Got a request to price out about 900 sq ft of laminate flooring, with roll underlayment, in a basement. Access is good, floor is presumably reasonably flat (there’s carpet there now).
I’ve only done one of these before, seemed like it took forever, but it was the customer’s flooring that had sat open in his garage for a year or more. Didn’t snap together very well.
One big room, with a 3′ hallway running parallel with the SHORT dimension of the room. Four smaller rooms off the hallway.
If I was putting in engineered wood, I’d run it long dimension in the big room, and reverse direction as needed in the smaller rooms.
Do I have that option? Should I run the flooring the other way??
Should I start at the other end of the corridor?
Equally important, how long should this take??
Edited 11/25/2009 5:31 am ET by Tomrocks21212
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Shameless self-serving bump
Some laminates require that the packages be opened and acclimated to the room. Others are very specific about keeping the package sealed until ready to install. Read the directions.
The lay direction should be what looks best in each room. A threshold at the door makes a good transition. Doesn't anyone use thresholds anymore? Of course, get signoff from the customer first.
How long? Depends on the product. Some are very difficult to install. I once installed some click flooring that had tabs on the short side as well as the long side. You had to angle the long side while clicking together the short side and then it all came apart and you had to start over. It's easier with a helper.