Planning on putting laminate flooring in my basement recroom.
Wondering how difficult it is to do the stairs as well. Easy? Hard?
What's involved?
I'm a fairly handy guy and has good knowledge in that area.
Thanks.

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"SteveC" wrote in message
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Planning on putting laminate flooring in my basement recroom.
Wondering how difficult it is to do the stairs as well. Easy? Hard?
What's involved?
I'm a fairly handy guy and has good knowledge in that area.

Can be either. If you are buying a reputable brand of laminate, they make a
bull nose just for the stairs. If you are buying some cheap-o brand at the
dollar store, they probably don't have such a thing.

If you have stairs between two walls, it is easy to just put the laminate
between them, but an open stair takes a bit more work mitering the bull nose
to fit.

In any case, be sure you have a good carbide blade on the saw and a set of
knee pads for doing the floor. You can buy a cheap carbide and toss it when
done, or a good carbide and have it sharpened as good or better than new
when done.
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Ed
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"SteveC" wrote in message
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Planning on putting laminate flooring in my basement recroom.
Wondering how difficult it is to do the stairs as well. Easy? Hard?
What's involved?
I'm a fairly handy guy and has good knowledge in that area.

Not sure if you'd want to do the stairs. Laminate flooring is pretty
slippery stuff.

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:07:18 GMT, "SteveC"
wrote:

What's involved?

Sealing any cracks caused by settlement?

Proper material for the flooring you pick? Follow the instructions. If
this is glue down; all things are not equal.

I can appreciate wood on stairs. I found one house in our area done by
DIY and it really sounded hollow and "clacky" when we walked on it.

I'm a fairly handy guy and has good knowledge in that area.
Thanks.
--
Oren

"The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!"

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in
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"SteveC" wrote in message
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Planning on putting laminate flooring in my basement recroom.
Wondering how difficult it is to do the stairs as well. Easy? Hard?
What's involved?
I'm a fairly handy guy and has good knowledge in that area.

Can be either. If you are buying a reputable brand of laminate, they
make a bull nose just for the stairs. If you are buying some cheap-o
brand at the dollar store, they probably don't have such a thing.

If you have stairs between two walls, it is easy to just put the
laminate between them, but an open stair takes a bit more work
mitering the bull nose to fit.

In any case, be sure you have a good carbide blade on the saw and a
set of knee pads for doing the floor. You can buy a cheap carbide and
toss it when done, or a good carbide and have it sharpened as good or
better than new when done.


.........carbide blade


OP: Don't even bother trying to get away with non-carbide. It will be
blue smoking on 10 cuts. Laminate surface on one I used contained
aluminum oxide. Same stuff used in sandpaper for metal. Tears up non-
carbide blades.

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"SteveC" wrote in message
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Planning on putting laminate flooring in my basement recroom.
Wondering how difficult it is to do the stairs as well. Easy? Hard?
What's involved?
I'm a fairly handy guy and has good knowledge in that area.

Not sure if you'd want to do the stairs. Laminate flooring is pretty
slippery stuff.

No, good laminate is NOT slippery and perfectly safe. I've had it on my
steps for 10 years now and never a problem. Safer than the carpeting it
replaced. That did cause two falls, thankful no injury. That is why it is
gone.

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:30:27 GMT, "Noozer" wrote:


"SteveC" wrote in message
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Planning on putting laminate flooring in my basement recroom.
Wondering how difficult it is to do the stairs as well. Easy? Hard?
What's involved?
I'm a fairly handy guy and has good knowledge in that area.

Not sure if you'd want to do the stairs. Laminate flooring is pretty
slippery stuff.



Walking down in a pair of socks; will bust your butt.

--
Oren

"The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!"

On Apr 22, 10:06 pm, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:30:27 GMT, "Noozer" wrote:

"SteveC" wrote in message
...
Planning on putting laminate flooring in my basement recroom.
Wondering how difficult it is to do the stairs as well. Easy? Hard?
What's involved?
I'm a fairly handy guy and has good knowledge in that area.

Not sure if you'd want to do the stairs. Laminate flooring is pretty
slippery stuff.

Walking down in a pair of socks; will bust your butt.

--
Oren

"The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!"


I have laminate on my family room floor (actual basement) for
the past ten years. a sub floor is recommended, I did not require one
as I had a hardwood floor of squares already installed. The "KEY" to a
good job is when you start from your perfered side, you make sure your
first linear course is perfectly square. You can achieve this by
starting in a known square or squareable corner, lay the first course
in a test mode, leave at least 5/16 gap to wall on all sides. you may
also run a test course to the opposite wall to check if it will be
necessary to avoid a narrow cut course. There is a special blade
available for laminate flooring. Be sure to do all your cutting in a
location away from the room or the rest of the house as the dust is
pervaisive. It is best to use the interlocking type as gluing can
hamper any necessary replacements in the future. Be sure to keep at
least 4 to 6 full boards as possible repair units, because accidents
do happen.

Good luck and happy laying

Jim

"Oren" wrote in message



Walking down in a pair of socks; will bust your butt.

I do that many times a day, every day. I never wear shoes in the house and
I'm up and down the stairs at least a half dozen times a day. If you do the
math, that is about 21,000 trips, 10,500 up, 10,500 down. I've yet to slip.
My wife does the same, but only takes the stairs once or twice a day, but
she has yet to trip. Oh, at least twice a day I'm carrying a tray and not
holding the rail. Then twice a day up with the tray.

If you are slipping, you need a better laminate or better cleaner or
something. I have Wilson Art.

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:02:16 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"Oren" wrote in message



Walking down in a pair of socks; will bust your butt.

I do that many times a day, every day. I never wear shoes in the house and
I'm up and down the stairs at least a half dozen times a day. If you do the
math, that is about 21,000 trips, 10,500 up, 10,500 down. I've yet to slip.
My wife does the same, but only takes the stairs once or twice a day, but
she has yet to trip. Oh, at least twice a day I'm carrying a tray and not
holding the rail. Then twice a day up with the tray.

If you are slipping, you need a better laminate or better cleaner or
something. I have Wilson Art.


I can appreciate any stair material. I've slipped in socks on carpet
stairs, also. I will (try) to never; ever, live in a house with
stairs again.

Sold the last one... We live in a single story now and have no stairs
and steps (grin).

Up and down the steps is what made me get rid of them \:-}
--
Oren

"I don't have anything against work. I just figure, why deprive somebody who really loves it."

Walking down in a pair of socks; will bust your butt.

I do that many times a day, every day. I never wear shoes in the house and
I'm up and down the stairs at least a half dozen times a day. If you do the
math, that is about 21,000 trips, 10,500 up, 10,500 down.


Here's hoping it doesn't turn into 11,000 trips up, 10,999.5 trips down and one
bouncer :-)

--
Dennis

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:35:53 -0500, (DT)
wrote:


Walking down in a pair of socks; will bust your butt.

I do that many times a day, every day. I never wear shoes in the house and
I'm up and down the stairs at least a half dozen times a day. If you do the
math, that is about 21,000 trips, 10,500 up, 10,500 down.


Here's hoping it doesn't turn into 11,000 trips up, 10,999.5 trips down and one
bouncer :-)

Bounce down a few steps; feet in the air and your teeth will chatter
;-))

Some reason I got up rubbing my rear end....

I don't do math....

--
Oren

"I don't have anything against work. I just figure, why deprive somebody who really loves it."