i've done my whole house with Quickstep, and my old house. Old house i did the day weeek we moved in and it looked exactly the same 11 years later, it's simply the best laminate flooring you can buy.
Absolutely agree Chris👊I've fitted every offering of flooring there is over my time, and nothing has come close to Quickstep👍 Hard wearing, easy to lay and not even that expensive🤩Cheers Del
Nice one del🙌🏻🙌🏻 looks bloody lovely wish I’d of watched this before doing some the other week 🤣🤣 the stuff you used looks a lot easier and nicer to lay, stuff I used I had to lay it in the younger and groove and then what I’d call the perp joint had to smack it in with a scrap of wood (think it was called knock and click ) or something but one thing is when it was in it wasn’t pulling apart 🤣🤣 nice one 👍👍
Great video bud I own flooring stores one thing I would watch out for is when you put pressure on the skirting to push down before fastening I had a flooring complaint rejected from manufacturer last week, the independent inspector stated skirting was fitted too tight to the floor stopping any expansion to be fair I thought it was ridiculous as expansion wasn't the issue (poor quality locking system in my opinion) but keep an eye out if you have any issues if you generally use quickstep your on good footing anyways lol
Hi Eric🖐Appreciate your comment, especially as you are in the flooring game👍I probably fit upwards of 50 floors a year, all with Quickstep, and, as yet have only had to go back to one, (which ironically, I got one of my subbies to fit), because it had expanded slightly and popped up in a hallway due to being fitted to tight in certain places😬I suspect the hallway/entranceway was getting a bit more moisture from wet feet etc🤔 Thanks again for the great points in your comment and for watching🤩Cheers Del
Great series! How much gap are you leaving round the edges for wood movement? And a slightly more random question - where did you get your foam kneel mat?
Hi there🖐I leave the standard 10mm gap around the floor edge👍and my kneeler pad is just an offcut of 25mm packaging foam I scrounged from a packaging company I did a job for🤩Cheers Del
nice one. have you tried the down cut jig saw blades howdens usually send out with there kitchens. they cut the flooring really good as long as you have the saw set on 0
Hi there🖐I haven't tried the Howdens ones, but I did try some Bosch ones which do go blunt quite quickly😬Thanks for your comment and for watching😎Cheers Del
Great video. Your knees must be singing afterwards, quick question Tall Carpenter how tall are you, watching you fit architraves look like you have dip your head walking through doorways 🤣😂🤣😂
Another cracking shift there. Any other floor and I think I be worried about the expansion but quickstep really does lock well and is bombproof. It’s just the in and out of that manifold cupboard causing pinch that may test it but I love your honesty on it and you know what to do and where to cut it there is ever an issue. Faultless.💪🏻
Hi there🖐Great comment and in all honesty, if this was my own job, I would have put a break between the main room and the hallway🤔I'm 99% sure that there'll be no issues with it being in one, and IF there is a problem then it will be the builders problem to fix and not mine, and as you say, be pretty easy to put in relieving cuts and door bars it needed👊Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter I agree Quickstep is a great product I've not had any issues with expansion unlike Howdens own brand. Been called back on my last long run to fit door plates. Great work as always, well done.
That sort of flooring has got better over the years. From the original glue up. Then the spring clips. To the clip lock system. Have done miles of the stuff. But personally hate it. Wouldn't put it in my house. Always sounds hollow when you walk on it, like drummy tiles. Very thin veneer that if you scratch it can't be touched up. Damage a board. Pain to get out. It can look effective. And the colours have improved. But it doesn't like getting wet if you have a house water incident. Doesn't like being in full sun. Say big patio glass door. Horrible stuff to retro fit to a house with skirt already down. Then you get into the trim over expansion gap scenario. Looks good when you first lay it. But over the years I have seen some horror stories. Some fitter induced. Owner abuse. Or just product not fit for purpose. Repairs never easy. Still not in my house.
