How do you fit laminate in kitchens when it tells you not to have it fitted under fitted kitchen units. Do you lay it to the kickboard with a expansion gap and put beading around or can you put it under the kickboard slightly?
You put it slightly under the kitchen units and then fix the kickboard on top, this is what I will do but other trades they do it to the kickboard and then they put beading around
U can put it under the kick board slightly
It's really up to the way you want to finish I stop at and place a beading but only attach the beading to the kickboard itself.
The kickboards usually sit on top of the laminate which should stop before it gets to the feet of the kitchen carcasses.
You remove the plinths (kick boards) and lay the flooring to the unit feet. then you rip the plinth down to suit. its never advise to fit under unit legs as the weight pulls the flooring apart in time
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I would always fit the laminate underneath the kickboard and then scribe the kick board to the laminate to create a seamless joint
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Firstly we will need to put the underlayment in order to help preserve and insulate the floors, dampen noise and protect against moisture. After this we can laminate.
I wouldn't put beading round it looks stupid or put under units because you need to leave gap for expansion so being tight up against units could cause damage .trim kicker boards a couple of mm above flooring.
In my experience the best way is to remove the kickboard or the plynth, run the flooring under the floor units, then you will need to depending on the thickness of the flooring cut the kickboard before putting it back, also remember to keep the cut side going up the way, this is because the exported chipboard will soak up any water or spillages causing damage over time.
With regards to fitting laminate in a kitchen. Remove all kickboards, fit the laminate under the unit behind the kick plates, the expansion gap is then behind the boards. Trim kick plates accordingly and this will save installing beading. If keeping existing skirting then the laminate can be fitted tight against this and sealed with a nice thin bead of clear silicone
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Either of those suggestions would work. What they mean is not to put units on top of flooring.
For the best finish, I would say it just under the kick slightly.
Hope this helps
Put it under the kickboards and recut the kickboards to fit
Lay the laminate upto legs leaving expansion to the legs, the fit kickboards on top.
You can put it slightly under the kickboard so you have a nice clean edge finish where the kickboard sits on top of the laminate
I would lay it to the kick board with an expansion gap but rather than use beading I use a color matched silicone to suit the color of the flooring being fitted so no nails and it can move plus its water proof and wipeable and can be a small bead In height or even floor height level.
You can leave the laminate with the standard depth of expansion gap as the kick boards and clips will
Cover all gaps
Lay the flooring under the kick boards up to just before the worktop feet
You can pop the kick board off and cut the flooring to the legs of the units. You may have to cut down the kickbacks afterwards to get them back on
Under the kickboards for a neater finish. Sometimes the kick boards require trimming down.
You can lay under the kick boards slightly and reapply kick board.
You can remove kickboard and lay laminate, then install kickboard on top. Trim kickboard if needed
You can put it under the kick board slightly
My view would be to run it up to the legs. Laminate flooring is a floating floor and will have some with the underlay. Base units are better positioned on a solid floor.
How level the sub floor is shouldn't be an issue as each unit will have legs that are individually adjustable, so a run of units can be adjusted to a uniform level.
You take the kickboards off and lay slightly short of the legs
Hello, you should put it just under the kickboard slightly.
You can leave it under the kickboard slightly
Hi, the best thing to do here is to remove the kick boards, get the laminate fitted up to the legs of the kitchen units, leaving expansion, then get the kick-boards trimmed and re fitted. This will give the effect of the laminate being under the kitchen and will be easy to remove should you want to change it again.
Hi, take the plinths off and cut the laminate round the cabinet legs leaving an expansion cap. Once done trim plinths down and lay back on top of the laminate. No beading is required.
Expansion gaps do not have to be all the way around the floor but you do still need them on at least two sides to allow for movement. Regards kick boards just fit underneath a ways and cut down kick boards to fit on top. Job done.
take the kick boards out, you would then put the flooring up to just 10mm before the unit feet, and you may have to cut the kick boards, if the flooring is 10mm thick and the kick boards don't fit anymore then rip 10mm off the tops of the kick boards and fit them back in to cover the edge of flooring without the need for beading. If you use beading and you ever need to remove kick plates for a plumber to gain access, you mostly likely will damage the beads.
Lay the flooring up to the legs leaving the expansion gap though. trim the plinths if need be to leave a neat tidy finish.
We would fit it under slightly then place the kick plate on top of it to finish it
Yes easily done, remove kkckboards and plane them down
As long as you use aqua protect products such as many in the eggar ranges
When fitting any flooring in a kitchen always fit under the units to the legs only. The kickboards can be trimmed afterwards to give a precise and neat finish. Should you wish, use a clear sealant to avoid any spillages going under.
You can re move the kick boards/ plinths
And lay the floor just short of the feet and then cut the kick boards/ plinth in height to suit the gap between the floor and underside of the kitchen units
I generally go up as far as the unit legs, stopping about 5mm shy to allow for expansion. The kickboard/plinth would cover that gap regardless. Therefore no beading would be necessary.
Run the laminate boards under the kick-boards just don’t have the laminate flooring under the legs of the kitchen cabinets
In most kitchens it is best to go under the kickboards up to the units adjustable legs this is how I have been taught to do it on many occasions
Under the kick boated and trim the kickboard if required
But read the laminate spec carefully, a lot is not suited to kitchen that may get wet