I have laminate flooring to install that looks like real hardwood. They are individual pieces, 3 different lengths. How do you know what order to put each board length so it looks like a pro installed it? Maybe I should just hire the pros to do it for $300. Does the video show you what order to put the boards?
2006-08-30 08:18:57 · 10 answers · asked by hello 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
The room is a rectangle, 11x22, no fancy edges or anything.
2006-08-30 08:23:45 · update #1
All you want to do is make sure that the edges are staggered. It's supposed to look random.
2006-08-30 08:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by Leo L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you take the square footage and divide that by the amount of square footage there is in a box and you will get the amount of boxes you need. Also add an extra 2-3 boxes for coverage in closets. Lowe's has a laminate floor kit to help lay it down. You will also need underlayment and that come so much to a roll. Make sure you have a circular saw handy. Have fun!
2016-03-27 01:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calculate how many strips it will take to complete the width...allow a 1/4-inch gap for expansion along both walls; snap a chalk line to show where the edge of the tongue will fall.
2006-08-30 08:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just put them like a puzzle,,,large, medium then small and on and on...we also learned by our mistakes...we started putting the large pieces first and we didn't know what to do with the smaller pieces, well have way thru we found out that we had add the smaller pieces too....so, now we are doing the rest of the rooms and I'm pretty sure we'll correct those mistakes,,,good luck!!
2006-08-30 08:26:04 · answer #4 · answered by guess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Vid
does But If you've got the 300 spare, then what the hey.
Depends on the square footage you need to do.
if it's just a kitchen then probably save your dough.
2006-08-30 08:20:58 · answer #5 · answered by Spaghetti MY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-26 00:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by matthew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First row long short shortest then wen u start second row u start opposite shorter long shortest so you edges do not meet. If u wish u can contact me and I will explain further.
2006-08-30 08:22:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does. You do not want to have all the lines match up. It lack overall strength and looks like a DIY job.
2006-08-30 08:21:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok. it works like this. it is set up kinda like the shingles on your house. you are going to want to stagger them so that none of the seams line up. so if you have a short one then on the nest row you'd put a different size to make sure that they don't line up. it's really easy, don't make it harder than it really is. hope it helps.
2006-08-30 08:22:49 · answer #9 · answered by SST 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is an 'order, they are supposed to be random, but check the video, im sure it would cover that.....
2006-08-30 08:21:51 · answer #10 · answered by MC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