Hi Dave🖐Taking on the points of your comment, I do have to say that this Quickstep flooring is VERY hardwearing and takes an ABSOLUTE beating and still looks good, and, we fitted a flat out with it a few years ago which flooded leaving the flooring submerged for a weekend. We pulled it all up, dried the flat out, and then refitted the flooring😵Couldn't believe it was still ok🤯Thanks for your comment bud😎Cheers
Great video. Got me thinking should i fit laminate on a kitchen floor BEFORE the base units go in OR wait until all the kitchen units are in. Only problem is i have a suspended concrete floor. What would go underneath the laminate ? Room is 3.2 x 2.6m
Hi there🖐I'm assuming you have insulation and then screed on top of yours block and beam floor🤔If so, you need an underlay to suit whether you have underfloor heating or not👍
No insulation and no real way of fitting it . Crawl space underneath. House built 1929. Still trying to clear throat after taking down a lathe ceiling ..
Got a few questions, I am going to lay a floor through out the whole downstairs off the house, should I work it all from the hall way? Would you start from the doorway into the living room or start from the centre off the hall as the door way isn't quite centre of the hall?
Hi Max🖐It's a 2 part 'mitre bond' type adhesive. You put the glue on one surface, and then spray the activator on the other. Sets in less than 10 seconds😲It's just like superglue👊
Ahhh…the old gas pipe hammer holder….that takes me back! I’ve still got one somewhere and it’s totally worn to the shape of me Stanley steelmaster! Good job, hard on the knees tho. Respect! 👊🏻😊
Hi Tony🖐That's so cool that you had one, and still have it somewhere👊And yes, mine is also worn down like the steps in front of the church doors🤩Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Hi fella🖐When the carpet fitters did the bedrooms, he fitted an 'L' shape, self adhesive trim to the floor, pushed tight to the doors frame👍Looks really smart and clean👊Cheers Del
Great job, Dell. I also love quickstep👍 The only thing I would have done is fitted a coir foot well on the front door,but the builder is the boss. Sad really when everything is spot on👍👍
Don't put a coir footwell in if you have dogs....I did on my tiled hall way and utility room floors...it was only after several visits to the carpet shop to buy more coir matting that the bloke there asked if I had dogs...I told him I did and he laughed and said they sell tons of it to dog owners as dogs love to piss on it..
have fitted quick step agree great to fit quick question just laying floor for kitchen dinner but not quick step it's from coretec all my cutting of my gloss panels was with a fine tooth hand saw no chips but made one mistake forgot to allow 8mm gap under a end panel your advise on using a multi tool on it ps can't remove panel
You know it John👍It was a bloody joke trying to fit the floor with everything coming in and out😬I almost had a tantrum😲Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Its great stuff Kyle👍If its UFH I use Quicksteps dedicated, thin underlay, and if not then I use 'Excel' heavy duty stuff👊Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
I felt envious watching you scribe to the wall unit tops in another video, pretty useful being that tall, but I guess there are pros and cons, it’s a long way down to the floor 😂 … sat here with my back having gone into spasms again it made me wince watching 🤣🤣🤣 … another great video thanks 👍
Sorry to hear your back is crook Kevin😩I get back pain every now and again, and as you well know, it's not nice😬Thanks for your comment and for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Hi Stuart🖐I only work on day work now bud and only earnt half for the day that I would have done at £10pm😬Still, money's not everything I guess🤨Cheers Del
Hi Mike🖐Putting that doorway at 45° made a huge difference to making that hallway work better, and it was a good shout by the builders👊Thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers Del
Nice one Del. 44 sq m with all the cuts is good going at your age lol. And a bit jammy with it all lining up, I would definitely tell people i'd planned it that way 😉
Yeah, I properly done myself on this one Malcolm as I was fitting this 5 years ago for £10pm🤔(my builders got a right deal paying me £220 for the day🤨) Thanks for watching🤩Cheers
It's great laying floors when you get in the zone , I have 100 odd meter of floors to do next week, I am not doing frames or doors till I am finished the floors , so I can just bang the floor down no worries about frames architraves , this video Del is just the motivation I need thanks
Great job, as always Del. 👍 But thin cheap laminate. Not my cup of tea tbh. Guess the 'builder' gets what yhe builder wants eh! Anyway, thanks for sharing another great video... know how your knees must be feeling, just finished laying 30 odd meters of porcelain tile. (Oh, is that the time opp's!). Respect 👊
@@thetallcarpenter Cheers pal. Yupp, the old knees are a bit p'd off at the mo, but it'll pass. Up and on to the next job.🙄 [And as me old man use to say... "work it off princess - no time for tea and sympathy on this job site"!] 😂
Great stuff as usual, once you get going that quick step is very easy to put down , as you said once your in that zone , thought you'd have used a battery nailer or is just what your used to working with?
