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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld
one of the flooring guys who came to quote mentioned that he wants to install the new laminate flooring (darker color) over the existing laminate (weird brown/oak color). He does not want to remove the existing as it's "good and level". He says all I need is a new underlay (cheap is ok) and flooring.
The existing laminate looks to be about 8mm and the one i want is 12mm. That's 20mm above ground. Some areas like bathroom entry way are all tile...
Questions:
1- is it normal to install new laminate over existing laminate?
2- what about the transition from living room to tile? I'll be going from 20mm to presumably 3-4mm tile? that's a 16mm (1/2 inch) difference... will I need to put a "watch your step" sign in my living room ..lol
3- Whats the average to install 700sqft of laminate without removing existing flooring
4- whats the average to remove existing and install?
TIA
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1.) Usually people replace the old laminate however I don't see why not..
2.) If you want to make it perfect I would recommend hiring professional staff to properly apply more concrete if needed to level the flooring evenly.
3.) Depends on materials you want to use
4.) ^