laminate flooring

[MOLITTLE]

I want to buy some Laminate flooring about 30 sq metres- the type that clicks together.
Can anyone recommend a brand that they are pleased with and give me a rough quide on the price I might expect to pay.
I have looked online at places like Homebase, B&Q but it seems hard to work out the prices and quality.
I would appreciate any advise.

[Ice.Maiden]

This'll give you an idea of price per square metre, but I haven't gone through the site to see if it's the same type of click-together stuff that you want.
http://www.wood2u.co.uk/elegance/cat/78/

Personally, I'd look at this though. Allied provide a measuring and fitting service that you might like to take advantage of..
http://www.alliedcarpets.co.uk/site.aspx?page= 297

[theshedman]

Hi MOLITTLE, if you do decide to use Allied don't forget that they will only use their own flooring which is usually more expensive than the DIY chains. In my experience of using Allied in the past their fitting service isn't that great. Could have done it better myself. Maybe I just got bad fitter. Most places give you the price per square metre, so if you want to cover an area of about 30 square metres just multiply the price per square metre by 30 and maybe add a bit for wasteage. Most sell it by the box which is usually over a square metre so if they sell it in metre and a half boxes you would need 20 boxes to cover 30 metres. Then multiply 20 by the box price. The bigger B & Qs often have someone there who will show you how it is fitted and it is not too difficult. If you read the leaflets on Laminate you will see how it is made up and should be able to see the difference in the quality of each type and therefore pick the type that suits you.

Good luck

[MOLITTLE]

Thank you so much for your useful advice.

[buildersmate]

Suggest you work out exactly how they (or you) are going to finish off at the skirtingboards and door thresholds beforehand. Some solutions look terrible (IMHO).

[theshedman]

Hi, as buildersmate and cleversod say the hardest bit about laying Laminate is finishing it off. There are a number of ways that the laminate floor manufacturers show in their leaflets, but when you use them they don't quite look right. Some do look a mess. As cleversod says the best way is to remove the skirting lay the flooring and then put back on but this can lead to other problems. Very rarely will the finish they show in the leaflets be acheived when you have finished.