I'm about to fit laminate for the first time (I'm 63). Starting in the bedroom and then the living room and hall (we live in a small bungalow). You've made this look ridiculously easy and given me a bit more confidence, so thanks for this great video :)

@Cafeconconcha2004

5 ай бұрын

74 now

@riggs

3 ай бұрын

Wow, he only said this a year ago ... people age really fast doing DIY 🤣

So far the best, easy, simple video.... thanks

This is the only channel i have found thats SHOWS you how to attach the second board on the second row. BRILLIANT thankyou

@MrandMrsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@travelsphereuk-7090

2 жыл бұрын

Thats because british 🇬🇧 people get straight to the point. 👍

Well explained! A note to any new installers; When he says to start the install on the left and work your way to the right, that means to start on the left against the wall lay that entire row then move over continue each row

Among the ones I watched this is the best video that describes installing laminate flooring...

@ContagiousChristian

6 жыл бұрын

Jay Craig so true

Your instructions are nice and clear and no long intros as with other videos. Well done Craig.

Done plenty of these and this video is a must for all the gotchas. Nice work. If your doing a whole house invest in a small saw bench. It will save your back.

Brilliant video, very informative and looks like everything needed to complete a basic floor. Thanks for posting!

Thank you for the advice! My sister and I did my entire home, and it looks AMAZING!

@brotherkirk7302

5 жыл бұрын

Lol bet it's a shit hole ya scab

Thanks Craig, you make it look so easy i'm going to have a go at it, thankyou again.

Top stuff, loved this guy, proper down to earth and nice clear guidance

Isn't this video technically, how to lay laminate floor without craig Phillips

@herculesmclovin

Ай бұрын

👏 👏 😅

Mate, you make the job seem very easy. Thumbs up for your time.

A nice instructive vid clip, I've just started doing my first floor. Shame about the piss takers and criticisers on the comments.........

Best video I’ve seen. Excellent explanation. Thank you Craig👍

Great vid...thanks Craig. Something worth noting though is, if you've removed the skirting so as not to need scotia trim on the perimeter, you don't need to have the 10mm expansion gap inwards from the wall...the skirting board sits over and outwards from the wall...so the gap can be under and outwards from the wall.

Clear and To-the-point instructions. Good video.

Nice vid (with a few provisos) : Yes - Leave a 10mm expansion gap (but u can establish the gap with spacers - little blocks 10mm in width) If you have to trim your end planks - Yes - Use a circular saw ... But the plank should be held securely before cutting - I would always use a workbench to secure a long plank like that - then cut. Craig is making it look very easy, but I suspect he's an experienced carpenter. If you're not, secure your plank before cutting with a tool as dangerous as a circular saw, please! Yes- Always use safety glasses when using a circular saw and wear grip-gloves. Yes - Fit floor beading for a nice finish at the edges... Not sure what "quadpede" is? Must be a scouse thing? :) PS: Cutting floor beading at the corners is a bit fiddly - you might wish to check out this vid here that shows you how to cut 45 degree angles : kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGdhj9J8iqXFcsY.html

@BobbyTheBoxer

5 жыл бұрын

I think he was saying quad bead/beading

oh yeah and like DIY channel says, you can do it in 1 day especially when someone doesnt want you cutting inside and YOU GOTTA WALK DOWNSTAIRS AND INTO THE FUCKING GARAGE TO CUT EVERY PEICE!!! Im totally not mad and had a lot of FUN!

@rondelong5541

7 жыл бұрын

so? i wouldnt either lmao... its not hard your just lazy

@proscapesinc.4479

7 жыл бұрын

DesecratedReaper

I cant thank you enough for that last piece of advice in the video at 5:07 about the covering gap. I have seen every video where the gap is created by spacers and don't say word about them. I am like what happend to that space in the final picture. Basically, you cover with wood board.

Nice editing....all works like magic!

Great video as always Craig................

And here is another magical easy fitting flooring. Where can I buy one? This could be the best tip you can give us, Craig. Also, I didn't get how you calculate the length of the last plank towards the wall!

