So you have a room in your house that needs a new look, and you want to DIY. A new floor can make a dramatic difference. Laminate flooring can be a relatively inexpensive and relatively easy way to get a new floor. But the job might seem a little intimidating if you have never done it before. There are two ways to lower the intimidation factor – You can find a friend who has done it before, or you can watch people go through the process. The videos below will help with the latter.

Before getting started, here is a pro and a con of laminate flooring. The pros: takes just a few hours to put the floor down, and very good dent resistance. The con: Doesn’t handle water well, because the edges can swell:

These two videos provide a very nice introduction to the process of laying a laminate floor:

What do you do around door jams? Here is the solution:

Stairs? A little trickier, because you need a real saw. But still doable:

For more info see:
- How Laminate Floors Work
- How to Install Laminate Flooring
- How Bamboo Works – nature’s miracle grass creates strong stuff

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