Hi James🖐I have talked about my journey with Air nailers before James👍and yes, I love my little 18g Brad nailer and wouldn't be without it👊Thanks for watching and your comment 😎 Cheers Del
Nice to see you are human Del. You have to have a sense of humour to loose, which you definitely have 👍🏻 Edit: Question, do you plane the bottom of the door, or track saw to nip the bit off the bottom?
Hi Doug🖐You cant take yourself too seriously bud, and I use the planer to whip a bit of the door bottom, just because its quicker to get off the van😎Thanks for watching👍
@@thetallcarpenter fair play Del. That is difference between Pro and DIYer. Me tracksaw, straight line less error potential, less you cut 5cm off instead of 5mm…… 😉
Great video as always. As far as expansion on laminate flooring,if it needs relief in the future it's just a case of cutting in a door threshold here and there.
Absolutely Clint👍On my own jobs I tend to put a break in a hallway like this with a threshold bar over it like you say, but the builder wanted it all in one, and I'm pretty confident it'll be fine👌Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
i got told it needs a break if it's over 8m. but like been said, you can adjust it later on if needed. take the skirting off on one end and cut a bit more off if it starts compressing and squeeking in the middle.
@@garnhamr Hi Kradd👍Yeah, I've read something like that too, but in my experience, it's pretty stable and doesn't move much at all👊Thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers Del
@@garnhamr you can just be really generous with the perimeter gap to start with too. As long as the skirting covers. One step further would be to releive the plaster. But that's taking it a bit too far
Hi Dell, my knees ack just watching you ha. Great Job. I was delighted that your calculations from the chalk line worked out a treat. Do you use a chop saw to cut the boards or a gilatean?
@@thetallcarpenter I have to say I get great enjoyment from watching your talents being put to great use. I wish I had someone like you guiding me when I started out. You are my go to guide of reference or if I start to doubt something I'm doing I know I can rely on you for sound professional advice. Your a credit to our trade and I hope many a young viewer male and female alike take an interest in carpentry based on these fine videos.
@@danthechippie4439 Its comments like this one of yours Dan, that really help stay me motivated to keep on making the videos🤗Overall, I'm REALLY lucky with the quality of my viewers and the great comments I get😎Thank you bud
Hi Philip🖐It's a Roughneck 'knocking bar' from Toolstation👍and I actually cut it down and refixed the handle so I've got a big one for knocking the edges, and a short one for knocking the ends👊Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Hi Dan🖐Perhaps, if I was a different kind of RUclipsr, I would have made out that I planned the floor to work as well as it did😮but the fact is, it was pure luck bud😇See you soon fella😎
@@thetallcarpenter it’s like a rubber flooring a talk them in to that now fully waterproof scratch resistant also cut it with a knife no expansion joints required
@@thetallcarpenter won’t let me post the link but I used to for that quick step untill I come across this it’s a pleasure to work with and like a say you can score with a knife and just snaps or I have a Cutter for mine as it’s hammers theou the blades
Hi Michael🖐I did mention the adhesive in the earlier video I did on architrave and skirting, but its Evostick 'Sticks like s**t'😮Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
Hi Andrew🖐Well spotted and it is different due to the floor being laid over underfloor heating. The stuff I used in this video is specifically for UFH made by Quickstep👍Cheers Del
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Top work & great video as always. Really enjoyed this series. Love the way you think / plan things out. Keep em coming dude! Gar from Dublin.
Hi Gary🖐That's a lovely comment bud, and thanks for watching🤩 (my wife's family are from Swords 🇮🇪🤗)
@@thetallcarpenter Small world!
Great job Del. My back n knees are aching just watching this.
