Laminate floor

[Bloss]

I'm putting down tile effect laminate floor in my kitchen, do I need to go right up to the wall, minus the 10mm gap, or can I stop under the front legs of the cabinates as this will save me time,energy and money. Thanks Martin

[Set Square]

Shouldn't you stop *short* of the cabinets - leaving an expansion gap? If you put cabinets *on top* of the laminate, how is it going to move around to accommodate expansion/contraction?

[Tony Bryer]

I've got to lay mine in a week or two. I plan to run it an inch or two behind the plinth line but cut round the feet for this reason

[Set Square]

Presumably with the underside of the plinth clear of the laminate by a mm or so?

Assuming the feet are behind the plinth, and hidden, this should work fine.

This will leave an expansion(!) gap of a couple of feet under the unit - apart from where it's near to a cabinet foot. I'm wondering whether a batten screwed to the floor under the cabinet, just beyond the edge of the laminate would be a good idea in order to limit its movement.

[dmc]

Exactly what I did in our kitchen a few weeks back. No problems yet.

Darren

[Volund]

Just go to the legs, or there abouts. Then refit the kicker boards (minus any you cut off to allow for depth of floor)

[Trevor Smith]

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I have laminate flooring in my lounge and left the required expansion gap around the edge but then put the furniture back in, a heavy unit, dining table, sideboard ect so it will hardly move with that weight on it and it's been down for two years now and it hasn't buckled or anything, so I doubt standing the legs of the kitchen units will hurt it.

Trevor Smith