Laminate flooring.

[UKJeeper]

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.

[strapping young lad]

floors2go

b&q

any diy shop now sells it

[cardiff_gareth]

floors to go do some real good stuff, get the solid wood if you can as it lasts much longer  

[waveydavey]

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.

[strapping young lad]

wood does look better and wears better but is more expensive and not as easy to lay

[cardiff_gareth]

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:

[Drift]

We got some great stuff on offer at Ikea  :D

[carbore]

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)

[Edge]

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).

[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.

[cardiff_gareth]

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 !

[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  

[V8MoneyPit]

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  

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.

[MudRat]

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!

[freelanderpx54]

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

[UKJeeper]

Thanks for everyones help. Going to look at floors2go and B&Q tomorrow.

[Jesska]

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!)

[richo]

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.

[UKJeeper]

We're going with this:



Its solid oak, not a laminate/engineered. £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.

[freelanderpx54]

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: