On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 5:49:25 PM UTC, Nick Odell wrote:
On 13/01/18 17:28, GB wrote:
https://www.homebase.co.uk/conniston...ooring_p398113

My local Homebase are selling this off very cheaply (£4 psm).

I'm sure it's fine (enough) for the living room, but I was thinking of
putting it in the kitchen. I would lay it and then give it a coat of
floor varnish to help seal it. I'm just worried what will happen when
the washing machine overflows.

Also, for simplicity, I'd like to board the entire kitchen, then install
the units. So, the units would be resting on the laminate.

I'm not sure that any of this is a very good idea. Any advice gratefully
received.

Sorry to have so many questions, but there's just a lot to think about.


FWIW when I moved into my current house there was fake-stone-slab
laminate on the kitchen floor and I haven't had any cause to remove it
yet. The washing machine hasn't overflowed on it (yet) but the dog has -
several times. Nothing happened that the wet'n'dry George couldn't cope
with.

That's an amazing price - what have you got to lose?

Nick

Yes, a washing machine leak is the nightmare scenario, as is someone dragging the machine out to investigate said leak. I'd always tile under a WM