Laminate flooring and a wallpaper stripper
A boiling wallpaper stripper placed on a laminate floor is not a good idea.
A couple of young lads had been redecorating a house and left the steam stripper on the hallway floor. Condensed steam (also known as water) had dripped onto brand new hall flooring and in a very short while caused a massive blister in the laminate. For those who don't know, let me tell you, that's a sod of a job to correct. Laminate goes down very easily. But getting it back up again without lifting half the floor is not. Three boards were damaged, but to get to them half the hall had to be lifted - including in the doorway and around the staircase. It took a couple of hours to sort it out, and after a lot of grunts and groans, it is now back to it's former glory. Job done. If you need a laminate repair - give me a call on 07930 335 937 or use the email link in the right hand side bar.
Labels: Laminate
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I'm always being asked can you do this or can you do that
so here is a list in alaphbetical order of some of the things I can do
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Labels: Carpentry, Decking, Door viewer, Electrical, Fencing, fitted wardrobes, Flatpack, gardening, Laminate, Miscellaneous, Plumbing
Laminate flooring
Wasn't the wind bitter? I was so glad to be working indoors today.
I had to lay a laminate floor in a kitchen.
Good quality laminate can be incredibly hard wearing. At home we have it throughout most of the bungalow, including the kitchen. Because our house is very well insulated we're able to heat the whole house from a single cast iron stove in the living room (Yes, that's right - we don't want central heating). The only disadvantage of a stove is that embers fall out of the firebox when I decide to poke around too enthusiastically, however even after two years of falling embers the laminate remains totally unaffected. It seems far more hygienic than carpeting, and is so easy to keep clean. The one thing that
no laminate seems able to cope with is wet. Even bathroom laminate "lifts" if soaked once too often. My suggestions are therefore don't use it where it may get very wet. and DON'T BUY CHEAP LAMINATE unless you have a lot of money. Laying laminate floors in a large room is much easier than in a hallway. When examining a laid floor don't bother looking at the middle of the floor, look around the door frames - that's the trickier area - and will most likely show the level of competence of the installer. If you need help with laying laminate flooring call me on 07930 335 937
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