@larrystrickland6502

7 жыл бұрын

Val Garay Jaa

@larrystrickland6502

7 жыл бұрын

jaa

Good vid brother. What I really wanted to see was the layer below, I see it and got it. Thats what I'll be using, those foam strips.

The best video that helped me so much

Thanks Craig excellent work,, 👌

I Must say u help me A LOT ... even after going threw a few vid's... THANK YOU !!!. 👍👍

Excellent video. Many thanks,

if you turn the board around and Mark your length from the wall back to the sec last board you don't need to use a measuring tape

@kenparrott5543

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Darb

@beady0081

5 жыл бұрын

Ken Parrot

@Nimbleatthat

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Penguin

@Drew_Vernon

4 жыл бұрын

Clit Cobra

Excellent. This gives me the confidence to take on the task. Just need to make some careful measurements tp make sure my final row is a decent width. Thanx

Quick and helpful video 👌🏽

Excellent video, thanks

Thank you for this interesting video. It wil help me.

maybe someone mentioned it before and I missed it, but what padding/under-layment did you use, if any. And how vital or necessary is that?

Nice accuracy free-handing the circle saw like that. I would hurt myself.

Good video brother, very helpful!

Nice one Craig.

Don't forget your shaftey shpecs!

@lesmcleod

6 жыл бұрын

Simon Darley hey that's not funny people had their eyesight loss by looking at the solar eclipse

@dtecmusic150

6 жыл бұрын

and your shircular shaw 😂

@khadraadan719

4 жыл бұрын

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@kenmcintosh3705

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

la this got us sorted.. cheers

Showing options for fitting around door frames and transitions would have made this perfect.

Love the video! My question is, it looks like the laminate flooring is being placed over carpet pad. Is that right? Can I skip the step of removing my carpet pad? (It's glued to the floor and would be a massive pain to remove.)

@checkthatbag

6 жыл бұрын

Lisa Semmler no you have to remove the padding

Thanks for the tips!

very informative for the beginner Graig could have been more technical and gone into more detail, but the purpose was to keep to the basics and make it easy to understand the Simplicity of laying laminate flooring, Great Video !!!

Cut on back with circular saw on front only with handsaw for clean finish5

Nice video, thanks!

Some good observations about safety below @writerNB. Yes I agree that safety specs are good idea, but what about a nose/mouth mask/ aspirator of some type? The dust generated from cutting laminate ( and incidentally mdf ) is some of the worst possible to breathe in. Absolutely avoid cutting laminate with power tools UNLESS YOU ARE MASKED UP!

I'm getting ready to do our house what do you think about the laser tape measure I have one I got my square footage pretty simple but is it accurate

I've got some used laminate from a neighbour just for a small area at the bottom of my stairs ... is it reusable? As some of the top tongues aren't on ..can it be salvaged?

Thanks great video

Is there a link please for the skirting that has been used

Great tips.

Nice job mate!

Hey where can i get boards that thin? B&Q has the thick boards but I'd rather have the thinner ones.

What's the best insulation under the planks if the priority is to keep the feet warm from the cold concrete? (Underfloor heating is not an option because of height)

not forgettin' the saftey specks. :) that seems funny to me. thanks for the tut.

it's the craaaaaiiiigggg!!!

Very much appreciate the video and particularly the safety aspect but it would be nice if you had gloves on as handling saw cut wood increases the chances of splinters into your skin. Thanks

@rufinagonzalezloza9513

9 жыл бұрын

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so dont you have to worry if the room isnt square??

nice one mate. and cool accent sounds like manchester.

@mikewatte4478

7 жыл бұрын

he is a scouser u moron

i forgot this guy existed

I was told we have to use a T-mold instead of continuous flooring into the next room. Is this true? I'm so bummed if it is!

@kinstar

7 жыл бұрын

not really you can always just continue laminating into the next room but you have to make sure its dead straight otherwise your flooring will look skewed. t-molds make it easier so you dont have to worry about that happening

If you don’t have the ‘L’-shaped tool for the end piece, couldn’t you just fit it to the previous board, then fit both?

