The multitool is that one tool you think you don't need, right up until the day you get it, and then you wonder how you managed without it. It's so so handy.
A plumber friend recommended me one...he just said dont buy expensive, they virtually all fit on the same system. I bought Worx one that was on offer, it has been excellent in the 3 years i have owned it.
Hi Baz🖐My channel is pretty small and quite specialised so it's not to hard to read and respond to everyone's comments👊I like that people, you included, take the time to leave a comment🤩Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Another great job. Thanks for all the useful tips and techniques. I have a job like this that I'm soon doing for myself. Excellent timing. Thanks again. :-)
That's a pain in the arse that the floorers did that, what a stuff around. But glad you have a positive attitude about it, I guess as Chippys we get to fix the stuff ups of the other trades lol. Well done. Love your channel, keep them coming.
As Carpenters we can sometimes be known to moan a bit about other trades and some of the things we have to get over if they haven't done their job right. As I've got older, I just accepted that you need to get over these things as part of your job.🙃 Thanks for watching my videos and your great comments. 😎 Cheers.
Hi Bradley. Over the years I've used loads of different brands of flooring from cheap to expensive, but this stuff has always been the best.😎 Thanks for your comment.👍
Tidy job Mr Tall. 👏 Reminds me of my first laminate floor hallway job with no less than 7 door thresholds and a bullnose stair with the floor continuing into a cloakroom and understairs cupboard. Absolute pigging nightmare trying to make sure all the board joints landed in the right places avoiding small fillets. And just like you, trying to make cuts into all the door jambs etc. I'm still having counselling...
Hi Matt. I started to feel your pain the more I read down your comment.😣 Been there mate. This one was actually very straight forward, and I'll be doing another video if I get a particularly awkward one that needs the skulduggery of fitting under doorways taking to the next level.😬 Thanks for your great comment.👍
@@darrenroche9225 Hi Darren. The channel is picking up momentum which is great. I have a very specific set of reasons for starting the channel in the first place, and am really exited about its future. I'm not doing it for personal gain, and you probably notice that non of my videos are interrupted by adverts, and I hope to keep it like this for as long as I can. Continued support from guys like yourself is really encouraging and much appreciated.😎 Cheers.
@@thetallcarpenter it's great to see the channel grow, it's important to have lads like yourself giving out advice, you come across easy and people will learn a lot from your channel
That underlay you used looks the business del compared to the white foam type underlying that stuff you used looks more rigid solid good job to well done 😀
Hi Mark. It is quite a bit more expensive than Quick Steps own underlay, but it makes the floor feel so much more solid.😎 Thanks for your comment mate.👍
Hallways usually the smallest room in the house but can take longer than a large room to lay a laminate. With all the doorways in a bungalow and in a house you usually have the bottom of the stairs as well as said doorways. Great job by the way .
Hi Alan. You're spot on there mate. Could do a square room twice the meterage in half the time of a hall way. As you say, usually a bullnose bottom tread to fit around as well.😵 Thanks for your great comment.👍
Another great tutorial TC, have you seen the shout out you received on skill builder channel, regarding your door lining jig, it came in ver useful for them, and gave you all the credit, which is wonderful.
Hi Stephen. They are great guys at Skill Builder and were very straight down the line with that tip.🤩 I'm just pleased that the tip has now reached more people, who might find it useful, than it would have just on my channel.👍 Thanks for you usual, great comment.
Everyday is a school day 🤣. I have fitted alot of floors, as you do I multi tool the frames, to be honest I have never tried to knock the piece under the frame with the hammer and block., as you can't lift it up to click it in.I must try knocking like you do. I find some of the mdf lips are soft. So easy break off. A good video 👍
Thank you. Your video was very helpful. Thanks for the Multi-tool suggestion - I wondered how you cut underneath doorways. Just a tip, a little light on some shots would have improved your video :)
Hi Rich. Thanks for you input bud🤩I'm always conscious of the amount of time I spend filming, (as I'm supposed to be working), and so just quickly whip out my camera and crack on👊 I have got some led lights but they cause a strobing effect sometimes in recorded footage. I must get a proper light, but it all costs money and takes extra time to set up.😵 Thanks for watching 😎
Really useful video! I've just had some Quickstep flooring delivered for installing in an old flat. Considering this underlay or potentially the Vitrex underlay boards seeing as they've got lots of positive reviews on Screwfix. Just curious if you've had any experience with using those or something similar vs Duralay? The old floorboards have been covered up with 12mm ply but there are a couple of small uneven areas so not sure which would be best. Happy to spend a bit more if it's worth it!
Hi Dan🖐I've only ever used this Excel underlay as I see it as an upgrade that does enhance the feel and sound of the floor👍Quick Steps own underlay is a more simple foam underlay, so obviously, these types of underlay are clearly fine to use👊Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Hi Darren🖐I honesty cant remember where I my fitting bar came from, and I think I had a mate who had one and after complimenting it, he bought me one🤩The knocking bar is a Roughneck from Toolstation which I cut into two so I have one with a handle and then a smaller one for tighter spaces👊Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
Great workmanship and great end product!! Just about to do start some laminate in my house and just getting some tips! I would of imagined the underlay would be used silver side down for extra moisture resistance!! Is there a reason for that?? Not questioning just intrigued! 😂 fantastic work!
