DIY: How to lay laminate flooring - with Craig Phillips

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • How to lay laminate flooring, advice on laying your first boards, working around fixtures and finishing. For more videos and how to guides visit www.lovehome.co.uk

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  • @neild169
    @neild169 7 лет назад +8

    This is the only channel i have found thats SHOWS you how to attach the second board on the second row. BRILLIANT thankyou

  • @Ly0604
    @Ly0604 7 лет назад +11

    So far the best, easy, simple video.... thanks

  • @jaycraig5520
    @jaycraig5520 8 лет назад +15

    Among the ones I watched this is the best video that describes installing laminate flooring...

  • @ivanfojan8859
    @ivanfojan8859 Год назад +3

    I'm about to fit laminate for the first time (I'm 63).
    Starting in the bedroom and then the living room and hall (we live in a small bungalow).
    You've made this look ridiculously easy and given me a bit more confidence, so thanks for this great video :)

    • @Cafeconconcha2004
      @Cafeconconcha2004 6 месяцев назад +1

      74 now

    • @riggs
      @riggs 4 месяца назад +2

      Wow, he only said this a year ago ... people age really fast doing DIY 🤣

  • @u.sonomabeach6528
    @u.sonomabeach6528 2 года назад +1

    Well explained! A note to any new installers; When he says to start the install on the left and work your way to the right, that means to start on the left against the wall lay that entire row then move over continue each row

  • @smach24me
    @smach24me 6 лет назад +2

    Your instructions are nice and clear and no long intros as with other videos. Well done Craig.

  • @NisahPooh
    @NisahPooh 8 лет назад +8

    Thank you for the advice! My sister and I did my entire home, and it looks AMAZING!

  • @mr.b.w.3146
    @mr.b.w.3146 6 лет назад +15

    A nice instructive vid clip, I've just started doing my first floor. Shame about the piss takers and criticisers on the comments.........

  • @richardbell5840
    @richardbell5840 8 лет назад +4

    Brilliant video, very informative and looks like everything needed to complete a basic floor. Thanks for posting!

  • @ghostypup
    @ghostypup 7 лет назад +3

    Thanks Craig, you make it look so easy i'm going to have a go at it, thankyou again.

  • @marklowe7431
    @marklowe7431 8 лет назад +2

    Done plenty of these and this video is a must for all the gotchas. Nice work. If your doing a whole house invest in a small saw bench. It will save your back.

  • @TheFadilj
    @TheFadilj 6 лет назад +1

    Mate, you make the job seem very easy. Thumbs up for your time.

  • @TaurusAjay
    @TaurusAjay 7 лет назад +1

    Clear and To-the-point instructions. Good video.

  • @olivergre
    @olivergre Год назад

    Top stuff, loved this guy, proper down to earth and nice clear guidance

  • @Mr.Pop0
    @Mr.Pop0 7 лет назад +10

    oh yeah and like DIY channel says, you can do it in 1 day especially when someone doesnt want you cutting inside and YOU GOTTA WALK DOWNSTAIRS AND INTO THE FUCKING GARAGE TO CUT EVERY PEICE!!! Im totally not mad and had a lot of FUN!

  • @mist3ral
    @mist3ral 9 лет назад +2

    Great vid...thanks Craig. Something worth noting though is, if you've removed the skirting so as not to need scotia trim on the perimeter, you don't need to have the 10mm expansion gap inwards from the wall...the skirting board sits over and outwards from the wall...so the gap can be under and outwards from the wall.

