Dear Ray:
We put down laminate flooring in our kitchen and din two months ago, and
the most difficult
problem we had was working around the door trim, as removing it all together
was not practical. We ended up using a thin hand saw and laying it on top of a
piece of the flooring and then cutting off the bottom end of the trim. It was
still a bear of a job. We found out quickly that the laminate flooring will
not stand up to chairs sliding, unless plenty of felt is applied to the bottom
of the chairs. This notion to replace our plush warm carpet, in the din, and
solid vinyl in the kitchen, was entirely the idea of the first wife.
Good luck with your project.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
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From: Ray Boyce
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 6:29 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Quick Step Floating Flooring
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/
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