Help - complete DIY newbie!

Mamakat · **Posted: 23-07-2009 , 11:01 AM** #1

Calling all D.I.Yers and handymen/women! I am just embarking on my jumbletown adventures and was lucky enough to come across some laminate flooring for grabs in great condition. I have been meaning to replace the carpet in DD's room for a while now (she is 22 months and asthmatic) but we couldn't afford a replacement.
Now I have the flooring but am completely clueless on how to install it! Do I need some underlay/foam stuff and if so where can I get it? Would you recommend that I pay for a trademan to come in case I make a mess of it!!?

Any advice would be more than welcome!
Thanks
Mamakat

roo12 · **Posted: 23-07-2009 , 11:50 AM** #2

hi you do need underlay .. i think its about €1m2 from any shop that sells wooden flooring .... did attempt to do this myself before but didnt have the tools to cut the planks, most of that laminate stuff clicks together
B&Q do great leaflets on how to do different things yourself should tell you all you need to know
Best of luck with it

keno · **Posted: 23-07-2009 , 12:04 PM** #3

Hi, underlay needed, but if you are anyway handy ,its no prob doing it yourself. Sharp saw needed, jigsaw if possible.I put down floors in 3 of the bedrooms, taking off the skirting board helps as its a neater finish. Patience is needed but then all us girls have them lol.

If you pay someone to do it and they'll charge 100e , it kinda defetes getting floor for nothing.

Be careful clicking sections together , don't tap edges with a hammer directly as it will break the lock together pieces.

All the tools needed can be bought ( reasonable) in woodies, b&q, homebase.

Mamakat · **Posted: 23-07-2009 , 12:09 PM** #4

Thanks for the reply roo12. I just watched a youtube clip on how to do it and it looks manageable enough (hopefully!)!! Between myself and DP we should be able to work it out, once I have found someone willing to lend us a jigsaw etc.

The carpet we put down is less than two years old and therefore so is the underlay. Would this be ok for laminate flooring underlay or are these two completely different products. Anyone know??

Cheers ;-)

Mamakat

keno · **Posted: 23-07-2009 , 01:16 PM** #5

2 different products. Laminated underlay is like plastic with a thin layer of foam on it.

Mamakat · **Posted: 23-07-2009 , 01:23 PM** #6

Awh, that's a shame, but thanks for letting me know Keno!!

mrsl · **Posted: 23-07-2009 , 05:07 PM** #7

You could always put a post in the wanted section for the wooden floor underlay. I had stuff left over when a shop fitted a floor for me and gave it away on JT. You never know, every bit you get means less you have to buy:)
mrsl

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	Posted: 23-07-2009 , 11:01 AM #1
Mamakat Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Crumlin, Dublin 12 Posts: 240	Help - complete DIY newbie! Calling all D.I.Yers and handymen/women! I am just embarking on my jumbletown adventures and was lucky enough to come across some laminate flooring for grabs in great condition. I have been meaning to replace the carpet in DD's room for a while now (she is 22 months and asthmatic) but we couldn't afford a replacement. Now I have the flooring but am completely clueless on how to install it! Do I need some underlay/foam stuff and if so where can I get it? Would you recommend that I pay for a trademan to come in case I make a mess of it!!? Any advice would be more than welcome! Thanks Mamakat

	Posted: 23-07-2009 , 11:50 AM #2
roo12 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Douglas, Cork Posts: 171	flooring hi you do need underlay .. i think its about €1m2 from any shop that sells wooden flooring .... did attempt to do this myself before but didnt have the tools to cut the planks, most of that laminate stuff clicks together B&Q do great leaflets on how to do different things yourself should tell you all you need to know Best of luck with it

	Posted: 23-07-2009 , 12:04 PM #3
keno Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 640	Hi, underlay needed, but if you are anyway handy ,its no prob doing it yourself. Sharp saw needed, jigsaw if possible.I put down floors in 3 of the bedrooms, taking off the skirting board helps as its a neater finish. Patience is needed but then all us girls have them lol. If you pay someone to do it and they'll charge 100e , it kinda defetes getting floor for nothing. Be careful clicking sections together , don't tap edges with a hammer directly as it will break the lock together pieces. All the tools needed can be bought ( reasonable) in woodies, b&q, homebase.

	Posted: 23-07-2009 , 12:09 PM #4
Mamakat Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Crumlin, Dublin 12 Posts: 240	flooring Thanks for the reply roo12. I just watched a youtube clip on how to do it and it looks manageable enough (hopefully!)!! Between myself and DP we should be able to work it out, once I have found someone willing to lend us a jigsaw etc. The carpet we put down is less than two years old and therefore so is the underlay. Would this be ok for laminate flooring underlay or are these two completely different products. Anyone know?? Cheers ;-) Mamakat

	Posted: 23-07-2009 , 01:16 PM #5
keno Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 640	2 different products. Laminated underlay is like plastic with a thin layer of foam on it.

	Posted: 23-07-2009 , 01:23 PM #6
Mamakat Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Crumlin, Dublin 12 Posts: 240	flooring Awh, that's a shame, but thanks for letting me know Keno!!

	Posted: 23-07-2009 , 05:07 PM #7
mrsl Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newbridge, Co. Kildare Posts: 455	You could always put a post in the wanted section for the wooden floor underlay. I had stuff left over when a shop fitted a floor for me and gave it away on JT. You never know, every bit you get means less you have to buy:) mrsl