Hi Steve🖐 I appreciate your phantom aches for me bud😆Thanks for watching😎Cheers
Nothing worse when ur all set up with nice space raring to go and people turn up and get in your way...well done mate😊
Yeah, it's like Plan A goes out the window, and you have to go to Plan B😉Thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers
@thetallcarpenter ha haha 😄 thanks for replying you have a good day 😊!!
Nice clean job again Del the gods was with you on things lining up ! to. Used the 3x2 trick a lot was taught that to many many years ago. 👌👍🙏
Yes John, the carpentry Gods were smiling down on me on this floor😇Cheers
Your videos are great, so informative and full of useful tips. You make this look so easy. Lovely job and a pleasure to watch.
That's a lovely comment Martin🤩and I appreciate you watching😎Cheers Del
Another quality job, well done.
Thank you for your comment Ed🤗Cheers Del
Lovely job Del 👏👏
Thanks for watching Mark🤩Cheers Del
Very lovely works, good clean job Tall carpenter.
What name builder you do this for?
Hi there🖐It's not really a building company on this one, more a collection of tradesmen organised by the customer👍Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
i've done my whole house with Quickstep, and my old house. Old house i did the day weeek we moved in and it looked exactly the same 11 years later, it's simply the best laminate flooring you can buy.
Absolutely agree Chris👊I've fitted every offering of flooring there is over my time, and nothing has come close to Quickstep👍 Hard wearing, easy to lay and not even that expensive🤩Cheers Del
Nice one del🙌🏻🙌🏻 looks bloody lovely wish I’d of watched this before doing some the other week 🤣🤣 the stuff you used looks a lot easier and nicer to lay, stuff I used I had to lay it in the younger and groove and then what I’d call the perp joint had to smack it in with a scrap of wood (think it was called knock and click ) or something but one thing is when it was in it wasn’t pulling apart 🤣🤣 nice one 👍👍
Hi KotT 🖐 I know the stuff you mean, and this Quickstep is definitely more user friendly👍Thanks for your comment😎Cheers
Brilliant first class job great to see a true tradesmen doing the job properly
Hi Trevor🖐Hope you are well bud🤞and thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Great video bud I own flooring stores one thing I would watch out for is when you put pressure on the skirting to push down before fastening I had a flooring complaint rejected from manufacturer last week, the independent inspector stated skirting was fitted too tight to the floor stopping any expansion to be fair I thought it was ridiculous as expansion wasn't the issue (poor quality locking system in my opinion) but keep an eye out if you have any issues if you generally use quickstep your on good footing anyways lol
Hi Eric🖐Appreciate your comment, especially as you are in the flooring game👍I probably fit upwards of 50 floors a year, all with Quickstep, and, as yet have only had to go back to one, (which ironically, I got one of my subbies to fit), because it had expanded slightly and popped up in a hallway due to being fitted to tight in certain places😬I suspect the hallway/entranceway was getting a bit more moisture from wet feet etc🤔 Thanks again for the great points in your comment and for watching🤩Cheers Del
👍 - what is your view on mixing the boards from the different packs?
Shouldn't be a problem Adrian, as long as they are all bought/fitted at the same time👍
Looking great Del good idea pulling a line down the hall way , worked out well 👍☘️🇮🇪😁👏👏
It turned out a treat John👍Thanks for watching bud and your comment 😎 Cheers
Del, does that flooring not require the 10mm expansion ? I’ve got a full house to do for a client in a couple of months
Yes Paul, leave a 10mm gap all around the edge bud👍Its great stuff bud😎Cheers
Hi just wondering, do you have to self level a concrete floor or seal the concrete before you put your underlay down?
Hi Nathan🖐I would only use a levelling compound if the floor was up and down👍Cheers Del
Great series! How much gap are you leaving round the edges for wood movement? And a slightly more random question - where did you get your foam kneel mat?