This why I'm a big fan of your channel. All the others don't show the annoying problems you forever come across. 80% of my work comes from one builder. He's a lovely guy, proper old school and keeps me and his two brickies in work but everything is so shambolic and rushed that alot of my day is spent trying to get over things like this. At college we were taught always order 10% more than you need, he seems to have been taught to always order 10% less than you need and cross your fingers. I wouldn't mind but when he's moaning about how long everything is taking me it gets abit old.
Hi Kallum. What a great comment.🤩 When doing my videos I am very careful not to be a moaner. Carpenters can be known for moaning, and, usually its justified. BUT, I also think it would be false of me not to mention all of the challenges we face as carpenters, even the ones that could have been avoided if others were just doing their jobs properly. I could have gone further in the video and shown that one door lining leg was 20mm in the screed, and only 1.5 meters across the hall way, another was a couple of mil out of it!!!. Squaring faults up before we can move forward is just part of our job I guess, even if its annoying. I'm lucky that the 2 developers I do a lot of work for are great tradesmen themselves, and do listen to my input, that ultimately, makes the job go smoother and produces a higher quality end result.😎 Cheers.
@@thetallcarpenter Screeders I've seen on jobs use an old piece of timber as a straight edge with an old battered level that looks like an old relic that was found in a skip
I find you can get much more use out of a multi tool blade if you keep it cooled down, by dipping it in water occasionally when in use. A bit like when you’re grinding a chisel or plane blade. Very useful tools, but not so useful when the blades only last 5 minutes and you feel like you’re about to set the smoke alarms off!
Yes the multi tool is brilliant for cutting flush or 10mm off the floor to loose the laminate floor underneath I've always used my jack cut it does the job perfectly just a bit, well actually a lot more hard work and yes the click floor is really good with the spring tongue you don't have to cut the board short to allow the length of the tongue to be knocked along, you done a good job there muka, and I also cut the first board into the door threshold and rip the first row down but I get y you didn't because you would have a inch n half rip the other side nice to see experienced chippy , Paul (35 yrs on the tools) wolves.
Great to read through your comment Paul👍and, as you will know, each job is different when it comes to setting out, and we need to keep an eye on the size of the last rip on the other side of the floor👊Thanks for watching bud 😎 Cheers Del
Thank you for your video😊. I’m not speaking from experience, but could you join two full boards together for that last door way and fit them both at the same time? would this create more space to slide the last board under the door casing?
Hi Shaun. That's a great observation, and yes, it could be done like that and would work great. It's usual that this kind of detail would be on a much longer run of boards so suggesting to use a join may be more helpful to more people.😎. Thanks for your great comment.👍
not in the same country, but what was your board seam offset (or board overlap), 1/3, 1/4 of board length? I'm about to take on my first floating floor project and I have a hallway with 4 doors. The boards will run parallel to the thresholds and the thresholds are almost straight across from each other. rip old carpet out, put new floating floor in, boom, easy.
Hi there. 👋 The manufacturer recommends no less than a 300mm lap, (12"). On larger rooms, I like to maintain the same lap for the whole floor as I think it looks smarter. In hallways with lots of different lengths and shapes to lay around, I tend to just let the laps come where they come👍 Thanks for your comment 😎
Hi Marc. I just use a jigsaw with a decent quality blade fitted.😎 Its pretty easy to cut and its cheaper to replace the jigsaw blade than a mitre saw blade as cutting laminate will dull the blade quite quickly.😣 Cheers.
There's a blade known as a pcd blade. I believe DeWalt do them aswell as Bosch and many other brands. Designed for fibre cement board and laminate. I'm a floor layer by trade and have never had to replace it. I think it cost me around 60 quid but like I said, yet to replace it.
Hi chip. Really not sure about the meterage on this job, but it took me till lunchtime to fit it. The last time a did it on price, (2 years ago), I charged £10sqm just for fitting the laminate. (not the underlay as the flooring contractor laid that).👍 I try to avoid fitting it nowadays as its hard on my knees, and only do it on the odd new build.😎 Cheers.
Hi mate great video, I just wondered is it possible to get through a door way like the last one on the video if the board width finishes either side of the door lining, I have a scenario at home where I have two door ways close together opposite another two door ways , and even if I start with the long join inside the door way on one side it has to finish either side of the lining on the other side because there are two door waysnext to each other. I can't see another way other than to cut around the lining both sides and try and lift it down and under in one piece because of the board length and the nibs of wall in between, but I don't think it will bend enough to go underneath, does that make sense, I wish I could draw you a picture
Hi Daniel. I think I know what you are saying and it seems like you may be reaching the limitations of what is possible without cutting round the lining or having a sneaky cut join in there. Its frustrating that I cannot see what you're faced with as there may be some way round it.😬
The only thing I’d say is put your quickstep incizo tracks down first , this way you know where to cut up to and then you can click the bars straight in , especially up to the ceramic tiles , you won’t get the track in that small gap , not a criticism, just a useful tip :)
Hopefully I can get an answer to a puzzle having watched the hallway part.. I notice and I may be wrong but the stagger appears to be after 2 planks butted up edge to edge, stagger, stagger then 2 planks edge to edge. . I have 2 small areas no wider than a plank ( 83 x 49 inches and 81 x 42 inches). I was tempted not to use a stagger but read that you really need to have one to prevent planks popping up etc. Would the above pattern be ok using 2 plans without a stagger and a run of 2 with stagger. Can anyone advise.
