Re: Laminate wood flooring or Vinyl tiles???

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>I can't decide which to get for our living room. B & Q has some very cheap

>hard wearing laminate wood flooring - but it's not water resistant,

We've got laminate in our kitchen and bathroom. It's the water

resistant sort but something has leaked around the shower and water has

destroyed it from underneath. :-( TBH, it would only need a single

piece to replace it but neither DH nor I are enough to attempt it!

If you're going to have a rug over it, it doesn't matter too much does

it? I understand laminate is fairly easy to lay - my brother did his own

but he is good at that sort of thing.

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Sue

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> Hannah

> We have laminate wood flooring in our lounge/dinningroom and it regularly

gets spill's that wipes up no problem (no not a waterproof one) I find it

really easy and am so happy with it. In fact dh and I are talking about

putting it in our bedroom.. We layed it ourselves (a glue one) and it was

actually pretty easy but I would recommend not having kids around for the

day as it is a time consuming job and you are not meant to tread on it once

it is being layed..

> Lonnie Phoebe & Eloisa's mama

Is it really that easy? The thought of having to saw things to make them fit

is pretty scary - dh has a particularly bad history with saws... he's

currently nursing a severely squashed toe from knocking out the old

fireplace this week, causing a day off work.

How long do you have to stay off it after laying?

Hannah, 27

Mum to Bethany 7, Lawrence 5 1/2, Verity 3, Alfie 6 months

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Hannah

we where worried that it would be difficult so decided to lay it in our tiny

little hall area first but it was so easy and just no trouble (dh is CRAP at diy

he get's brownie points for NOT doing it) and the sawing is fine... didn't have

a problem..

and you have to stay of it whilst laying it (I think because of it is likely to

slip) but don't recall you having to stay off it for a long time after that

(might be wrong this was 1.5 years ago) but it really was easy to do ;o)

Lonnie Phoebe & Eloisa's mama

& expecting a Christmas delivery...

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what you

start.

So far today, I have finished 2 bags of chips and a Chocolate cake.

I feel better already.

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In a message dated 12/09/2001 19:59:26 GMT Daylight Time,

hannah-louise@... writes:

> I worried about the laminate because drink spillages are a daily occurrence,

> as is baby vomit ( yes- still!) and the children are so hard on things I'm

> worried it would be ruined. Also I'm dubious about whether dh and I have the

> necessary skills to lay it - is it hard? (it's a glue one)

>

>

They are easy to lay, but you have to get the first few lines perfect,

otherwise the floor will get gaps in it. Also, the cheaper the floor, the

more likely it is to chip. My DH laid ikea flooring in our kids play room.

It took him a day or two, cost £150 max (much cheaper than carpet), and is

guaranteed for 15 years.

Its been down nearly a year, and is fine, no problems, and it gets alot of

wear. There are slight minute gaps between some planks, but even a pro would

have problems getting a relativelty cheap floor to be that perfect. It isnt

waterproof, but if you spill a pint of water on it, as long as you soak it up

as soon as you see it, its not a problem.

They come with full instructions. My advice is, go for it, it looks better

than vinyl, and if you take your time, will look great when you have done it.

PS, make sure you borrow a mitre saw!