Hi there🖐I leave the standard 10mm gap around the floor edge👍and my kneeler pad is just an offcut of 25mm packaging foam I scrounged from a packaging company I did a job for🤩Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter Perfect, and you're recycling as well 😉 Cheers
Cracking job as always, standard of fit and finish is superb! Great video Del
I appreciate your great comment Logan🤗and thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
nice one. have you tried the down cut jig saw blades howdens usually send out with there kitchens. they cut the flooring really good as long as you have the saw set on 0
Hi there🖐I haven't tried the Howdens ones, but I did try some Bosch ones which do go blunt quite quickly😬Thanks for your comment and for watching😎Cheers Del
Great video. Your knees must be singing afterwards, quick question Tall Carpenter how tall are you, watching you fit architraves look like you have dip your head walking through doorways 🤣😂🤣😂
I'm touching 6'6" with my work shoes on Joe😮 Thanks for watching bud and your comment 😎 Cheers Del
Another cracking shift there. Any other floor and I think I be worried about the expansion but quickstep really does lock well and is bombproof. It’s just the in and out of that manifold cupboard causing pinch that may test it but I love your honesty on it and you know what to do and where to cut it there is ever an issue. Faultless.💪🏻
Hi there🖐Great comment and in all honesty, if this was my own job, I would have put a break between the main room and the hallway🤔I'm 99% sure that there'll be no issues with it being in one, and IF there is a problem then it will be the builders problem to fix and not mine, and as you say, be pretty easy to put in relieving cuts and door bars it needed👊Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter I agree Quickstep is a great product I've not had any issues with expansion unlike Howdens own brand. Been called back on my last long run to fit door plates. Great work as always, well done.
@@MrsDukey Like you bud, no call back for me either with Quickstep👍Thanks for watching😎Cheers
That sort of flooring has got better over the years. From the original glue up. Then the spring clips. To the clip lock system. Have done miles of the stuff. But personally hate it. Wouldn't put it in my house. Always sounds hollow when you walk on it, like drummy tiles. Very thin veneer that if you scratch it can't be touched up. Damage a board. Pain to get out. It can look effective. And the colours have improved. But it doesn't like getting wet if you have a house water incident. Doesn't like being in full sun. Say big patio glass door. Horrible stuff to retro fit to a house with skirt already down. Then you get into the trim over expansion gap scenario. Looks good when you first lay it. But over the years I have seen some horror stories. Some fitter induced. Owner abuse. Or just product not fit for purpose. Repairs never easy. Still not in my house.
Hi Dave🖐Taking on the points of your comment, I do have to say that this Quickstep flooring is VERY hardwearing and takes an ABSOLUTE beating and still looks good, and, we fitted a flat out with it a few years ago which flooded leaving the flooring submerged for a weekend. We pulled it all up, dried the flat out, and then refitted the flooring😵Couldn't believe it was still ok🤯Thanks for your comment bud😎Cheers
@@thetallcarpenter Obviously improved a bit more over there. We are ten years behind. Probably still wouldn't put it in my place.
Great video. Got me thinking should i fit laminate on a kitchen floor BEFORE the base units go in OR wait until all the kitchen units are in. Only problem is i have a suspended concrete floor. What would go underneath the laminate ? Room is 3.2 x 2.6m
Hi there🖐I'm assuming you have insulation and then screed on top of yours block and beam floor🤔If so, you need an underlay to suit whether you have underfloor heating or not👍
No insulation and no real way of fitting it . Crawl space underneath. House built 1929. Still trying to clear throat after taking down a lathe ceiling ..
@@cabottaxi If the floor is flat, then I'd recommend 'Excel' underlay👊
Got a few questions, I am going to lay a floor through out the whole downstairs off the house, should I work it all from the hall way? Would you start from the doorway into the living room or start from the centre off the hall as the door way isn't quite centre of the hall?
Hi Nathan🖐It's tricky to answer as I'd usually get a feel for how to start when laying into different areas🤔
@The Tall Carpenter is their anyway I can send you a floor plan?
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Mate if u did all that in 2 days thats brill
They say you cant do too much for a good boss Sadaqat 😆 Thanks for watching bud😎Cheers
Wich kind of glue do you use for the frames? It is really fast.
Hi Max🖐It's a 2 part 'mitre bond' type adhesive. You put the glue on one surface, and then spray the activator on the other. Sets in less than 10 seconds😲It's just like superglue👊
Ahhh…the old gas pipe hammer holder….that takes me back! I’ve still got one somewhere and it’s totally worn to the shape of me Stanley steelmaster! Good job, hard on the knees tho. Respect! 👊🏻😊
Hi Tony🖐That's so cool that you had one, and still have it somewhere👊And yes, mine is also worn down like the steps in front of the church doors🤩Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter church steps reference… love it! ✌️😊
Always interesting to watch. Looking forward to the walkthrough 👍
Thank you David🤗Final video coming soon🤞Cheers Del
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Thanks for your comment James👍Cheers Del
Great job Del, but I bet you're knee's where sore.
