Floors-To-Go Laminate experiences

[IJWS15]

Finally got round to doing what she wanted in the study several years ago.

Levelled the floor - flattened is probably a better term as it has been done on a slight slope to avoid raising the level in the doorway too much.

Floors to go Nevada Oak laminate.

Opened first pack - no instructions, second the same, didn't look further, can't be that difficult ( I have done this before after all).

After experimenting with the first two bits I realised that the ends could only be slotted together by raising the opposite end of one of the pieces . . . . . then the penny dropped, I would have to assemble it in full room width strips. At least the room is only 4m wide.

Half an hour later and five strips connected I open the third pack and find . . . . . . .


some instructions.

These describe, in pictograms, fitting it one plank at a time and shows the ends being connected as you lower the plank having inserted the long edge in the previous row. No way you could do that with these planks.

I carried on as before only to find I had slightly underestimated and needed about 400mm to finish the room.

Niped into the store with the end from a pack but they only had "Sherwood Oak" which looked similar". I asked the assistant only to be asked if I had bought it on-line. No - from here. Turns out it is called Nevada on line and Sherwood in the store (he said) but on examining the packs stacked under the Sherwood display it turns out they are all marked "Nevada" with the same product code as the pack end I had.

Floor finished, skirting to replace etc.

I pity someone who has not done it before getting this product and trying to install it by following the instructions . . . . .

 

[mr_vampy]

Have fitted lots of laminates in the past, but never from Floors-To-Go. Was wondering does the laminate from there have a rubber/plastic stip on the groove, what they call the Megaloc system?

 

[aveatry]

I have used a lot of Balterio lamanate which had to be layed just the same - whole room lengths at a time. Join the small ends and then that whole row in one go.
Under door frames had to shave off the short end bump and tap until the long end "jumped over its partner on the other plank

 

[IJWS15]

Have fitted lots of laminates in the past, but never from Floors-To-Go. Was wondering does the laminate from there have a rubber/plastic stip on the groove, what they call the Megaloc system?

Have fittend Engineered floor from B&Q (went down easilly and looks good) which had a plastic strip in the short end. This one didn't.

 

[IJWS15]

I have used a lot of Balterio lamanate which had to be layed just the same - whole room lengths at a time. Join the small ends and then that whole row in one go.
Under door frames had to shave off the short end bump and tap until the long end "jumped over its partner on the other plank

I started from the door to avoid that problem.

 

[mr_vampy]

I have used a lot of Balterio lamanate which had to be layed just the same - whole room lengths at a time. Join the small ends and then that whole row in one go.
Under door frames had to shave off the short end bump and tap until the long end "jumped over its partner on the other plank

sounds exactly like the locking system used in the cheaper B&Q and Wickes laminate flooring.

 

[wombats]

Would never buy from floors-to go ever again. Bought some flooring instore and wanted matching skirting board, only the skirting board wasn't in stock. I were told that if i bought and paid for it all now then within 2 weeks the skirting would be instock. So i did (Big mistake). I waited 9 weeks to finally get the skirting and even then it was transferred from other stores around the uk as i were sick of waiting for the stock to arrive. !8 phone calls to different people all telling me it would be here by the end of the week. Liars.....