I had never laid laminate flooring before. My Gran asked me if I would like to try and lay it in the spare bedroom. I said yes I was up for the challenge.

Step 1: Equipment Used

Laminate flooring
Underlay
Hoover
Broom
Hammer
Old chisel (leaver carpet holders up)
Gloves
2x saw horse
Wooden mallet
Right angle
Jigsaw
Pencil
Spacers
Nail gun
Trim
Tape for underlay
Tape measure
Knee pads

Step 2: Preparation for New Flooring

I started by emptying the room of everything. Then I stripped the carpet and underlay out of the room. To fit the carpet and underlay in the car to take it to the tip, I had to cut it up smaller so it would fit.
The next job was to get the carpet grips up (spiky bits). I would suggest wearing clothes to do this part as the hurt if you catch yourself on them. I used an old chisel and hammer to get them up.

Step 3: Laying the Flooring

The first thing I needed to do was to make sure the area were I put the under lay is clear. To start with I put to rows of underlay down and taped them together.
To lay the laminate flooring you need to go from left to right. Also it is important to leave a 10mm gap between the flooring and skirting. This is to allow the flooring to expand and contract.
Slot the pieces of flooring together like a puzzle. To make sure it’s tighly in place get a scrap piece of the flooring and wooden mallet and hit, so that there isn’t a gap between the flooring. When you get to the end of the row and need to cut a bit shorter use that piece to begin the next row.
Continue until the whole room is complete.