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Old 07-12-2006, 06:40 PM   #41
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I bought laminate for my Soveriegn with the blue foam underlayment. Two questions..
what did you use to cut the stuff around cabinets and such...I have a small electric saber saw and laminate blade. I also have a radial arm saw. Any special consideraitons so it doesn't chip, I do know about cutting thru masking tape.
Did you start laying it in the center of te trailer or to one side?
Also if this is a floating floor, did you glue down or staple down the underlayment.
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Alan,

When I did my Safari, I used a fine toothed circular saw blade and if I remember right, I cut the boards with the finished side facing down to avoid chipping. No need to mask off with tape that I remember.

On the jig saw with the laminte blade you cut finish up because the blade takes that into account already. If I remember correctly.

You need to start on one side and work your way to the other with the floating floor. On the side your going against, you put spacers in at the wall to maintain that expansion joint. So you start against one side and work your way across. Be sure to stagger the boards. For example the first board may be full peice, next is 2/3, next is 1/3, then start a full peice again. This keeps the joints from lining up.

If you have the foam underlayment already attached you don't put any more on the floor. It's just to help keep the noise and creaking to a minimum.
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Thanks, I think it was your install photos(?) that gave me the push to do laminate. So you cut the plank lengths into 2/3 1/3 and whole? Makes sense if that is what you mean.
I may lay some out today and see what it shapes up to look like. The underlayment I had was old foam , I rippped it out and cleaned the plywood floor well.
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