Installing wooden floors - a DIY job?

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I have a home office in the garden in which I plan to install wooden flooring. I'm flirting with the idea of doing it myself and would be gratful for any advice on whether it's agood idea and/or whether there are any types of wooden florring that would be easier to installthan others.

The room itself is 10ft by 15ft rectangle. There are no pipes for radiators and the only potentailly dodgy bit might be around the door (although it opens out).

The existing floor is made of wood that's level and fairly well sealed so ther would be no issues with bumps.

Grateful for any advice.
 
Laminate or semi solidis very easy to install and doing around the door is easy, the trick is to go under the door frame, have a look online to see what I mean.
 
Sue Ellen said:
The B&Q instructions might help.
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Hi Sue Ellen. Last year, I had a B&Q laminate floor put down. It was a much more difficult job than we expected and we needed 3 of us to get it done properly-we had to lay strips the full length of the large room (5 or 6 planks at a time) to get it to sit in properly. However, that shouldn't be a problem for Staples.

For the record, I used Aqualoc+, in driftwood oak effect. It looks great, just like semi-solid and is extremely hard wearing. B&Q have a large range of laminate flooring, suitable for all situations and it's displayed in their outlets.
 
Lex Foutish said:
Hi Sue Ellen. Last year, I had a B&Q laminate floor put down. It was a much more difficult job than we expected and we needed 3 of us to get it done properly-we had to lay strips the full length of the large room (5 or 6 planks at a time) to get it to sit in properly. However, that shouldn't be a problem for Staples.

For the record, I used Aqualoc+, in driftwood oak effect. It looks great, just like semi-solid and is extremely hard wearing. B&Q have a large range of laminate flooring, suitable for all situations and it's displayed in their outlets.
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Did you perhaps have the panels facing the wrong direction
 
Many thanks for all the replies. I think I'll go for it and start my quest in B&Q. Laminate seems the way to go. The room doesn't get a lot of use so wear wouldn't be an issue anyway.

Thanks again.
 
Solid will definetly expand so leave plenty of room for this. Laminate is handy enough to put down but will not be nearly as durable.
 
It depends, Niallers. The B&Q stuff I put down is much more durable than some solid flooring. Personally, I'd prefer solid, but it's horses for courses.
 
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