  • @camellamills3906
    @camellamills3906 Год назад

    Best video I’ve seen. Excellent explanation. Thank you Craig👍

  • @writerNB
    @writerNB 6 лет назад +7

    Nice vid (with a few provisos) : Yes - Leave a 10mm expansion gap (but u can establish the gap with spacers - little blocks 10mm in width) If you have to trim your end planks - Yes - Use a circular saw ... But the plank should be held securely before cutting - I would always use a workbench to secure a long plank like that - then cut. Craig is making it look very easy, but I suspect he's an experienced carpenter. If you're not, secure your plank before cutting with a tool as dangerous as a circular saw, please! Yes- Always use safety glasses when using a circular saw and wear grip-gloves. Yes - Fit floor beading for a nice finish at the edges... Not sure what "quadpede" is? Must be a scouse thing? :) PS: Cutting floor beading at the corners is a bit fiddly - you might wish to check out this vid here that shows you how to cut 45 degree angles : ruclips.net/video/Z3--pCZB_Bc/видео.html

    • @BobbyTheBoxer
      @BobbyTheBoxer 5 лет назад +2

      I think he was saying quad bead/beading

  • @ExplodingMusicSyndrome
    @ExplodingMusicSyndrome 4 года назад +11

    Isn't this video technically, how to lay laminate floor without craig Phillips

  • @samwashington6680
    @samwashington6680 5 лет назад +1

    I cant thank you enough for that last piece of advice in the video at 5:07 about the covering gap. I have seen every video where the gap is created by spacers and don't say word about them. I am like what happend to that space in the final picture. Basically, you cover with wood board.

  • @valwas6581
    @valwas6581 7 лет назад +1

    Nice editing....all works like magic!

  • @kevinbeck6785
    @kevinbeck6785 4 года назад +1

    Great video as always Craig................

  • @valwas6581
    @valwas6581 7 лет назад +3

    And here is another magical easy fitting flooring. Where can I buy one? This could be the best tip you can give us, Craig. Also, I didn't get how you calculate the length of the last plank towards the wall!

  • @robertdarby2279
    @robertdarby2279 8 лет назад +31

    if you turn the board around and Mark your length from the wall back to the sec last board you don't need to use a measuring tape

  • @CherylCold
    @CherylCold 4 года назад

    Good vid brother. What I really wanted to see was the layer below, I see it and got it. Thats what I'll be using, those foam strips.

  • @naduarteedwards
    @naduarteedwards 2 года назад

    The best video that helped me so much

  • @dm55
    @dm55 5 лет назад +1

    Excellent. This gives me the confidence to take on the task. Just need to make some careful measurements tp make sure my final row is a decent width. Thanx

  • @traxxassmiff6094
    @traxxassmiff6094 5 лет назад +1

    I Must say u help me A LOT ... even after going threw a few vid's... THANK YOU !!!. 👍👍

  • @Ihaveausernametoo
    @Ihaveausernametoo 8 лет назад +10

    Nice accuracy free-handing the circle saw like that. I would hurt myself.

  • @mostefa7
    @mostefa7 9 лет назад +1

    Excellent video. Many thanks,

  • @hammadshabbir6505
    @hammadshabbir6505 Год назад

    Check this video to get more information about How To Cut Laminate Flooring? ruclips.net/video/YWq3eWZAljQ/видео.html

  • @faroukkhan6777
    @faroukkhan6777 Год назад

    Thanks Craig excellent work,, 👌

  • @timmothycopeland4866
    @timmothycopeland4866 8 лет назад +4

    maybe someone mentioned it before and I missed it, but what padding/under-layment did you use, if any. And how vital or necessary is that?

  • @Jute511
    @Jute511 Год назад +1

    Showing options for fitting around door frames and transitions would have made this perfect.

  • @robmcghie5248
    @robmcghie5248 5 лет назад +2

    Cut on back with circular saw on front only with handsaw for clean finish5

  • @michaelpackwood639
    @michaelpackwood639 9 месяцев назад

    Some good observations about safety below @writerNB. Yes I agree that safety specs are good idea, but what about a nose/mouth mask/ aspirator of some type? The dust generated from cutting laminate ( and incidentally mdf ) is some of the worst possible to breathe in. Absolutely avoid cutting laminate with power tools UNLESS YOU ARE MASKED UP!

  • @SofieMZF
    @SofieMZF 2 года назад

    Thank you for this interesting video. It wil help me.

