Laminate floor in a kitchen...
Details:
It's a complete kitchen re-fit; new cupboards, appliances and floor.
All appliances are integral.
The base is a concrete floor, I've bought a suitable underlay.
The laminate is click/lock and is suitable for kitchens (water resistant).
There's also no skirting at the moment, I plan to fit that last, over the top of the laminate.
Questions:
1, I'm pretty sure you don't stand the new base units on the laminate, right?
Instead, you put the base units in first, laminate up to the legs and then clip the plinth on the legs so it looks like the laminate goes under the cupboards?
2, What about the appliances? Can I do the same thing? laminate up to the feet of the appliance and then put the plinth across the front?
I'm assuming that in-order to get the appliance in/out you wind the adjustable legs down to give you enough clearance (height) and then wind them up again once it's in place?
Bearing in mind that you'll need to lift the appliance to get the feet over the edge of the laminate.
4, Edges.
When the laminate comes to a wall they recommend you put a cork strip between the last piece and the wall to allow for expansion.
Is that strip supposed to be continuous, or just a length of the cork edging every metre or so?
What about the edge that's under the cupboards?
The laminate is the kind that clicks together, do I need to battern the floor under the cupboards to give it some support?
Sorry if my post seems direct/short, I'm just trying not to ramble! ;o)
Thanks
C.
Details:
It's a complete kitchen re-fit; new cupboards, appliances and floor.
All appliances are integral.
The base is a concrete floor, I've bought a suitable underlay.
The laminate is click/lock and is suitable for kitchens (water resistant).
There's also no skirting at the moment, I plan to fit that last, over the top of the laminate.
Questions:
1, I'm pretty sure you don't stand the new base units on the laminate, right?
Instead, you put the base units in first, laminate up to the legs and then clip the plinth on the legs so it looks like the laminate goes under the cupboards?
2, What about the appliances? Can I do the same thing? laminate up to the feet of the appliance and then put the plinth across the front?
I'm assuming that in-order to get the appliance in/out you wind the adjustable legs down to give you enough clearance (height) and then wind them up again once it's in place?
Bearing in mind that you'll need to lift the appliance to get the feet over the edge of the laminate.
4, Edges.
When the laminate comes to a wall they recommend you put a cork strip between the last piece and the wall to allow for expansion.
Is that strip supposed to be continuous, or just a length of the cork edging every metre or so?
What about the edge that's under the cupboards?
The laminate is the kind that clicks together, do I need to battern the floor under the cupboards to give it some support?
Sorry if my post seems direct/short, I'm just trying not to ramble! ;o)
Thanks
C.