Laminate over floorboards

Hmm_Messiah

Hi

We were plannignt o do my mum's sittign room but got stuck midway as under the carpet was old lino stuck to the floorboards


its likely we can get the lino off 9 if any one can recommend anythign to disolve the glue please do0

but a man came to measure etc and said no problem laminate going down

But am i not right in thinking that laminate can't directly go on floorboards

that hardboard is needed under or somethign ?

I'll check elsewhere but if any one with personal experience/ more knowlege can help out , very much appreciated

Hope I posted in the right sub forum ?

jamartin

Hi Laminate flooring can go over floorbords as long as they are not uneven or sagging , you can also use a plywood board over boards if they are uneven.

doggy Bear

Hi.
We have just bought an old house and have begun (happily so) the DIY process. We lifted the old, nasty carpet from one bedroom and found floorboards that had gaps in them and are not at all flat. So I think the best thing to do is to lay down laminates over them. But how can this be done without raising the height of the floor? What happens with the skirting boards and the trim at the door? Do the the floorboards need to be sanded down so much that they sink down enough?
Just need an idea of what's in store for us.
Cheers.

Drake66

doggy Bear wrote: »

Hi.
We have just bought an old house and have begun (happily so) the DIY process. We lifted the old, nasty carpet from one bedroom and found floorboards that had gaps in them and are not at all flat. So I think the best thing to do is to lay down laminates over them. But how can this be done without raising the height of the floor? What happens with the skirting boards and the trim at the door? Do the the floorboards need to be sanded down so much that they sink down enough?
Just need an idea of what's in store for us.
Cheers.

I have just done some of my upstairs bedrooms in laminate. I was lucky insofar as the floorboards were quite level; so I just slapped them straight down using an acoustic underlay which I got from Brooks. I didn't want to take the old skirting off so I used oak veneered beading to cover the expansion gap. I lifted the old saddles at the doors and replaced them with reducers; which you can get in brooks or mulverys.

If your floorboards are very uneven you will probably have to level them as in my experience, laminates are very intolerant to variations in the level; they just won't go together. As the previous poster said, laying some plywood boards down is a good easy way to fix this.

daithiard

It may sound like a silly suggestion but one of the easy ways to get round gpas in floorboards is to run the laminate at a 90degree angle, I know it sounds obvious but it's a solution many don't think of. The acoustic or silver foil underlay will also help a lot, but is worth just for the soundproofing. As long as the joint of th flooring doesn't run over the gap/s, you should be fine thou. If you are really stuck, ply is the best option but there is a screed avaialbe for floor boards but it's dear and messy(it has elasticated strands in it the stretch across the gaps)