Yet another question about Laminate

loomis1228

Hello everyone,
My name is Jesse Gabbard and I'm from Lexington, KY. UK plays South Carolina tonight to see who takes over the top spot as #1 in the SEC East. Go cats!

This weekend, I am installing Shaw Laminate. A few questions:

1) Is this brand ok?
2) The subfloor is wood (over a basement) and it is pretty wavy. Should I add filler and sand the surface before installing the flooring? Or would it be ok to just put the foam underlay and then the flooring?
3) I am going from Bruce hardwood flooring (3/4" prefinished wood) to laminate and am concerned about the transition between the 2. The hardwood has a, I guess you would call it, beveled edge. Is the transition strip going to be enough to cover this?
4) I am also worried about making my cuts. I am not the steadiest person in the world. Am I correct in assuming the the quarter round is going to forgive all of my inequities?

Go Cats and thanks for your time.
Jesse

KUIPORNG

if your basement is already laid with Bruce hardwood flooring... why downgrade it to laminate?

if that's what you want... wood flooring/subflooring is a bit unusual in basement due to moisture concern... I assume you have that all taken care of by using some sort of plastic or platform layers underneath.... if this is not the case... you may want to address that first....

other questions for installing laminate: quarter round is more than enough to cover all the gaps... you don't need to worry about that a bit... it is very easy and forgiving... well as long as the gap is not way off which is very unnormal..... trust me... my wife can do it... anyone can do it...

loomis1228

[quote=KUI****G;66298]if your basement is already laid with Bruce hardwood flooring... why downgrade it to laminate? [quote]

I'm sorry--the dining room and kitchen have Bruce hardwood. The living room and bedroom have contractor grade nasty/filthy/dirty carpet.

Zoomingo

Shaw is a good laminate but as with any flooring, you do have different qualities available. Shaw does happen to be one of the largest flooring manufacturers in the world. As KUI****G stated, it is a little odd to have wood subfloor in the basement, however, I would make sure to lay a plastic barrier down, then the underlayment, to ensure moisture is kept a bay.

Jason
zoomingo.com

flooring dude

[quote=loomis1228;66285]Hello everyone,
My name is Jesse Gabbard and I'm from Lexington, KY. UK plays South Carolina tonight to see who takes over the top spot as #1 in the SEC East. Go cats!

This weekend, I am installing Shaw Laminate. A few questions:

1) Is this brand ok?
2) The subfloor is wood (over a basement) and it is pretty wavy. Should I add filler and sand the surface before installing the flooring? Or would it be ok to just put the foam underlay and then the flooring?
3) I am going from Bruce hardwood flooring (3/4" prefinished wood) to laminate and am concerned about the transition between the 2. The hardwood has a, I guess you would call it, beveled edge. Is the transition strip going to be enough to cover this?

If I understand it correctly, you are not installing in a basement, but, on the first floor above the basement. If so, no barrier is needed. Let us know how it goes.