I've had to develop a new way of getting up and down from the floor Kevin😵to limit the stress on my knees😬Thanks for watching bud🤗Cheers Del
Lovely job Del looked enjoyable 👌🏼🤜🏻🤛🏻🧱👍🏼
Thanks for watching Steve🤩and I hope you are having a nice, restful Easter weekend🤞Cheers
@@thetallcarpenter You too Del 🤜🏽🤛🏽🧱👍🏽
How did you finish off at the bifold doors, thanks 😀
Hi fella🖐When the carpet fitters did the bedrooms, he fitted an 'L' shape, self adhesive trim to the floor, pushed tight to the doors frame👍Looks really smart and clean👊Cheers Del
Great job, Dell.
I also love quickstep👍
The only thing I would have done is fitted a coir foot well on the front door,but the builder is the boss.
Sad really when everything is spot on👍👍
Hi PM🖐Like you say, the builder is the boss😉Thanks for watching bud😎Cheers Del
Don't put a coir footwell in if you have dogs....I did on my tiled hall way and utility room floors...it was only after several visits to the carpet shop to buy more coir matting that the bloke there asked if I had dogs...I told him I did and he laughed and said they sell tons of it to dog owners as dogs love to piss on it..
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have fitted quick step agree great to fit quick question just laying floor for kitchen dinner but not quick step it's from coretec all my cutting of my gloss panels was with a fine tooth hand saw no chips but made one mistake forgot to allow 8mm gap under a end panel your advise on using a multi tool on it ps can't remove panel
Hi Andrew🖐Yes, I would use a multitool to cut the bottom of the panel bud👍Use a nice sharp, fine blade and go steady😉Cheers Del
Do you caulk the gap between the underside of the skirting and the floor?
Hi there🖐No, we don't seal/caulk the skirting to the floor as the floor needs to be able to move a little👍Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
how tall are you?
Hi Malte🖐 1.97m (just under 6'6") Cheers Del
Brilliant job del 👍.definitely a lot easier with no one else around 👍
You know it John👍It was a bloody joke trying to fit the floor with everything coming in and out😬I almost had a tantrum😲Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
great video! I’m gona try quickstep on my next flooring job. What do you use under the laminate, the silver roll of underlay stuff?
Its great stuff Kyle👍If its UFH I use Quicksteps dedicated, thin underlay, and if not then I use 'Excel' heavy duty stuff👊Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
I felt envious watching you scribe to the wall unit tops in another video, pretty useful being that tall, but I guess there are pros and cons, it’s a long way down to the floor 😂 … sat here with my back having gone into spasms again it made me wince watching 🤣🤣🤣 … another great video thanks 👍
Sorry to hear your back is crook Kevin😩I get back pain every now and again, and as you well know, it's not nice😬Thanks for your comment and for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Enjoy watching your video's, excellent work, when you are doing flooring do you charge a day rate or by the pack/sq MTR?
Hi Stuart🖐I only work on day work now bud and only earnt half for the day that I would have done at £10pm😬Still, money's not everything I guess🤨Cheers Del
Kinky 45 degree doorways! Brilliant job here Del for sure on the laminate shift
Hi Mike🖐Putting that doorway at 45° made a huge difference to making that hallway work better, and it was a good shout by the builders👊Thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers Del
Nice one Del. 44 sq m with all the cuts is good going at your age lol. And a bit jammy with it all lining up, I would definitely tell people i'd planned it that way 😉
Yeah, I properly done myself on this one Malcolm as I was fitting this 5 years ago for £10pm🤔(my builders got a right deal paying me £220 for the day🤨) Thanks for watching🤩Cheers
It's great laying floors when you get in the zone , I have 100 odd meter of floors to do next week, I am not doing frames or doors till I am finished the floors , so I can just bang the floor down no worries about frames architraves , this video Del is just the motivation I need thanks
Sounds like you've got a sweet few days lined up Darren😉Hope your knees hold up🤞 Thanks for watching bud🤩Cheers
Looks great mate 👍
@@TYLERCONSTRUCTION Cheers fella🤩
Famtastic work Del !! Looks Great .....well done 😊😊😊😊😊😇😇😇😇😇
Cheers Michael🤗and I hope you're having a nice Easter break🤞
Great job, as always Del. 👍
But thin cheap laminate. Not my cup of tea tbh. Guess the 'builder' gets what yhe builder wants eh!