Hi John🖐I wouldn't say you must have a staggered joint even if you don't need one, and I only have the joints in to maximise the area I can cover per pack👍As long as the boards are clipped together properly, the floor shouldn't come apart👊Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter Ah many thanks for your response. I can do my bathroom, on-suite and toilet without fretting too much. Ironically I did my living room years ago with Quickstep and although it looks great I realise now I did it with the dreaded H pattern lol.
I'm guessing if the skirting is off at the time of fitting -- and the plasterboard walls aren't touching the subfloor allowing for the underlay and laminate to slide underneath -- the use of spacers is not needed?
Hi Ramin🖐You're quite right bud, and all that really matters us that the floor has some space around the edges incase is swells/moves👍Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Hi Matthew. Do you mean Quick Step Elite flooring as in the video?. It uses the Uniclick system which, I think is exclusive to Quick Step. In my experience, there is not another flooring connecting system that is as good as Uniclick when it comes to ease of installation and the ability to knock it together flat. However, I don't confess to have tried every laminate flooring available, so there may be another that is as good.👍 Cheers.
Liking the kneeling pad I personally don't like the knee pads that you have to wear. I agree the Carpenter quite has to deal with other things before he can do his own work unfortunately you come across this to often. Nice job TC thanks for sharing.
Hi Peter. Like you, I find the wearable knee pads don't really work for me, and much prefer to just kick that bit foam about to kneel on.🤩 Thanks for watching and your comment.👍
Wish I had paid more attention to what part of the room to start with. I started away from the door like a melon and now i've got some horrible gaps around my finished side door lining because my floor has to be lifted to a 35 degree angle. Cutting some small strips to slide in afterwards, and held to the board with a little glue. Now I just need to wait 30 years till my eyesight is so bad I don't notice it every time I walk past the door..
Hi there. Don't beat yourself up too much, as its an easy mistake to make, and not one you realise you've made until its too late.😣 Thanks for your great comment. (I did chuckle at the last bit😜). Cheers👍
How much would a hallway like that cost without materials just labour ? Would rather know the price as a whole rather then per sqm2 as I have issues working that out lol 😂 Cheers
Hiya Del. Thanks for the video. Hope this ain't too much of a daft question. When you ran in the final corridor, I noticed some were wall to wall cuts in one piece, and others you put in two pieces, obviously because it looks better. Did you just decide where to put two pieces in or is there a general rule of thumb regarding this? Again, I really hope that doesn't sound daft. Cheers Del
Hi Steven🖐That's a good question bud, and will only put a join in as long as its no less than 300mm from another join, and in a corridor U would not have 2 courses next to each other with a join in as it looks to busy. (also the plank lengths usually mean joins will come every other course) 👊Thanks for your comment and for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Anybody ever come across a problem with static buildup on laminate? Just fit fibre underlay and a normal 10mil laminate, nothing fancy, covering about 35m2 in our kitchen. Whenever I walk over it and touch something metallic I am getting zapped. Well, not always, but I've had some serious jolts last few days and it's making me paranoid as hell before I touch anything. I never knew it was a thing but looking online apparently it is. They say clean and mop the floors helps, open to any more advice if anybody has experienced this in the past!? Edit: Just read on Quick Step website that they are treated with anti-static, so maybe worth mentioning as a feature. My laminate isn't Quick Step, and certainly isn't anti-static!
Hi Marco. I've never heard of that before, and certainly understand why its making you nervous.😣 It almost sounds like you need something metal connecting the floor to the walls like a lightning conductor. I know it sounds crazy, but, the static energy is obviously building up and transferring through you.😬 Its a very intriguing issue.
@@khansk36 Its definitely changed mate, as, up until recently it was foil down. These things are designed by people far more intelligent than me, (probably have degrees),and I'm sure they know what they're doing recommending fitting it foil down for the last 15 years and now recommending fitting it foil up!😆 Cheers.
Quick one...how are Somali pirates so well equipped? It blows my mind, cost of living crisis going on aswel 🤷♂️ how do they even get peccy over there for there 2 stroke boats 🤔 its actually mad. Just think about it 🤌🤣 an even if they get doe from a hijacking what do they do with it, where do they spend there doe over there 🤷♂️ so many unanswered questions. #Stacydooley get on this theres a documentary in this somewhere
Hi Pete. Sorry to hear your flooring experience hasn't been as great as it could have been 😬 You can see how useful being able to knock together flat this type of flooring can be when it comes to fitting it👍 Thanks for watching 😎
Hi Craig. Its definitely foil side up on this now.🤩 Its even got, 'fit this side up', printed on it.👍 Always used to fit it foil side down though.😎 Cheers.
