Best way to secure wood trimming/edge on laminate floors?

terrysdelight · 12 Jan 2009

Hi

A friend has laid the floor for me but hasn't put the edging trim on. He said the best thing for a neat job is to get a gun that fires nails.

Does anyone know the proper name for this, roughly how much it costs and how I would use it?

Many thanks
Terri

Jaffa72 · 12 Jan 2009

The gun you refer to would not be cheap for a one off job but you could hire one.I tend to use a double sided tape which may take a little longer but it leaves a nice neat job.....http://www.tapes-direct.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=134&products_id=741

kilo_4que · 12 Jan 2009

Are you on about wood laminate trim?

If so then there is believe it or not a cheap enough staple gun (tacwise) that also fires smallish nails that actually works lol. I bought one from Screwfix as i didnt really have a need for the more expensive paslode thingies which as Jaffa has referred to are very expensive especially for a one off job. I needed something that would allow for descrete nailing and have used it to fix square edge corners to staircase strings and various other places.

Let me know if this is what you are referring to as a trim

terrysdelight · 13 Jan 2009

kilo_4que said:
Are you on about wood laminate trim?

If so then there is believe it or not a cheap enough staple gun (tacwise) that also fires smallish nails that actually works lol. I bought one from Screwfix as i didnt really have a need for the more expensive paslode thingies which as Jaffa has referred to are very expensive especially for a one off job. I needed something that would allow for descrete nailing and have used it to fix square edge corners to staircase strings and various other places.

Let me know if this is what you are referring to as a trim

Thank you - screwfix here I come! Think I'll get both tackwise and the double sided tape.

kilo_4que · 13 Jan 2009

Terry its a neat little staple gun with the bonus of firing nails too. Once in the nails are hardly visible, only a small dot

let us know how you get on

Btw the double sided tape idea is great too but be carefull not to take the protective seal off all at once. Im sure you would have seen something similar before where you slightly peel one end, put the trim in place and then pull the seal slowly, it will nice and easy come off exposing the sticky part to the floor and catching onto it. A little pressure along the whole piece and your done.

Which ever method you prefer id say will defo work

terrysdelight · 13 Jan 2009

kilo_4que said:
Terry its a neat little staple gun with the bonus of firing nails too. Once in the nails are hardly visible, only a small dot

let us know how you get on

Btw the double sided tape idea is great too but be carefull not to take the protective seal off all at once. Im sure you would have seen something similar before where you slightly peel one end, put the trim in place and then pull the seal slowly, it will nice and easy come off exposing the sticky part to the floor and catching onto it. A little pressure along the whole piece and your done.

Which ever method you prefer id say will defo work

Hi there

I got the gun from screw fix with a selection of nail sizes, my diy book doesn't suggest a size but I guess 15mm should be ok.

Any tips on getting the trim to bend round a curve? It's the base of the stairs in hallway. I think I should make lots and lots of cuts in the back of the trim and hopefully it will bend.

Many thanks
Terri

Alastairreid · 13 Jan 2009

I think I should make lots and lots of cuts .

and thats exactly how i done mine terri..............works just fine.

terrysdelight · 14 Jan 2009

alastairreid said:
I think I should make lots and lots of cuts .

and thats exactly how i done mine terri..............works just fine.

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Many thanks

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