Anyway, thanks for sharing another great video... know how your knees must be feeling, just finished laying 30 odd meters of porcelain tile. (Oh, is that the time opp's!).
Respect 👊
Ooo, your knees must be killing too bud😩Drinking alcohol will help🍻Thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter Cheers pal. Yupp, the old knees are a bit p'd off at the mo, but it'll pass. Up and on to the next job.🙄
[And as me old man use to say... "work it off princess - no time for tea and sympathy on this job site"!] 😂
Great stuff as usual, once you get going that quick step is very easy to put down , as you said once your in that zone , thought you'd have used a battery nailer or is just what your used to working with?
Hi Arthur🖐I really like the Quick Step, and yes, I only have my 18g brad nailer air powered👊(I might go cordless when my finances allow😉) Cheers Del
geat job and video del
Thanks for watching Neil🤩and enjoy the rest of your Easter weekend 😀 Cheers
@@thetallcarpenter thanks del same to you
Nice one Del. I was taught the tip to push the skirting down with a scrap of as well. 🚴
It's an oldschool trick, that's for sure Barry👌Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers
Looking good Del! 👌 Do you often use a pneumatic nailer then?
Hi James🖐I have talked about my journey with Air nailers before James👍and yes, I love my little 18g Brad nailer and wouldn't be without it👊Thanks for watching and your comment 😎 Cheers Del
lovely job Del - another great video too ... cheers Simmo
Hi Ben🖐Thank you bud 🤩Cheers
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Thanks for this video. Makes me want to redo the floors in our flat.
Appreciate you watching bud🤩and thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers Del
Nice to see you are human Del. You have to have a sense of humour to loose, which you definitely have 👍🏻
Edit: Question, do you plane the bottom of the door, or track saw to nip the bit off the bottom?
Hi Doug🖐You cant take yourself too seriously bud, and I use the planer to whip a bit of the door bottom, just because its quicker to get off the van😎Thanks for watching👍
@@thetallcarpenter fair play Del. That is difference between Pro and DIYer. Me tracksaw, straight line less error potential, less you cut 5cm off instead of 5mm…… 😉
Del, does that flooring not require the 10mm expansion ? I’ve got a full house to do for a client in a couple of months
Great video as always. As far as expansion on laminate flooring,if it needs relief in the future it's just a case of cutting in a door threshold here and there.
Absolutely Clint👍On my own jobs I tend to put a break in a hallway like this with a threshold bar over it like you say, but the builder wanted it all in one, and I'm pretty confident it'll be fine👌Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
i got told it needs a break if it's over 8m. but like been said, you can adjust it later on if needed. take the skirting off on one end and cut a bit more off if it starts compressing and squeeking in the middle.
@@garnhamr Hi Kradd👍Yeah, I've read something like that too, but in my experience, it's pretty stable and doesn't move much at all👊Thanks for your comment 😎 Cheers Del
@@garnhamr you can just be really generous with the perimeter gap to start with too. As long as the skirting covers. One step further would be to releive the plaster. But that's taking it a bit too far
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Hi Dell, my knees ack just watching you ha. Great Job.
I was delighted that your calculations from the chalk line worked out a treat.
Do you use a chop saw to cut the boards or a gilatean?
Hi Dan🖐I just use a square and a jigsaw for the cutting bud👊And yeah, my knees are not thanking me after a day like this😩Thanks for watching😎Cheers
@@thetallcarpenter I have to say I get great enjoyment from watching your talents being put to great use. I wish I had someone like you guiding me when I started out.
You are my go to guide of reference or if I start to doubt something I'm doing I know I can rely on you for sound professional advice.
