On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:05:46 +0100, "BillR"
wrote:

Vortex wrote:
Hi,

I'm installing a new kitchen in my home. The room is completely
empty. Cabling, plumbing and drainage are in place.

The floor is good condition timber boarding (60's). Floorcovering
will be vinyl (roll) on hardboard.

Q. I have the option to install the floorcovering either before,
or after the kitchen units but have had conflicting advice from
floorcovering people.

What is normal practice? (if indeed there is a normal practice). My
inclination is to take the floorcovering to the walls in all
directions, then install the kitchen above.
I tried it afterwards and it was very difficult because my laminate was the
glue type and there was nothing to push against except the feeble plastic
kitchen unit legs.
Later I was told I should have put battens on the floor to push against.
I guess with clickloc laminate it would be a lot easier.

Not in our toilet it wasn't. I knew I was going to be laminating in
there so when I was building 2 of the walls I stopped short of the
floor with the plasterboard 'cos the last thing I wanted to do was
start hitting the boards to bed them in and find I'd smashed the wall.

However, even with wooden battens screwed to the floor I still had
Much Fun [tm] putting the boards down because I hadn't drilled pilot
holes for the screws in the battens so most of them ended up moving
when hit.

I know better now
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cheers,

witchy/binarydinosaurs