  • @simondarley8502
    @simondarley8502 7 лет назад +47

    Don't forget your shaftey shpecs!

    • @lesmcleod
      @lesmcleod 6 лет назад

      Simon Darley hey that's not funny people had their eyesight loss by looking at the solar eclipse

    • @dtecmusic150
      @dtecmusic150 6 лет назад +8

      and your shircular shaw 😂

    • @khadraadan719
      @khadraadan719 4 года назад

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    • @kenmcintosh3705
      @kenmcintosh3705 4 года назад

      😂😂😂

  • @dianeanderson7948
    @dianeanderson7948 3 года назад

    very informative for the beginner Graig could have been more technical and gone into more detail, but the purpose was to keep to the basics and make it easy to understand the Simplicity of laying laminate flooring, Great Video !!!

  • @ivylifewithabullterrier4286
    @ivylifewithabullterrier4286 2 года назад

    Quick and helpful video 👌🏽

  • @petetheweed7428
    @petetheweed7428 7 лет назад +1

    Good video brother, very helpful!

  • @thomsono1912
    @thomsono1912 9 лет назад +5

    Excellent video, thanks

  • @lisasemmler4111
    @lisasemmler4111 7 лет назад +1

    Love the video! My question is, it looks like the laminate flooring is being placed over carpet pad. Is that right? Can I skip the step of removing my carpet pad? (It's glued to the floor and would be a massive pain to remove.)

    • @checkthatbag
      @checkthatbag 6 лет назад +1

      Lisa Semmler no you have to remove the padding

  • @necurrence1776
    @necurrence1776 Год назад

    What's the best insulation under the planks if the priority is to keep the feet warm from the cold concrete? (Underfloor heating is not an option because of height)

  • @Thedog30
    @Thedog30 7 лет назад +1

    I've got some used laminate from a neighbour just for a small area at the bottom of my stairs ... is it reusable? As some of the top tongues aren't on ..can it be salvaged?

  • @tristianobrien5114
    @tristianobrien5114 4 года назад +2

    la this got us sorted.. cheers

  • @myteekool
    @myteekool 6 лет назад +1

    Hey where can i get boards that thin? B&Q has the thick boards but I'd rather have the thinner ones.

  • @johnsharman7614
    @johnsharman7614 6 лет назад +1

    Nice one Craig.

  • @bastianvanstigt6246
    @bastianvanstigt6246 Год назад

    Thanks for the tips!

  • @stephanietyler8643
    @stephanietyler8643 6 лет назад +1

    Is there a link please for the skirting that has been used

  • @muhammadsoomro891
    @muhammadsoomro891 9 лет назад +2

    Very much appreciate the video and particularly the safety aspect but it would be nice if you had gloves on as handling saw cut wood increases the chances of splinters into your skin. Thanks

  • @lesmcleod
    @lesmcleod 6 лет назад +1

    I'm getting ready to do our house what do you think about the laser tape measure I have one I got my square footage pretty simple but is it accurate

  • @leewalerzak
    @leewalerzak 6 лет назад +2

    it's the craaaaaiiiigggg!!!

  • @linzi94
    @linzi94 Год назад

    What about the door jams? And the carpet bar?

  • @jazzman1626
    @jazzman1626 5 лет назад +1

    If you don’t have the ‘L’-shaped tool for the end piece, couldn’t you just fit it to the previous board, then fit both?

  • @andyfrancis4095
    @andyfrancis4095 8 лет назад +3

    so dont you have to worry if the room isnt square??

  • @dariusdalrymple3161
    @dariusdalrymple3161 7 лет назад +1

    The vast majority of people will be laying laminate flooring in a room with skirting boards already attached and will either have to cut the bottom of the skirting with an oscillating multi-tool to allow the boards to fit underneath or fit beading all around. So although the video is helpful it doesn't depict a typical real world installation.

