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 Laminate flooring is type of flooring made of a laminate material. It mimics the look of traditional woods while offering easy installation and lasting durability for a much cheaper cost. It can be difficult to find differences between wooden floor and laminate flooring. What appears to be a natural wood grain pattern is really a thin layer of decor paper (a photographic image) under a tough-as-nails protective film that is glued and pressed to a high-density backing board. Laminate flooring comes in an array of wood effects (the most popular option) as well as natural stone and ceramic.
Laminate floorings main advantages are that it is easy to install is very hardwearing and relatively inexpensive compared to real hardwood flooring. It's durable (about 20 times stronger than a kitchen countertop) and is water-resistant, offering use in bathrooms and kitchens in addition to high traffic areas. Unlike most hardwoods and parquet floors, laminates are quite dent-resistant. Laminate flooring is a floating floor, which means it does not fasten directly to the sub-floor. Instead the planks are clicked together. This enables the floor to be fitted fast and with no real mess. You can walk on your laminate floor straight away.
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Legal advice needed re a horrible landlord / managing agent PLEASE xx?
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Im really hoping someone can give us some advice. We rented my old childhood home last year, taking out a year long tenancy and paying 6months up front ( over £10K with managing agents fees.) From day 8 the roof leaked on the ground floor extension, leaving 2 ground floor rooms pretty much unuesable. I even fellover on the wet laminate floor and
Legal advice needed re a horrible landlord / managing agent PLEASE xx?
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self adhesive border for a laminate floor?
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i bought some of this for my hall floor a few years ago and want to do the same in new house, its an unusual product, so unusual that i cant find it anymore as i cant remember where i bought it, you simply stick it onto laminate floor near the skirting board and it gives it that extra finishing touch, i live in northumberland so if anyone knows
self adhesive border for a laminate floor?
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looking for an angled floor strip?
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I have just laid a laminate floor.
I decided not to continue into another room and stopped at the door of another, so therefor I don't need to use a threshold strip.
But I am left with a step where the two floors meet .The laminate and a flat floor.
The step is the thickness of the new floor +.underlay =aprox 8mm
I am looking to fit an
looking for an angled floor strip?
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How would you insulate a garden shed?
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We have just had to replace a garden shed which was damaged in a fire. We used the shed as a home office and I spent a lot of time out there writing in all seasons. Heating was not too much of a problem with an electric heater but the trouble was the floor. We lined the shed with laminate, the floor as well, but the cold seeped through in the
How would you insulate a garden shed?
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BUILDING HELP- EXTERNAL WALLS Of HOUSE CLADDING TYPE?
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Hi, need some help here. Im trying to find websites out there that does exteria wall cladding, theres a house on my street that has the whole house cladded up with a stone effect cladding. Im not 100% sure its called cladding though coz ive been searching for it and with no results. A friend of mine says that it comes sort of flat and you screw it
BUILDING HELP- EXTERNAL WALLS Of HOUSE CLADDING TYPE?
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need some advise fitting laminate flooring?
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ihave managed to fit some laminate flooring all over the house and i thought that i was home and dry... until i have hit the last room the dining room. the problem is that the emergency water stop tap thinbgy is under the floor boards so if i laminate on top how will i ever be able to get to the tap in an emergency?
it will take forever to
need some advise fitting laminate flooring?
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