Your a credit to our trade and I hope many a young viewer male and female alike take an interest in carpentry based on these fine videos.
@@danthechippie4439 Its comments like this one of yours Dan, that really help stay me motivated to keep on making the videos🤗Overall, I'm REALLY lucky with the quality of my viewers and the great comments I get😎Thank you bud
I love the quick step flooring, goes down so easy, great video 👍
It's cracking flooring Paddy, as you say👌Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers
Good going getting all that done AND making a video about it
Thank goodness for my camera tripod and timelapse Kradd🤩Cheers Del
Did ya get it done on the day del
Hi Aaron🖐More or less bud😉Cheers
Thort you might have put a door mat in front off the door
Hi Jo🖐No matt well on this floor by the builders request👍I mention this in the final video on this job coming out soon😎Thanks for watching🤩Cheers Del
Great job as ever Del, nice clean tidy work. Where did you get the tool for knocking in the boards with, looks like a handled float?
Hi Philip🖐It's a Roughneck 'knocking bar' from Toolstation👍and I actually cut it down and refixed the handle so I've got a big one for knocking the edges, and a short one for knocking the ends👊Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
Thanks Del, that's brilliant, I'll be getting myself one of those. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next video. Happy Easter from France
@@philgrant83 Cheers Philip🤗Now go and get another glass of red😉
No expansion gap for the flooring?
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Nice one Del, looking really good as ever 👍
Appreciate your comment Jim🤗Thanks for watching bud😎Cheers
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Thanks for watching Alistair😎Cheers Del
Smashing job Del
Thanks for watching Pat🤗Cheers Del
Always interesting mate. Very nice work 👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾
Hi there🖐Thanks for watching bud🤩Cheers Del
Very nice Del. 🙌🏻 It’s always great when the floor works in your favour for nice big rips. 🫡
The white knocking up block looks good. 🤔
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Hi Dan🖐Perhaps, if I was a different kind of RUclipsr, I would have made out that I planned the floor to work as well as it did😮but the fact is, it was pure luck bud😇See you soon fella😎
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Excellent work Del😊
Cheers Lee🤗Thanks for watching fella🤩
You fitted the lvt flooring yet
Not come across LVT flooring Aaron🤔
@@thetallcarpenter it’s like a rubber flooring a talk them in to that now fully waterproof scratch resistant also cut it with a knife no expansion joints required
@@aaronbell8527 I'm gonna Google it right now👍
@@thetallcarpenter after fitting that you won’t want to do laminate ever again it’s so easy for doorways bent the middle up and slide in like a glove
@@thetallcarpenter won’t let me post the link but I used to for that quick step untill I come across this it’s a pleasure to work with and like a say you can score with a knife and just snaps or I have a
Cutter for mine as it’s hammers theou the blades
What are you using to glue the architrave to the frame?
Hi Michael🖐I did mention the adhesive in the earlier video I did on architrave and skirting, but its Evostick 'Sticks like s**t'😮Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del
@@thetallcarpenter Thanks Del and great tip for forcing the skirting board to the floor - really appreciated
@@CavanMan My pleasure🤩
Excellent job Del
Thanks for watching Robert🤗Cheers Del
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Thanks for watching🤩Cheers Del
What underlay did you use on this job? Looks different to the other video
Hi Andrew🖐Well spotted and it is different due to the floor being laid over underfloor heating. The stuff I used in this video is specifically for UFH made by Quickstep👍Cheers Del
My main man top cat is back! You really are awesome.
Your comment is way too kind bud🤗Thanks for watching 😎 Cheers Del
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Hope you're having nice weekend Wayne👊Thanks for watching bud 😎 Cheers
@@thetallcarpenter Happy Easter to you and yours Del 👍👍
I do enjoy watching your content, If I may ask, where are you based? 👍
Hi Henry🖐I'm based north of Cambridge👍Thanks for your comment😎Cheers Del
Looking the part now, the owners will be over the moon, hard on the knees tho, the old radox bath treatment is a must 😢 🪚👍
Crikey Mark, I havent had a soak in a Radox bath for absolutely ages😁Just Ibuprofen and an Ice pack nowadays😬Thanks for watching😎Cheers Del