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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:43 pm
by panlid
just ask them before you buy. alot of them will tell you no so they dont lose the sale.
Re: Quickstep Laminate
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:33 pm
by skiking
jason123 wrote:Mrs J wants the laminate laying diagonally in the room, we need about 16 square metres to do the room conventionally, how much more should I get allowing for offcuts, Mrs J wants this stuff, had good recommendations for the quickstep laminate range. Its the Majestic MAJ995
http://www.quick-step.com/europe/en/floor/403044.aspx
How much more should I get?? Cheers, Jas
I was thinking maybe 20 but at £26 a sq metre is that overkill????
£26/mtr is quite expensive. I've noticed a huge variance in price. I was talking to a fitter at a local carpet shop and he said that if I haggle 'I should get a better price' than that advertised. Internet prices are around £20-22 so I will be trying to get closer to that
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:02 am
by jason123
Tryanything wrote:Hello Stella Fella
As a rough guide
We know your boards are 15.6mm wide so your going to lose approx 31.2 off the end of each row of boards laid
We know your boards are 137.6 long divided by 31.2 so now we know you will need 1 extra board for every 5 rows
assuming the room is squarish measure from corner to corner to determine total number of rows and divide by 5 to find how many extra boards needed hope its of some help have fun
I think its 156mm off each end cut not necessarily every length, the first 3 or 4 boards maybe and the last 3 or 4 but not the majority of the floor
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:00 am
by Hoovie
Also, unless I have got it wrong, the angled cut off an end board can be put at the opposite of the room to start another row, just like on a straight lay - so while you WILL have more waste generally, it is not like every mitre cut will be waste