Hi All,
First post for me on here though I have gained plenty of useful advice from reading others
I am about to start laying laminate flooring in my bedroom atm and can't decide on how to stagger the planks. This is the laminate I am using:
http://www.wickes.co.uk/laminate-flooring-shire-oak-effect/invt/157947/
Its a single plank design with bevelled edges, to "create that real wood effect" Basically the edges for the boards are supposed to be seen in the finished floor. Now according to the instructions that come with the boards, I should use the off cut from the end of one run to start the next, which would create a diagonal stagger pattern. My first thought would be that a "H" pattern would look best and this is what they seem to use in the sample pictures on the wickes site (contrary to the instructions ) and also against most advice on laying laminate flooring I have read on other websites but I think that perhaps they are referring to laminate boards with flush edges so that the joints are best hidden when you look at the complete floor.
Any suggestions on what way to go? Other thing is that a "H" pattern has alot more waste as I have to use 1 board on each end of the one strip.
Thanks,
Kevin
First post for me on here though I have gained plenty of useful advice from reading others
I am about to start laying laminate flooring in my bedroom atm and can't decide on how to stagger the planks. This is the laminate I am using:
http://www.wickes.co.uk/laminate-flooring-shire-oak-effect/invt/157947/
Its a single plank design with bevelled edges, to "create that real wood effect" Basically the edges for the boards are supposed to be seen in the finished floor. Now according to the instructions that come with the boards, I should use the off cut from the end of one run to start the next, which would create a diagonal stagger pattern. My first thought would be that a "H" pattern would look best and this is what they seem to use in the sample pictures on the wickes site (contrary to the instructions ) and also against most advice on laying laminate flooring I have read on other websites but I think that perhaps they are referring to laminate boards with flush edges so that the joints are best hidden when you look at the complete floor.
Any suggestions on what way to go? Other thing is that a "H" pattern has alot more waste as I have to use 1 board on each end of the one strip.
Thanks,
Kevin