On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:47:59 PM UTC-5, finiteguy wrote:
So, I have a 30 year old linoleum floor and I want to change it. Are those new floating type interlocking floors hard to install? I would like to do it myself. How do you do the edges near the wood work. Do you nail down the edges to constrain the floor?

Most every brand of flooring has a how-to video that shows you how to install their product. Or, watch HGTV for 30 minutes. Judge for yourself.

If the existing floor is smooth and even you can probably just get away with laying down the foam padding and installing the new floating floor in place.

It's called a FLOATING floor for a reason. If you nail it down around the edges it can't float.

The videos usually show how it's finished, using quarter-round moulding that covers the slight gap between the flooring and the wall. You do need to get it fit fairly tight to the wall, less than 1/2" gap.