Hi there. Great tip.😎(I'm very kack handed holding the jigsaw upside down, and fortunately this flooring is bullet proof). I think the barrel type jigsaws are best for inverted cutting, and its something I've never really got into, but does make a lot of sense for making splinter free cuts.🤩 Thanks for your comment.👍
Hi Joseph. I think I might do a short video to clear this up. It is now laid foil side up and I quote from the fitting guide of 26/11/2020, 'The underlay should be laid foil side up'. Interfloor have clearly changed their approach to the fitting of this underlay, and it would be bad if guys were fitting it, out of habit, the wrong side down, especially if there was a problem that led to a warranty claim.👍 Cheers.
The multitool is that one tool you think you don't need, right up until the day you get it, and then you wonder how you managed without it. It's so so handy.
Too Rodger.👊 A crazy useful and versatile tool.😎 Thanks for your comment.👍
A plumber friend recommended me one...he just said dont buy expensive, they virtually all fit on the same system. I bought Worx one that was on offer, it has been excellent in the 3 years i have owned it.
@@bobmartin5101 That's great Bob. They are a very handy piece of kit.😎
A undercut or door jamb saw is much faster and better for a professional flooring installer.
I lad 😊
Absolutely amazing how you actually reply to everyone's questions. That's just as impressive as your videos. Thanks
Hi Baz🖐My channel is pretty small and quite specialised so it's not to hard to read and respond to everyone's comments👊I like that people, you included, take the time to leave a comment🤩Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Another great job. Thanks for all the useful tips and techniques. I have a job like this that I'm soon doing for myself. Excellent timing. Thanks again. :-)
Hi Brian. Glad it may be of help to you.😎Cheers
That's a pain in the arse that the floorers did that, what a stuff around. But glad you have a positive attitude about it, I guess as Chippys we get to fix the stuff ups of the other trades lol. Well done. Love your channel, keep them coming.
As Carpenters we can sometimes be known to moan a bit about other trades and some of the things we have to get over if they haven't done their job right. As I've got older, I just accepted that you need to get over these things as part of your job.🙃 Thanks for watching my videos and your great comments. 😎 Cheers.
Totally agree with you about quickstep laminate by far the easiest to fit, and would have layed it the way you did through the hallway.👍
Hi Bradley. Over the years I've used loads of different brands of flooring from cheap to expensive, but this stuff has always been the best.😎 Thanks for your comment.👍
Excellent job mate 👍
Cheers Tyler.👍
well done and another great idea to over come every day problems, great job Sir..
Hi Erroll. Thanks as usual mate.😎 Cheers.
Excellent tutorial job aid
Hi Ian. Its great that you found it interesting 😀 Thanks for watching 😎
Always funny and well presented 😉
Hi Liam.🖐 Cheers.
Tidy job Mr Tall. 👏 Reminds me of my first laminate floor hallway job with no less than 7 door thresholds and a bullnose stair with the floor continuing into a cloakroom and understairs cupboard. Absolute pigging nightmare trying to make sure all the board joints landed in the right places avoiding small fillets. And just like you, trying to make cuts into all the door jambs etc. I'm still having counselling...
Hi Matt. I started to feel your pain the more I read down your comment.😣 Been there mate. This one was actually very straight forward, and I'll be doing another video if I get a particularly awkward one that needs the skulduggery of fitting under doorways taking to the next level.😬 Thanks for your great comment.👍
Nice one 👏👏👏
Thanks for watching Herbert🤩Cheers Del
Superb job Mr T.. 👍🏻 I’m 6’5” myself so I feel your pain when laying these floors..😩We have further to travel going up and down..🤣👍🏻
Hi Richard. You're so right mate, its a long way up and down for us longpods!!🤩 Cheers.
Your Theory is bang on totally agree 👍
It seems logical Mark, and glad you agree.😎 Thanks for watching and your comment.👍
I really like this guy well explained 🤘🏿
Cheers Rick🤩Thanks for watching 😎
Great video, thanks
My pleasure Michael 😎Thanks for watching
Another great job and advice for people who are learning the trade
Cheers Darren.😎
@@thetallcarpenter looking forward to your new videos and tool reviews, great to see your channel growing
@@darrenroche9225 Hi Darren. The channel is picking up momentum which is great. I have a very specific set of reasons for starting the channel in the first place, and am really exited about its future. I'm not doing it for personal gain, and you probably notice that non of my videos are interrupted by adverts, and I hope to keep it like this for as long as I can. Continued support from guys like yourself is really encouraging and much appreciated.😎 Cheers.