    • @AnthonyFelixCano
      @AnthonyFelixCano 7 лет назад +2

      Darius Dalrymple you can remove them..only takes about 15 minutes

  • @rickywest57
    @rickywest57 8 лет назад +1

    Great tips.

  • @dlabrie
    @dlabrie 6 лет назад +1

    Nice video, thanks!

  • @ThereWillBePeace1
    @ThereWillBePeace1 8 лет назад +2

    nice one mate. and cool accent sounds like manchester.

  • @leticiaramirez7668
    @leticiaramirez7668 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks great video

  • @davidzhax5272
    @davidzhax5272 9 лет назад +1

    not forgettin' the saftey specks. :) that seems funny to me.
    thanks for the tut.

  • @cafelingo
    @cafelingo 7 лет назад +1

    I was told we have to use a T-mold instead of continuous flooring into the next room. Is this true? I'm so bummed if it is!

    • @kinstar
      @kinstar 7 лет назад

      not really you can always just continue laminating into the next room but you have to make sure its dead straight otherwise your flooring will look skewed. t-molds make it easier so you dont have to worry about that happening

  • @BOBBY-et9xb
    @BOBBY-et9xb 7 лет назад +1

    after laminate expands it does not contract to close the gap

  • @mollyanneabram1129
    @mollyanneabram1129 9 лет назад +1

    thanks

  • @purifiedcritters
    @purifiedcritters 9 лет назад +1

    thank you

  • @jenniferhaine6174
    @jenniferhaine6174 7 лет назад +1

    How do I lay the floor with a shaped stone fireplace.

    • @benmakepeace5759
      @benmakepeace5759 7 лет назад +2

      Jennifer Haine if you need to ask that question you need to hire a professional

  • @maliktanveer316
    @maliktanveer316 5 лет назад +1

    Any one tell me the disadvantages of mdf floor

  • @jamieborn3738
    @jamieborn3738 5 лет назад +1

    Nothing about the underlay. Great vid

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 4 года назад

      or the foam expansion strips u must place around the edge or the whole f loor with move

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 4 года назад

      cork *

  • @paulwilkinsmixedmediaartis4565
    @paulwilkinsmixedmediaartis4565 7 лет назад +1

    Nice video but where is the ear protection?

  • @DiannaAtherton
    @DiannaAtherton 5 лет назад +1

    When you are connecting the floor boards length wise end to end and you have the end tongue that connects sometimes you have a cut that off there. Can you still use it tho there is no interlocking end ?

  • @andrewjohnson6591
    @andrewjohnson6591 8 лет назад +2

    While you can cut laminate flooring with a circular saw, a laminate flooring cutter makes the job a lot easier. And they're not that expensive:
    www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B0BYY4Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00B0BYY4Q&linkCode=as2&tag=ytaj-20&linkId=GFOTU5HPAPFVXLE2

  • @para2082
    @para2082 3 года назад

    Do you have a trade back ground or jack of all trades and master of non?

  • @barrett9631
    @barrett9631 2 года назад

    Nice job mate!

  • @3ik3ik
    @3ik3ik 10 лет назад +1

    nice thanks this helped

  • @BOBBY-et9xb
    @BOBBY-et9xb 7 лет назад +2

    6mm wide or thick

  • @TheRpapito
    @TheRpapito 7 лет назад +1

    whats the name of that metal tool you used to hammer in the end?

    • @marthaarango9942
      @marthaarango9942 7 лет назад

      GeoFagus 123 no idea but they sell it at lowes

  • @SkillBuilder
    @SkillBuilder 6 лет назад +11

    a dust mask would be good with that mdf backing. You are still young Craig so don't go breathing all that shit in.

