How to lay Laminate Flooring

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My daughter bought a house four years ago (hard to believe it’s been that long already) I have helped her over the years do some “fixing up”. This past spring it was time to lay a floor in her upstairs bedroom. It is a finished attic. You enter at one end of the attic. There is a half bath and two small closets in a small hallway in the middle of the attic. At the end of the attic is where her twin bed has been all this time. She finally decided to upgrade to a full size bed, and then the project snowballed from there! This is a wall length closet she and I installed last year. It is the first thing you see when you come up the stairs.

This picture was taken from the top of the stairs, looking through the closet into the hallway and the bedroom. Note all the doorways in that very small hall. Because of the doorways, there was a lot of notching to do.

It’s fun to leave a note

I like to leave a little note to the next person who may redo, or remodel.

Measure and note lengths on the floor

This picture is showing the next to the last corner. My daughter measured the length of boards we needed, and wrote it right on the floor. We then made notations on a piece of paper. As I sawed the boards, she noted the size of the board on the back of it. Therefore, when we brought them into the house, it was easy to find which board went where.

Looking from her bedroom, into the hall.

After several days (ripping up carpet, tack strip, staples, and painting) this is the last corner! This was very late at night. I worked several 14-16 hour days on this project. I couldn’t believe it was almost over.

Ta da! It’s done! This is standing at the top of the stairs. Her cute little curtains hide all the clothes, purses, and scarves. The dark colored curtain allows her to have some privacy should someone come up the stairs unannounced. It also helps hold the heat and air in her bedroom section.

This is the wall opposite the clothes closet.

This photo was taken from the small hallway looking toward the stairs. (on the far end, left)

Looking from the hallway toward the stairs (far right)

Looking from the hallway to the bedroom section. She since has updated her bedding. But I haven’t seen it yet. She lives about 3 hours from me.

Check back tomorrow to see this Jewelry Armoire I made for Jamie

I have more tips and tidbits for laying a laminate floating floor here

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