On Apr 7, 9:55*am, Dymphna
wrote:
aemeijers;2932167 Wrote:
Greg wrote:
Hi,
I am wanting to install laminate flooring in my living room and
continue into my kitchen. *Currently, we have carpet in the living
room and linoleum in the kitchen. *Of course the kitchen has a sub
floor under the linoleum. *This has created a height difference of
8mm
(3/8). *I am putting cork down in the living room which is 5mm(1/4)
thick.
Here are my questions:
Do I have to worry about the 3mm (1/8) height difference?
If so, how do I get them to match up?
I do not want to install a T as the rooms flow from one to the other.
TIA,
Greg
Pull up the vinyl in the kitchen, or go with thin plywood underlayment
rather than cork in the living room. (BTW, the subfloor is the bottom
layer, not the middle layer, of a floor.)
Personally, I hate the look of laminate- real hardwood or nothing for
me- but whatever floats your boat.
--
aem sends...
Not all laminate looks like wood anymore. I put some in my kitchen,
bedroom and laundry room that looks like stone.
You want the breaks in it, because it allows the expanding and
contracting of the laminate. So if you have the different and make it a
seem - it works well. I did not have the problems with different levels
and had to do this between rooms, because the laminate needs this give.
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Dymphna
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Ok, all this talk is all interesting and nice, but it doesn't answer
my initial question. I have already decided to put laminate in the
kitchen. I am aware of the issues and concerns, and I made an
educated decision, derived from a number of resources. I will be
putting a sealent on the joints and caulking around the edging to help
keep the water out. In the event of a flood (dishwasher, etc), it
won't matter what flooring I have, it'll be ruined.
My original question is how do do get the laminate to flow from the
living room to the kitchen? There will be about a 4mm difference
(kitchen being higher). The boards will be running straight through
the opening.
This way:
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Not This Way:
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TIA,
Greg