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 4 года назад

      he also forgot the foam inserts to pack between the expansion space or the floor could move and come apart over time

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 4 года назад

      cork rather ***********

    • @v82mp95
      @v82mp95 3 года назад +4

      @@girlsdrinkfeck That's not what edge packing is for!
      They get removed after you finish laying the floor so your comment is completely redundant

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 3 года назад

      @@v82mp95 lmao wrong

  • @mikewatte4478
    @mikewatte4478 7 лет назад +3

    no advice on the sub floor

  • @jackfordmac
    @jackfordmac 7 лет назад

    Can you glue down laminate, I've got a chipboard type floor, not concrete and want to glue down floor so it's not springy - will the expansion fuck me or does it never really expand and contract?

  • @rww805
    @rww805 7 лет назад +1

    i forgot this guy existed

  • @sherrygallardo7915
    @sherrygallardo7915 6 лет назад +1

    How to lay vynl flooring

  • @jacobgarcia3426
    @jacobgarcia3426 7 лет назад +5

    why not use scraps of the flooring it self for spacers??

    • @jamie_ar
      @jamie_ar 6 лет назад +1

      You wouldn't have scraps of flooring for the first few pieces. Why rely on scraps when you can spend £5 on a laminate flooring kit that provides proper spacers?

  • @stuartmurphy9242
    @stuartmurphy9242 5 лет назад +1

    is he half dutch half scouse?

  • @cglees
    @cglees 5 лет назад +3

    Worth watching just to hear him say jig-shaw

  • @djuri0612
    @djuri0612 6 лет назад +1

    Craig looks exactly like Fred Flintstone in the video thumbnail.

  • @acook5370
    @acook5370 7 лет назад +4

    I can't find a shirkur shaw or shaefty shpecks anywhere. Where can I buy those?

  • @DudeSilad
    @DudeSilad 7 лет назад +1

    This week, I'd like to nominate, Ssshada

  • @tuppybrill4915
    @tuppybrill4915 4 года назад +1

    And what about your ear defenders?

  • @MaskoftheWraith
    @MaskoftheWraith 2 года назад

    Zee Craig from Big Brother 4!

  • @patjaoable
    @patjaoable 6 лет назад +1

    Safety specs.... never heard that before

  • @whoflungdung74
    @whoflungdung74 9 лет назад

    You will find it much easier if you actually start at the door and work away, that way you can slide your first piece under the door frame once you've trimmed the bottom of the frame.

    • @MadMax-kz5yp
      @MadMax-kz5yp 9 лет назад

      whoflungdung74 what happens if you got 2 doors?

  • @frednurk5547
    @frednurk5547 7 лет назад

    Not trying to be nasty but the trimming board should be clamped on a workbench (not a milk crate) and both hands should be on your circular saw. Kickback can occur when boards are not clamped -- very important if you're planning to play any guitar in the future :)

    • @benmakepeace5759
      @benmakepeace5759 7 лет назад

      Fred Nurk 😂😂😂😂😂 and he didn't have his hard hat on.
      pathetic

  • @londonguy73
    @londonguy73 5 лет назад +1

    cant beat a Schrcular Schaw

  • @suzihollywoodmusic
    @suzihollywoodmusic 7 лет назад

    hiya can you pllease can you tell me how much workmen charge roughly to put down beading for ,1 room

    • @AnthonyFelixCano
      @AnthonyFelixCano 7 лет назад

      ***Suziwooz *** beading as in caulk? 1 12X12 bedroom..id charge $40 unless youre farther than 15 miles then id ask for gas money too

  • @C20XEMini
    @C20XEMini 3 года назад +1

    Shercular Shaw :)

  • @steviewonder2049
    @steviewonder2049 7 лет назад +10

    JIGSHAW

    • @jackfordmac
      @jackfordmac 7 лет назад +2

      short and random SHERCULAR SHAW, love him man - thanks!

  • @joeheffernan01
    @joeheffernan01 7 лет назад +5

    clayg fram big bruver mayyyt

  • @reallyryan_
    @reallyryan_ 7 лет назад +1

    can you come and do my hallway so I don't need to 😂

  • @sharronsorsky3557
    @sharronsorsky3557 5 лет назад +1

    YOU FORGOT TO EXPLAIN ABOUT STAGGERED JOINTS