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"Amy L." wrote:

I know some of those are basic questions and that putting in a floating
floor is not rocket science, but with putting in my own (first) floor I
just
want to do the best job I can.

Sounds like you're doing things right. Take your time. I tend to use a
jigsaw and a Johnson 12" SpeedSquare a lot. That combinations follows me
around the room. And as Mr. Confused mentioned, most end-cuts will be
covered.

You _are_ cutting good-side down, aren't you? puts the splinters on the bad
side. Since no one else has mentioned it, I'll remind you.

Nope. I use a 'laminate' jigsaw blade. The teeth point downward. It's a
bit hard to use at first, because the saw want to jump away from the
work, but with a SpeedSquare held 'just so' on the edge of a 12" box..it
is quite doable. I turn off the orbital function of the saw and run it
at about 1/2 speed.

I just made new shoe moldings for my floating floor installations. The tiny
ones installed initially wouldn't reach far enough. Of course, I'm cheap,
and made all my thresholds and transitions rather than pay the horribly
inflated prices at the store. Red oak is pretty cheap by the BF. Much
cheaper than moldings.

That's not a matter of being cheap.. that's being smart. First of all,
those 'special' mouldings are 'stupid money' and secondly, the ones I
make are much nicer and better suited for the particular requirements.
I almost always have enough scrap from countertop edges lying around to
make the trim I need.

Oh, and another thing, pre-finished floors look like ....ermmm..
pre-finished? Many of them are 'balanced' by semi-transparent stains
showing normal wear and tear in an ugly way. Maybe that's just me.