@@thetallcarpenter it's great to see the channel grow, it's important to have lads like yourself giving out advice, you come across easy and people will learn a lot from your channel
@@darrenroche9225 😎
Thanks! Really helpful
My pleasure Teri E😎Cheers Del
That underlay you used looks the business del compared to the white foam type underlying that stuff you used looks more rigid solid good job to well done 😀
Hi Mark. It is quite a bit more expensive than Quick Steps own underlay, but it makes the floor feel so much more solid.😎 Thanks for your comment mate.👍
Hallways usually the smallest room in the house but can take longer than a large room to lay a laminate. With all the doorways in a bungalow and in a house you usually have the bottom of the stairs as well as said doorways. Great job by the way .
Hi Alan. You're spot on there mate. Could do a square room twice the meterage in half the time of a hall way. As you say, usually a bullnose bottom tread to fit around as well.😵 Thanks for your great comment.👍
Another great tutorial TC, have you seen the shout out you received on skill builder channel, regarding your door lining jig, it came in ver useful for them, and gave you all the credit, which is wonderful.
Hi Stephen. They are great guys at Skill Builder and were very straight down the line with that tip.🤩 I'm just pleased that the tip has now reached more people, who might find it useful, than it would have just on my channel.👍 Thanks for you usual, great comment.
Everyday is a school day 🤣. I have fitted alot of floors, as you do I multi tool the frames, to be honest I have never tried to knock the piece under the frame with the hammer and block., as you can't lift it up to click it in.I must try knocking like you do. I find some of the mdf lips are soft. So easy break off. A good video 👍
Hi Paul🖐There's not many floors that you can knock together flat like the Quickstep which is why I like it so much🤩 Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Thank you. Your video was very helpful. Thanks for the Multi-tool suggestion - I wondered how you cut underneath doorways. Just a tip, a little light on some shots would have improved your video :)
Hi Rich. Thanks for you input bud🤩I'm always conscious of the amount of time I spend filming, (as I'm supposed to be working), and so just quickly whip out my camera and crack on👊 I have got some led lights but they cause a strobing effect sometimes in recorded footage. I must get a proper light, but it all costs money and takes extra time to set up.😵 Thanks for watching 😎
Really useful video! I've just had some Quickstep flooring delivered for installing in an old flat. Considering this underlay or potentially the Vitrex underlay boards seeing as they've got lots of positive reviews on Screwfix. Just curious if you've had any experience with using those or something similar vs Duralay? The old floorboards have been covered up with 12mm ply but there are a couple of small uneven areas so not sure which would be best. Happy to spend a bit more if it's worth it!
Hi Dan🖐I've only ever used this Excel underlay as I see it as an upgrade that does enhance the feel and sound of the floor👍Quick Steps own underlay is a more simple foam underlay, so obviously, these types of underlay are clearly fine to use👊Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Lovely job. I like the look of your fitting gear: where are the knocking block and bar from?
Hi Darren🖐I honesty cant remember where I my fitting bar came from, and I think I had a mate who had one and after complimenting it, he bought me one🤩The knocking bar is a Roughneck from Toolstation which I cut into two so I have one with a handle and then a smaller one for tighter spaces👊Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
Great workmanship and great end product!! Just about to do start some laminate in my house and just getting some tips!
I would of imagined the underlay would be used silver side down for extra moisture resistance!! Is there a reason for that?? Not questioning just intrigued! 😂 fantastic work!
Hi there🖐 I've done a separate video explaining about which side up the underlay goes👍Cheers Del
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This why I'm a big fan of your channel. All the others don't show the annoying problems you forever come across. 80% of my work comes from one builder. He's a lovely guy, proper old school and keeps me and his two brickies in work but everything is so shambolic and rushed that alot of my day is spent trying to get over things like this. At college we were taught always order 10% more than you need, he seems to have been taught to always order 10% less than you need and cross your fingers. I wouldn't mind but when he's moaning about how long everything is taking me it gets abit old.
Hi Kallum. What a great comment.🤩 When doing my videos I am very careful not to be a moaner. Carpenters can be known for moaning, and, usually its justified. BUT, I also think it would be false of me not to mention all of the challenges we face as carpenters, even the ones that could have been avoided if others were just doing their jobs properly. I could have gone further in the video and shown that one door lining leg was 20mm in the screed, and only 1.5 meters across the hall way, another was a couple of mil out of it!!!. Squaring faults up before we can move forward is just part of our job I guess, even if its annoying. I'm lucky that the 2 developers I do a lot of work for are great tradesmen themselves, and do listen to my input, that ultimately, makes the job go smoother and produces a higher quality end result.😎 Cheers.
@@thetallcarpenter Screeders I've seen on jobs use an old piece of timber as a straight edge with an old battered level that looks like an old relic that was found in a skip
@@gavincollins9376 Sounds about right Gavin. The builder has got a new screeding gang in for the next plot, as this one was quite poor.😬 Cheers.
I find you can get much more use out of a multi tool blade if you keep it cooled down, by dipping it in water occasionally when in use. A bit like when you’re grinding a chisel or plane blade.
Very useful tools, but not so useful when the blades only last 5 minutes and you feel like you’re about to set the smoke alarms off!
Hi there. That's a great tip, and makes perfect sense.🤩 And yes, I've set a smoke alarm whilst cutting some oak with a multitool.🤪 Cheers.
