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Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: UKJeeper on November 16, 2007, 08:49:04: Wanting to lay laminate flooring in the living/dining room, about 29sq metres. Anyone know of a good place to get decent quality laminate for a good price?

Thanks.
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: strapping young lad on November 16, 2007, 09:10:48: floors2go

b&q

any diy shop now sells it
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: cardiff_gareth on November 16, 2007, 09:52:50: floors to go do some real good stuff, get the solid wood if you can as it lasts much longer :wink:
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: waveydavey on November 16, 2007, 11:59:49: Having laid Laminate I would go for wood if I can; Laminate is much thinner which has advantages.

If you go for laminate look for one where the tonge adn groove clicks togather; it makes life much easier.
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: strapping young lad on November 16, 2007, 12:00:40: wood does look better and wears better but is more expensive and not as easy to lay
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: cardiff_gareth on November 16, 2007, 12:05:07: True, I found it helpful to have a neighbour who is a floor fitter, made my live much easier.....just kept plying him with beer :lol: :lol:
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: Drift on November 16, 2007, 12:18:59: We got some great stuff on offer at Ikea :D
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: carbore on November 16, 2007, 12:44:30: Screwfix do some cheap. Im going to use that in my gym/office. (soon as iv done the roof, power etc and im not allowed to start on the Landrover till the office is done)
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: Edge on November 16, 2007, 15:35:07: Dark coloured flooring looks better.... as previously said, go for real wood if you can (unless you plan on selling the house in a couple of years). Lots of schools are being knocked down nationwide.... have you thought about parquet flooring? My father got some reclaimed parquet..... fitted it, hired a sander for the day, then treated it...... looks much better than i ever imagined it would (actually looks too darn good for his house lol).
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: TechnoTurkey on November 16, 2007, 15:55:04: Instead of real wood, go for 'engineered wood' - great stuff which is basically a thick veneer of wood on a composite backing, all the benefits of real wood and laminate in one product. Expensive though.
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: cardiff_gareth on November 16, 2007, 15:57:26: Quote from: "TechnoTurkey"
Instead of real wood, go for 'engineered wood' - great stuff which is basically a thick veneer of wood on a composite backing, all the benefits of real wood and laminate in one product. Expensive though.

thats the stuff I meant !
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: muddyjames on November 16, 2007, 17:00:02: you can have the flooring in my loungs / hall way if you like. I want carpet. SO much warmer. I am having a patch work floor at the mo with rugs everywhere to jump onto or I have to wear my shoes downstairs as it is that cold.

get carpet :wink:
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: V8MoneyPit on November 16, 2007, 17:08:26: Quote from: "muddyjames"
you can have the flooring in my loungs / hall way if you like. I want carpet. SO much warmer. I am having a patch work floor at the mo with rugs everywhere to jump onto or I have to wear my shoes downstairs as it is that cold.

get carpet :wink:

We have bare floorboards in the lounge and I know what you mean! But it does look nice :D

I've only used the click together laminate flooring before. B&Q IIRC. It was easy to fit and lasted quite well in a kitchen.
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Post by: MudRat on November 16, 2007, 19:51:43: Coming from a son of a carpet fitter, heed my advice!! :shock: Keep away from Laminate in Heavy Wear areas! Engineered wood flooring is best , or for not a lot more, real wood, oak is popular and reasonable at the moment, easier to fit than u think! If u need work doing I will pm u my uncles number who does work out your way if u need him to!
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: freelanderpx54 on November 16, 2007, 22:06:26: the quick step stuff from floors to go is very good and easy to fit. It stands up to heavy traffic and is fairly scratch resistant. It is quite expensive but IMHO is worth it. If you can, take the skirting boards up so that you don't have to use an edging strip. Yes it is a pain but the end result looks great

Cheers
John
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: UKJeeper on November 16, 2007, 22:45:14: Thanks for everyones help. Going to look at floors2go and B&Q tomorrow.
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: Jesska on November 17, 2007, 07:17:12: I'm with go for carpet too lol we have laminate in our hall and kitchen and it so cold, would hate to have it in living room too. If you really want a wood floor then I'd go for real wood as the floorboards in our living room are much warmer (they still being covered in carpet once we've decorated thou!)
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: richo on November 17, 2007, 17:51:13: B andQs loc99 system is good .I've layed loads of it.
Just rember the golden rule you only get what you pay for and thats very ture with flooring.
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: UKJeeper on November 17, 2007, 21:11:20: We're going with this:

(http://www.ukjeeper.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pic/oakfloor.jpg)

Its solid oak, not a laminate/engineered. Â£31 a square metre. MUCH cheaper than the shops, got it through a carpentry shop my step-dad uses. Pick it up in a couple of weeks.
Title: Laminate flooring.
Post by: freelanderpx54 on November 17, 2007, 22:25:25: That stuff looks very nice when it is down but it DOES mark easily when it is new - dinges from stuff that is dropped on it or when you drag furniture across it :roll: