Tips for Installing Laminate Floor around Posts

Treat a post in the middle of the floor just like the walls when installing laminate, or for that matter any flooring matterial that is prone to expansion.

Every installation instruction manual that I have read states that you must ensure a minimum of a 1/4 inch gap on all walls when installing flooring. The same goes for ANY obstacle that the flooring will encounter -- like the post in the picture.

This way any expansion will be easily accommodated.


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9 Tips for Installing Laminate Floor - Jan 12, 2009

Cottage on the Edge: Installing a Basement Subfloor: another tip - Jan 29, 2009
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2 Tips for Installing Laminate floor in Doorways

We are installing a cushion floor in the bathroom so there will be a transition from the laminate floor tot he cushion floor.

Tip 1: For purely cosmetic reasons it is a good idea to finish the laminate about halfway in to the door opening. That way the transition point will be hidden under the door - when it is closed.

Tip 2: Also remember that it is best to install the laminate, or any finish flooring materials, before the door frames go in. That way the gap between the flooring and door opening is hidden by the door frame.

Related Posts:

9 Tips for Installing Laminate Floor - Jan 12, 2009

Cottage on the Edge: Installing a Basement Subfloor: another tip - Jan 29, 2009

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A Stair Painting Tip: a Halftime Painting Trick!

How do you paint stairs when you have to use them?

The trick is to do it in two steps.

I will be eventually painting the stairs with a textured paint to give a 'stone' look but they first have to primed.

I don't intend to do the finish painting until the spring arrives -- when we can avoid the stairs by walking outside to go up and down between the two floors of the cottage.

But I did wish to get the priming done ASAP to make the stairs cleaner and easier to keep clean. Priming them seemed to be the answer! Except there is a big obstacle.... There is at least two feet of snow on the walkway from the basement door back up to the front door. Not really an option!

The answer is to paint one half at a time. Last weekend I painted one half. This left the other half free for travel up and down. Next time we are up I'll pain the other half and we'll use the first painted half to travel up and down.

Voila! problem solved and a cleaner looking stair to boot!
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