Yes the multi tool is brilliant for cutting flush or 10mm off the floor to loose the laminate floor underneath I've always used my jack cut it does the job perfectly just a bit, well actually a lot more hard work and yes the click floor is really good with the spring tongue you don't have to cut the board short to allow the length of the tongue to be knocked along, you done a good job there muka, and I also cut the first board into the door threshold and rip the first row down but I get y you didn't because you would have a inch n half rip the other side nice to see experienced chippy , Paul (35 yrs on the tools) wolves.
Great to read through your comment Paul👍and, as you will know, each job is different when it comes to setting out, and we need to keep an eye on the size of the last rip on the other side of the floor👊Thanks for watching bud 😎 Cheers Del
Thank you for your video😊. I’m not speaking from experience, but could you join two full boards together for that last door way and fit them both at the same time? would this create more space to slide the last board under the door casing?
Hi Shaun. That's a great observation, and yes, it could be done like that and would work great. It's usual that this kind of detail would be on a much longer run of boards so suggesting to use a join may be more helpful to more people.😎. Thanks for your great comment.👍
Do you have a video on you “making your own blades” for the Fein? I’m guessing you grind a sharp edge onto a dull blade, but could you show us?
Hi Morgan. I actually recycle old one by welding cut up handsaw blade sections onto them.😎ruclips.net/video/h4kzOpc_kt8/видео.html Cheers.
Spot on mate, great video as usual! What is the tool you are using to knock the laminate in to the next piece
Hi there. Its nothing exotic, just a floor knocking bar from Toolstation.🤩 Thanks for your comment.👍
I will have to keep a look out for this laminate sounds much easier round door ways that you connect together whilst flat
Its really good stuff Martin. Not only from fitting point of view, but also its price and just how hard wearing it is.😎 Cheers.
Tasty work as usual 👍🏻
@@johndoran4111 Thanks John.🤩
What did we do before the Fein Multimaster came along . Had mine over 15yrs now and still going strong
Hi Stephen. I'm on my second one now, but as you say, what did we do without them?.😆 Thanks for your comment.👍
TC you are amazing to watch.
That's very kind of you to say bud🤗Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
You are though very meticulous and it shows how much you love what you do.
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not in the same country, but what was your board seam offset (or board overlap), 1/3, 1/4 of board length? I'm about to take on my first floating floor project and I have a hallway with 4 doors. The boards will run parallel to the thresholds and the thresholds are almost straight across from each other. rip old carpet out, put new floating floor in, boom, easy.
Hi there. 👋 The manufacturer recommends no less than a 300mm lap, (12"). On larger rooms, I like to maintain the same lap for the whole floor as I think it looks smarter. In hallways with lots of different lengths and shapes to lay around, I tend to just let the laps come where they come👍 Thanks for your comment 😎
Great video Del. What do you use to cross-cut your laminate flooring?
Hi Marc. I just use a jigsaw with a decent quality blade fitted.😎 Its pretty easy to cut and its cheaper to replace the jigsaw blade than a mitre saw blade as cutting laminate will dull the blade quite quickly.😣 Cheers.
There's a blade known as a pcd blade. I believe DeWalt do them aswell as Bosch and many other brands. Designed for fibre cement board and laminate. I'm a floor layer by trade and have never had to replace it. I think it cost me around 60 quid but like I said, yet to replace it.
Good job as usual, out of interest how many sq meters and time to do job TC thanks for vid
Hi chip. Really not sure about the meterage on this job, but it took me till lunchtime to fit it. The last time a did it on price, (2 years ago), I charged £10sqm just for fitting the laminate. (not the underlay as the flooring contractor laid that).👍 I try to avoid fitting it nowadays as its hard on my knees, and only do it on the odd new build.😎 Cheers.
Great job where did you get the pull bar from what make is it 🤘👍
Hi John🖐I honestly don't know where it came from as it was bought for me by a mate👍Cheers Del
Hi mate great video, I just wondered is it possible to get through a door way like the last one on the video if the board width finishes either side of the door lining, I have a scenario at home where I have two door ways close together opposite another two door ways , and even if I start with the long join inside the door way on one side it has to finish either side of the lining on the other side because there are two door waysnext to each other. I can't see another way other than to cut around the lining both sides and try and lift it down and under in one piece because of the board length and the nibs of wall in between, but I don't think it will bend enough to go underneath, does that make sense, I wish I could draw you a picture
Hi Daniel. I think I know what you are saying and it seems like you may be reaching the limitations of what is possible without cutting round the lining or having a sneaky cut join in there. Its frustrating that I cannot see what you're faced with as there may be some way round it.😬
Do you have a Facebook page that I could send you a picture to? My number is 07789997980 I'd love to ask your advice
@@danielblackmore1195 I'm on Instagram Daniel. thetallcarpenteruk 👍
The only thing I’d say is put your quickstep incizo tracks down first , this way you know where to cut up to and then you can click the bars straight in , especially up to the ceramic tiles , you won’t get the track in that small gap , not a criticism, just a useful tip :)
Hi Stuart🖐Thanks for the tip and for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Another great video Del!.👍 Which Duralay was the one you used and recommend?.
