now hes the man i need to speak with by the sounds!!!

[homealone]

it is makikomi

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/member.php?u=9941

;)

[gavnad]

nice one homealone,i'll chance a PM to the ,man

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bummer he's not accepting emails....aahh well perhaps he will come across my plight and smile down on me

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

some tips here
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/templates/contentlookup.jsp?content=/bq_advice/common/buyersguides/10.2.05/main_flooring.jsp

http://www.aspen-laminate-wood-flooring.co.uk/laminate_flooring_quickstep.htm

However when i layed one i used a laminate floor tapping block and crow bar. I think i got them from screwfix direct. They show them being used here http://www.houseoffloors.co.uk/lamaccessories.html


Here, this is the tapping block, use a rubber mallet on it

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=XBORC3DLJQIEFCJO2C5CL MQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&q=tapping+block&n=&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&x=0&y=0

it made life much simpler and the floor went down really quick

[Paul K]

nice one homealone,i'll chance a PM to the ,man

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bummer he's not accepting emails....aahh well perhaps he will come across my plight and smile down on me
If not we'll give him a nudge for you ;)

[Ramrod]

it is makikomi

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/member.php?u=9941

;)lol...i was spelling it macicomi..no wonder I couldn't find him :rolleyes: :D

[danielf]

We have someone here who calls himself the laminate flooring king :disturbd:
I just can't remember who it is. :(

Yeah, but he had his flooring laid by another bloke...:dozey:

[homealone]

We have someone here who calls himself the laminate flooring king :disturbd:
I just can't remember who it is. :(

Yeah, but he had his flooring laid by another bloke...:dozey:

I heard he is really good at watching ;) :D

[gavnad]

bit the bullet and bought the fixing kit from floors to go and hey presto chango much much easier....i would recommend paying the extra 12 quid or so and getting it...in fact it would be difficult without it...floors nearly finished and looking good...thanks for the replies guys

[Kliro]

This might not be the case, but it sounds like you might be fitting it the wrong way round.

When fitted the wrong way round you have to lever the previously laid board to get the lips to interconnect, this can lead to chipping, and there will be very slight gaps once you've completed the floor.

[Ramrod]

Did it work? :)

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Did it work? :)

cough.. post 11 cough.. ;)

[SMHarman]

Definatly one of those right tools for the job make it so much easier.

[Ramrod]

cough.. post 11 cough.. ;)oops: I saw that! :D

[mickboy06]

U Need To Put Packer In M8 Thats Y Ur Getten The Openings

[tick]

or you could pay smeone who does it for a living?

[Mr_love_monkey]

He's probably put the floor down and moved out by now

[Nugget]

He's probably put the floor down and moved out by now

If it's not down by now, he's probably going to be buried beneath it ;)

[Angua]

Actually IIRC Jules ;) (http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/members/252.html) is the real expert on Laminate floors :rofl:

[tick]

If it's not down by now, he's probably going to be buried beneath it ;)

ok so Im bored

[Nugget]

ok so Im bored

Hopefully, so's gavnads floor :D

[danielf]

ok so Im bored

Don't you mean board?

Ah. Coat... :D

[capcan]

Hi all,
hope someone can advise.

i laid a laminate flooring in our lounge/diner before going away 2 weeks ago only to find about 3rd of the way down in the middle o the room it is "BULGING"
would this be due to lack of space around edge or another issue.
Thanks,
ian

[GeoffW]

would this be due to lack of space around edge

Almost certainly. You need to leave a gap for expansion.

[Nidge]

I once put some laminate flooring down but the door wouldn't shut after I'd laid it, the ex missus said you've got to take it out of the wrapping you pillock. I'm sure that was the reason why the relationship went belly up:D

[Jules]

Thank you to everyone for the pm's asking advice on laminate flooring, the best advice I can give is pay some one to do it! lol.