While you can cut laminate flooring with a circular saw, a laminate flooring cutter makes the job a lot easier. And they're not that expensive: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B0BYY4Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00B0BYY4Q&linkCode=as2&tag=ytaj-20&linkId=GFOTU5HPAPFVXLE2

What about the door jams? And the carpet bar?

nice thanks this helped

thank you

The vast majority of people will be laying laminate flooring in a room with skirting boards already attached and will either have to cut the bottom of the skirting with an oscillating multi-tool to allow the boards to fit underneath or fit beading all around. So although the video is helpful it doesn't depict a typical real world installation.

@AnthonyFelixCano

7 жыл бұрын

Darius Dalrymple you can remove them..only takes about 15 minutes

When you are connecting the floor boards length wise end to end and you have the end tongue that connects sometimes you have a cut that off there. Can you still use it tho there is no interlocking end ?

thanks

How do I lay the floor with a shaped stone fireplace.

@benmakepeace5759

7 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Haine if you need to ask that question you need to hire a professional

whats the name of that metal tool you used to hammer in the end?

@marthaarango9942

7 жыл бұрын

GeoFagus 123 no idea but they sell it at lowes

6mm wide or thick

Do you have a trade back ground or jack of all trades and master of non?

Any one tell me the disadvantages of mdf floor

I can't find a shirkur shaw or shaefty shpecks anywhere. Where can I buy those?

after laminate expands it does not contract to close the gap

Nothing about the underlay. Great vid

@girlsdrinkfeck

4 жыл бұрын

or the foam expansion strips u must place around the edge or the whole f loor with move

@girlsdrinkfeck

4 жыл бұрын

cork *

Nice video but where is the ear protection?

no advice on the sub floor

Worth watching just to hear him say jig-shaw

Zee Craig from Big Brother 4!

why not use scraps of the flooring it self for spacers??

@jamie_ar

6 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't have scraps of flooring for the first few pieces. Why rely on scraps when you can spend £5 on a laminate flooring kit that provides proper spacers?

How to lay vynl flooring

Craig looks exactly like Fred Flintstone in the video thumbnail.

Can you glue down laminate, I've got a chipboard type floor, not concrete and want to glue down floor so it's not springy - will the expansion fuck me or does it never really expand and contract?

@Joacovision

7 жыл бұрын

Always expand

cant beat a Schrcular Schaw

This week, I'd like to nominate, Ssshada

@mmnm8540

3 жыл бұрын

And Nicola.

can you come and do my hallway so I don't need to 😂

is he half dutch half scouse?

Shercular Shaw :)

Where's mi gold!!!!!

a dust mask would be good with that mdf backing. You are still young Craig so don't go breathing all that shit in.

@girlsdrinkfeck

4 жыл бұрын

he also forgot the foam inserts to pack between the expansion space or the floor could move and come apart over time

@girlsdrinkfeck

4 жыл бұрын

cork rather ***********

@v82mp95

3 жыл бұрын

@@girlsdrinkfeck That's not what edge packing is for! They get removed after you finish laying the floor so your comment is completely redundant

@girlsdrinkfeck

3 жыл бұрын

@@v82mp95 lmao wrong

And what about your ear defenders?

@davidmister8037

3 жыл бұрын

Tuppy Brill man up snowflake

👍

JIGSHAW

@jackfordmac

7 жыл бұрын

short and random SHERCULAR SHAW, love him man - thanks!

Safety specs.... never heard that before

Not trying to be nasty but the trimming board should be clamped on a workbench (not a milk crate) and both hands should be on your circular saw. Kickback can occur when boards are not clamped -- very important if you're planning to play any guitar in the future :)

@benmakepeace5759

7 жыл бұрын

Fred Nurk 😂😂😂😂😂 and he didn't have his hard hat on. pathetic

Noice!

clayg fram big bruver mayyyt

My hallway is old floor boards what do i put over it before laying laminate flooring? Im a single mum trying to do this alone in a budget 🙈

@aplinap

6 жыл бұрын

Cc you should buy some laminate flooring underlay. I got the 5 mm one. Good luck.

@Cc-gv1tp

6 жыл бұрын

Ian Underground thankyou x