Hi Frank. I think its the Timbermate Excel.😎 Been using it for years. Its not cheap, but a great underlay for laminate flooring.👍 Cheers.
@@thetallcarpenter Cheers Del.👍
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Do you bother with knee pads at all or do you prefer the mat? I find the pads make my knees sweat.
Hi Dan. I do prefer a kneeling mat over knee pads, as they never seem to sit/fall right when I knee down😖 Cheers
Hi mate. Do you use the reverse cut or standard up cut jigsaw blades and how many tpi?
Cheers.
Hi Tyke🖐I just use fairly cheap up cutting blades as the edges of the boards I cut are always either under a lining or skirtings👍Cheers Del
Hopefully I can get an answer to a puzzle having watched the hallway part.. I notice and I may be wrong but the stagger appears to be after 2 planks butted up edge to edge, stagger, stagger then 2 planks edge to edge. .
I have 2 small areas no wider than a plank ( 83 x 49 inches and 81 x 42 inches). I was tempted not to use a stagger but read that you really need to have one to prevent planks popping up etc. Would the above pattern be ok using 2 plans without a stagger and a run of 2 with stagger. Can anyone advise.
Hi John🖐I wouldn't say you must have a staggered joint even if you don't need one, and I only have the joints in to maximise the area I can cover per pack👍As long as the boards are clipped together properly, the floor shouldn't come apart👊Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter Ah many thanks for your response. I can do my bathroom, on-suite and toilet without fretting too much. Ironically I did my living room years ago with Quickstep and although it looks great I realise now I did it with the dreaded H pattern lol.
I'm guessing if the skirting is off at the time of fitting -- and the plasterboard walls aren't touching the subfloor allowing for the underlay and laminate to slide underneath -- the use of spacers is not needed?
Hi Ramin🖐You're quite right bud, and all that really matters us that the floor has some space around the edges incase is swells/moves👍Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter Fantastic, thanks a lot, mate. 👍
When you lay it in a rectangle room would you start from the door way or the opposite wall ?
Hi Aaron🖐I would usually start from the doorway so it's nice and easy to get the floor under the lining/architrave👍Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter cheers pal I always over think it 🤦🏻😂
@@aaronbell8527 We're all guilty of that mate😆
Hi, what thickness of lami is this ? It looked quite thin on video .
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Hi there. I think its around 9mm thick. Its super tough stuff though.😎 Cheers.
Can this underlay be used with a chipboard subfloor??
Hi there🖐 Yes, absolutely 👊 Cheers Del
Struggling to find a supplier for the quick lock elite flooring. Are all of the quick lock products much of a muchness?
Hi Matthew. Do you mean Quick Step Elite flooring as in the video?. It uses the Uniclick system which, I think is exclusive to Quick Step. In my experience, there is not another flooring connecting system that is as good as Uniclick when it comes to ease of installation and the ability to knock it together flat. However, I don't confess to have tried every laminate flooring available, so there may be another that is as good.👍 Cheers.
@@thetallcarpenter apologies yes I meant the one in the video. My Google skills must be failing me as I'm struggling to find anywhere that sells it.
@@matthewbaxter5682 Whereabouts in the country are you?
@@thetallcarpenter kent. Can find other quick step ranges withe the same click system so will give one of those a try
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Homemad multi tool blades?! Can we get a video on those?
Ask, and you shall receive!!.🤩 ruclips.net/video/h4kzOpc_kt8/видео.html
@@thetallcarpenter awesome cheers!
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Liking the kneeling pad I personally don't like the knee pads that you have to wear. I agree the Carpenter quite has to deal with other things before he can do his own work unfortunately you come across this to often. Nice job TC thanks for sharing.
Hi Peter. Like you, I find the wearable knee pads don't really work for me, and much prefer to just kick that bit foam about to kneel on.🤩 Thanks for watching and your comment.👍
Nooice!
Cheers Garviel.😆
Wish I had paid more attention to what part of the room to start with. I started away from the door like a melon and now i've got some horrible gaps around my finished side door lining because my floor has to be lifted to a 35 degree angle. Cutting some small strips to slide in afterwards, and held to the board with a little glue. Now I just need to wait 30 years till my eyesight is so bad I don't notice it every time I walk past the door..
Hi there. Don't beat yourself up too much, as its an easy mistake to make, and not one you realise you've made until its too late.😣 Thanks for your great comment. (I did chuckle at the last bit😜). Cheers👍
How much would a hallway like that cost without materials just labour ? Would rather know the price as a whole rather then per sqm2 as I have issues working that out lol 😂
Cheers
Hi MK🖐I can't remember how long it took to be honest, but I would looking at £10 per sq m for fitting this👍Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter thanks mate, how much would that roughly be for a hall that size ? £300?
