Hello to you all, been fitting for forty years and STILL like talking about it. I have a customer who requires a laminate floor fitting without the removal of skirting boards, no mastic, and no scotia. I must admit I've never done this before. Everyone I speak to says it's got to be one or the other as the opposing wall cannot be done and your in trouble. Trimming the skirts is no problem, and I wondered if cutting off the click lip the last row could then be slid up from the doorway with a bit of glue. Can anyone tell me if I'm on the right track or should I leave it. Thanks Steve
I hate it when customers ask for this, I will never do it. I think that's how you would have to do it Steve if you decided to take it on but will be a pig and hope you don't cut through any wires hidden behind the skirting.
Have done a few times have cut last row lip of or if a door is on the end Fit both sides and slide a row up the middle is quite easy to slide a row up if you have one of them crain rasps
Can be done but charge them accordingly, as Dan said look out for electrics as getting a lot of this (new builds especially take skirtings off and big dirty cable there that they forgot to put in so do as afterthought along wall/floor)
if they don't want it done to the way I think it should be done then I happily walk away. I wont lose money or sleep over I job I choose not to do...
Done it quite often with laminates and woods. I always make customers aware that they may be hidden pipes/cables and that I won't be held responsible for any damage or repair costs. As you say of a lock system, trim last board on ends and glue. You also have to glue last row.
