Jenny asks…
How much to charge for installing laminate flooring?
Two rooms of laminate flooring, w/ underlayment needed to be installed also. Theres five doors, one area where floor will meet kit. tile. Sq. ft is around 400. Owner of house will be paying for materials. thnks!
admin answers:
A good rule of thumb is $1-1.50/sq. Ft. Depends on how comfortable you are and how fast you think you will be able to finish. Otherwise, you can charge hourly, if they will go along with that. Hope this helps.
Lisa asks…
How to "click" laminate flooring together under a door jam?
I am installing laminate flooring in a bedroom that transitions into a hallway. I have cut about a half inch from the door jams and have cut a nice slot for the laminate to fit around the door jam on the bottom. The only problem is I can't get the angled leverage need to "click" the floor together as it hits the top of the door jam. How can I lock the long ends of the boards without having to lift it on an angle?
admin answers:
This is tough of you haven t had to do it before. So what I suggest to 1 st timers is to either remove the trim around the door or loosen it a bit to have the room to slip a pc under it. This depends on the size of the pc. If its a 3/4 to a whole pc, you can usually get it under the casing when you do the row normally.. If its a smaller pc , you actually have to start your row there and work from the door way for the row and "reverse " the way you put in one row, it isn t that hard really.
To get your long ends together since you won t get the angle, you have to use the special pull bar that comes w/ the laminate kit. Kit also contains the tapping block. This kit should ve been suggested to you by who ever sold you the laminate..
When done, you can either reline the nails to the nail holes and tap them back in on the trim work. I ve done this carefully many times w/o a sign the trim was removed or disturbed.. Any flooring questions you can e mail me through my avatar GL
David asks…
How to fill gaps between molding and laminate flooring?
I installed laminate flooring in the bedroom and used shoe molding to cover the expansion gaps around the perimeter of the room, but there are still gaps around the door molding and closet moldings. What can I use to cover these gaps?
admin answers:
Should have removed the moldings before putting in the flooring, then cut them to fit. Anything you use now will look odd.
Donald asks…
Need help fixing gaps in laminate flooring.?
I recently installed laminate flooring in my home. This was the first time that I had ever completed a project like this. As a newbie to laying laminate flooring I left some gaps around my door frames that are not covered by quarter round. Any suggestions on how to fix these gaps?
admin answers:
Go to paint store or a local paint supply company take a piece of the floor with you and have them tint or locate a wood filler to macth the floor now make sure its something that it sands easy and after a period of time drys hard. You may want to seal it after it drys with a small art brush with varnish (poly) which takes 24 hours to dry for mopping as wear and tear.*
Ken asks…
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST for this basement renovation?
Im curious to know how much it would cost to get a contractor in to finish my basement, which is 100sq feet that is currently unfinished (no floors, ..etc)
The following will be done:
demolition of existing walls
ripping out carpet
levelling of floor
demolition of drop down ceiling
framing of 100 SQ feet walls and ceiling
ductwork
plastering
sanding
painiting
insulation in walls
installing laminate flooring
installing 3 doors
baseboards (all around)
installation of 4 light fixtures
boxing around i-beam pole
boxing around electricity box
painting walls and flooring of 60 sq feet (back room of basement that is not finished)
Putting up shelves around the back room
redoing the stairs to basement
boxing of windows
HOw much does it cost as a whole project if I were to pay cash and how much would it cost one person to do it by the hour (cash)
admin answers:
First of all, you are not likely to get the same price from 3 different contractors. And you do NOT want to pay someone by the hour to do this. They could drag it out for a year. The same person would probably not do all these projects anyway. It also depends on what region of the country you live in. Construction costs are cheaper in Texas than California for example.
I would definitely call a few remodeling companies in your area and get quotes. Check the better business bureau website to make sure there are no complaints against them.
Also make sure if you need permits that they will do that.
We had similar work done in our attic conversion and it was $11k. But there are so many variables.
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