@@MK-mh6lh Probably be a little less than that MK on day work👍but £300 would spot on for a price where things could go wrong🤔Cheers Del
Hiya Del. Thanks for the video. Hope this ain't too much of a daft question. When you ran in the final corridor, I noticed some were wall to wall cuts in one piece, and others you put in two pieces, obviously because it looks better. Did you just decide where to put two pieces in or is there a general rule of thumb regarding this? Again, I really hope that doesn't sound daft. Cheers Del
Hi Steven🖐That's a good question bud, and will only put a join in as long as its no less than 300mm from another join, and in a corridor U would not have 2 courses next to each other with a join in as it looks to busy. (also the plank lengths usually mean joins will come every other course) 👊Thanks for your comment and for watching 😎 Cheers Del
first time i see the anderlay with the silver side up
Hi Milton🖐Well spotted bud, and check out the video I did explaining why the silver side is up👊Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter anyway congratulations for the video I live in London I wrote to your channel
Anybody ever come across a problem with static buildup on laminate? Just fit fibre underlay and a normal 10mil laminate, nothing fancy, covering about 35m2 in our kitchen. Whenever I walk over it and touch something metallic I am getting zapped. Well, not always, but I've had some serious jolts last few days and it's making me paranoid as hell before I touch anything. I never knew it was a thing but looking online apparently it is. They say clean and mop the floors helps, open to any more advice if anybody has experienced this in the past!?
Edit: Just read on Quick Step website that they are treated with anti-static, so maybe worth mentioning as a feature. My laminate isn't Quick Step, and certainly isn't anti-static!
Hi Marco. I've never heard of that before, and certainly understand why its making you nervous.😣 It almost sounds like you need something metal connecting the floor to the walls like a lightning conductor. I know it sounds crazy, but, the static energy is obviously building up and transferring through you.😬 Its a very intriguing issue.
@@thetallcarpenter Indeed it is. If I find any solutions I'll update here which might help some of your viewers in the future with the same issue.
@@marcopetrillo6867 That's great. Good luck.👍
That's the way to go if only the underlay wasn't so heavy to carry
Hi David. You definitely need to have your Wheetabix for breakfast when lugging it about.🤪 Cheers.
Dead body lol👌👌👌👌
I've never had to drag a dead body Mark.😁 (not for a while anyway!!!😣😜) Cheers.
Foil side goes down on underlay mate you can lay at 45° looks ok in narrow staggered landings
Hi there. This underlay is foil side up now.🤩 (its even got, 'fit this side up', printed on it).👍 Thanks for your comment.
@@thetallcarpenter haven't seen foil up yet that's a first thanks... must be new technology because concrete will sweat and may harm bottom side
@@khansk36 Its definitely changed mate, as, up until recently it was foil down. These things are designed by people far more intelligent than me, (probably have degrees),and I'm sure they know what they're doing recommending fitting it foil down for the last 15 years and now recommending fitting it foil up!😆 Cheers.
@@thetallcarpenter thanks for letting me know live n learn
Thanks
Quick one...how are Somali pirates so well equipped? It blows my mind, cost of living crisis going on aswel 🤷♂️ how do they even get peccy over there for there 2 stroke boats 🤔 its actually mad. Just think about it 🤌🤣 an even if they get doe from a hijacking what do they do with it, where do they spend there doe over there 🤷♂️ so many unanswered questions. #Stacydooley get on this theres a documentary in this somewhere
What a great and random comment🤔🤩Cheers
Damn, I bought 40 mtrs of uniclic.... worst experience ever. Sideways knock in is virtually impossible. Smashing ends fir fun
Hi Pete. Sorry to hear your flooring experience hasn't been as great as it could have been 😬 You can see how useful being able to knock together flat this type of flooring can be when it comes to fitting it👍 Thanks for watching 😎
Try an exakt saw for cutting the laminate, cut on the floor quick, stops the up and downing to the saw horse saves the back and legs.🙂 👍
I'll check them out Chris.😎Cheers.
Too easy
Hi Alan. It is quite easy, you're right.👍 Cheers.
All very good mate but the underlay is upside down. The foil face should be in contact with the screed. It's a moisture barrier.
Hi Craig. Its definitely foil side up on this now.🤩 Its even got, 'fit this side up', printed on it.👍 Always used to fit it foil side down though.😎 Cheers.
just another tip, if using a jigsaw I use it upside down and hold it under the piece. Neater cut and no chance of scratching the surface
Hi there. Great tip.😎(I'm very kack handed holding the jigsaw upside down, and fortunately this flooring is bullet proof). I think the barrel type jigsaws are best for inverted cutting, and its something I've never really got into, but does make a lot of sense for making splinter free cuts.🤩 Thanks for your comment.👍
The underlay you have used is upside down. There has been a miss print on a recent batch saying "this side up" when it should say "this side down".
Hi Joseph. I think I might do a short video to clear this up. It is now laid foil side up and I quote from the fitting guide of 26/11/2020, 'The underlay should be laid foil side up'. Interfloor have clearly changed their approach to the fitting of this underlay, and it would be bad if guys were fitting it, out of habit, the wrong side down, especially if there was a problem that led to a warranty claim.👍 Cheers.
All that time and effort you took to laser all your casings in and they still come above your ffl😠
I know Andrew.🙈 Might as well have lashed them in any old how😵 Cheers.