New floors for the kitchen

[4LO 4.O]

We had some crappy linoleum before.

Now we have a Pergo laminate floor!

It only took me about 10 hours to install, including moving the fridge and stove and new trim.
So far, we like it a lot, and it looks 100% better than before.

 

[1988broncoll]

i agree looks 100 pct better i have installed that same flooring same color and all in my living room, dining room, kitchen, hallway and 1 bed room and it took about 2 days to do them all completely and it was worth it.

 

[skippy]

Nice job!

 

[Sunk]

Nice, looks good. A hell of a lot easier than hardwood, lol.

 

[Shran]

Looks really nice. I did the same thing for the floor in my camper. It looks a million times better than bright orange shag carpet.

 

[Mark_88]

Good work...I hope you remembered to leave about a 1/2" all around the boarder...those boards can swell up quite a bit and cause buckling...as my sister found out...but covering that gap can be quite difficult in choosing the right trim to put down...

 

[skippy]

Good work...I hope you remembered to leave about a 1/2" all around the boarder...those boards can swell up quite a bit and cause buckling...as my sister found out...but covering that gap can be quite difficult in choosing the right trim to put down...

I made my own trim for man cave tile job.1x4 board,rout profile both edges,rip to size on table saw,stain and install.

 

[Mark_88]

I made my own trim for man cave tile job.1x4 board,rout profile both edges,rip to size on table saw,stain and install.

That's excellent...too bad I don't have the tools I need...when I moved into this place the bedroom had a base trim all around (4" prefab) and they stuck 1/4 round in front of that to hide the extra...it was a crappy job...and I couldn't get my bed against the wall (no headbaord) because it stuck out so far...

I would like to finish it properly, but they made a mess of the boards by not making them even...wonder if I can pry them from the ends to even them up...haven't bothered because it's usually dark in there and I'm not, ahem, entertaining as much as I would care to admit...

 

[skippy]

That's excellent...too bad I don't have the tools I need...when I moved into this place the bedroom had a base trim all around (4" prefab) and they stuck 1/4 round in front of that to hide the extra...it was a crappy job...and I couldn't get my bed against the wall (no headbaord) because it stuck out so far...

I would like to finish it properly, but they made a mess of the boards by not making them even...wonder if I can pry them from the ends to even them up...haven't bothered because it's usually dark in there and I'm not, ahem, entertaining as much as I would care to admit...

Hard to say without looking at the way it is installed.I inherited a family passdown Craftsman tablesaw,bought my own router and bits.I've a ton of woodworking mags,20+ years of addiction to new yankee workshop,this old house and others and finally got off my but to do it.Been drooling on band saws,planers and joiners.

I am not entertaining much these days,seems I've worn out another woman,ha.

 

[Mark_88]

My sister has her own wood shop at home...she's a fanatic too...but it's 2 hours away and a real PITA to have to go back to recut something...lol

 

[v-8power]

That really looks nice, sure made a big difference.

 

[4LO 4.O]

Thanks guys!

I left about 3/8ths around everything and installed 3/4ths" 1/4 round trim.

 

[skippy]

It looks great,did you get the material at home center or flooring liquidator?And about how much can one expect to pay.I've got to make up my mind,travertine tile or wood.

 

[James Denton]

You did a great job------I put it in my dinning room---I like it alot.

 

[4LO 4.O]

It looks great,did you get the material at home center or flooring liquidator?And about how much can one expect to pay.I've got to make up my mind,travertine tile or wood.

I picked it up from the Home Depot, Pergo Traffic master- Hanover oak.

Our Kitchen is almost 300sqft and materials where about $550.
It's $29. a box and one box is 20sqft. the underpayment is $25 for 100sqft
Then the trim was about $7.00 per 12ft stick, I used the composite PVC trim, then there's a few tubes caulking and liquid nails.

I think that's really inexpensive for a floor that has a 30 year warranty and it looks great.