Hi All We are about to have put down in our lounge hall dining and kitchen areas 46 square metres of quick step white ash floating flooring.
This white ash colour is deceptive because it is not white as the colour suggests. What I have to do is remove all furniture carpets underlay and vinyl and all mouldings around the walls at floor level. I might have to remove the ply under the vinyl also but until I remove the carpet and vinyl and have a feel at the difference in height I am not sure just yet. Then remove the carpet tension hooks around the walls so the floating floor can fit up to the sheet rock. I also have to remove the dishwasher for the flooring goes under this as well as the refrigerator. Then after the floor goes in put back on the floor moulding. The difficult part is removing this wood moulding without damaging it for it is nailed on and we have to reuse it. I am going to screw it back on so if I have to remove it to replace any damaged sections in the future this process will be a little easier. Where the flooring buts up to the kicks in the kitchen we are going to stain the moulding the same colour as the kicks. We have to then put on stick on felt pads on the bottoms of all chairs and furniture so damage from usage is kept as low as possible. So there is plenty of work ahead. I have included the URL for those who would like to read up on this flooring. http://www.quick-step.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
