Carpentry & Joinery

Re-use laminate flooring

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.18 PM

Hello, We recently had an extension and after laying laminate flooring (the clicking type) it was realised that the floor was not levelled and the laminate flooring was lifted and the floor was levelled again. Now we need to install back the laminate flooring and a carpenter we wanted to hire said that he will not do it since it will not look the same as new, even if the boards do not appear damaged. Our builder (who covers the costs) says it will be fine. Online we find conflicting information (quickstep says it is fine to reuse, but somebody also says it will not look the same) Would you advise us to use the same laminate and expect it to look as new (as it was intended in the first place )? Thank you Thank you for your answers. I would now have another question, please. Even after levelling with self-levelling compound (adrex, as it was promoted to be fast drying) the floor is still not level, especially right at a position of an interior French door frame there seems to be a 5-7 mm drop relative to the floor in front and behind the door. afraid that after laminate is laid the doors will need to be cut to be able to open over the higher floor in front and as a result a sizeable gab will be under the door when closed. would the 5mm drop be masked by the laminate? or we should ask the builder to fix this before laying the laminate (which is done by the builder, who says it is fine). thank you