Comments for Laminate Flooring at http://www.askmediy.com , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.askmediy.com Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:31:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.askmediy.com/Flooring/Laminate-Flooring/Laminate-Flooring.html#comment-31 Hi Dominick! Beautiful site! I really appreciate this information. I'm starting a laminate floor installation in my basement this week. I have my underlay, vapour barrier etc and all my laminate. Tonight i layed down a few boards to see how things would fit before i get started. Here is my question: My starting wall is 16'4" long. As it turns out, i can lay out 4 full boards and i am left with around 4-5" left. My question of course is what would be the best way to handle this? It looks like ill end up using 4 boards plus around 4-5" of a 5th board. I know that i cannot cut a piece this short, so iam wondering, what would be the best way to cut this starting row? Cut the 4th board in half and then make up the difference with the 5th? Hope to hear from you soon! Thanks Scott - Scotty Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:39:13 +0100 http://www.askmediy.com/Flooring/Laminate-Flooring/Laminate-Flooring.html#comment-9 Hi Dan, don't worry about those dents in the slap. No biggie at all. You could use a concrete caulk if you like. As far as what direction to start with is a tuff one. Usually I like to run the floor perpendicular to the hall using short pieces. Always start in the same direction and end in the same direction. This way it will look better and you will avoid using any thresholds. When laying laminate floor in long runs it's best to have another helper to help locking them in, or just take your time and go slow. Regards... Dominick - Dominick Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:42:02 +0100 http://www.askmediy.com/Flooring/Laminate-Flooring/Laminate-Flooring.html#comment-8 Hi Dominick, I'm just taking the old carpet out now and I have a couple of quick questions, if you have a moment. First, Taking out the tackboards is leaving some dents in the slab. Am I doing it wrong? I'm prying out the nails holding down the tackboards with a prybar. I'm going to have to fill those in. What should I use? Second, I have a short hallway connecting to a large room that I'm going to do completely in laminate. Should I start lengthwise in the hallway and continue on into the room all the way across, or should I change directions once I get to the room? I'm just wondering if the length of the runs will be problematic from the hallway all the way across. I'm wondering if I need a threshold there. Thanks again, Dan - Dan Lovejoy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:28:44 +0100 http://www.askmediy.com/Flooring/Laminate-Flooring/Laminate-Flooring.html#comment-7 If that's a job offer to be on TV I'll take it, LOL thank you so much. That really does mean a lot to me... Dominick - Dominick Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:33:50 +0100 http://www.askmediy.com/Flooring/Laminate-Flooring/Laminate-Flooring.html#comment-6 Dominick, You have a great, helpful demeanor and the info is good. I really appreciate it. You should have a TV show! - Dan Lovejoy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:07 +0100 http://www.askmediy.com/Flooring/Laminate-Flooring/Laminate-Flooring.html#comment-5 Thank you very much, I do try REAL hard on making this site work and work well. Thanks for your input, I really do vaule it. - Dominick Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:00:43 +0100 http://www.askmediy.com/Flooring/Laminate-Flooring/Laminate-Flooring.html#comment-4 excellent layout, very informative. - Kristina Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:57:51 +0100