Replacing Laminate Flooring

>>1234009
mommy milky!!!!

>>1234009
i'd replace her whatever she likes alright

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>>1234009
Depends on how it was put in. Generally, you have to pull the trim at the very least.

Sometimes the cabinet is placed directly on the subfloor and they run the flooring up to the base of the cabinet. Then they use the trim to hide the gap. If you don't pull the trim you will have to run the flooring up to the trim and that never works out. You will have an exposed joint that will be a magnet for debris and look awful. Just wait till you spill something on it. It's nightmare to clean.

Sometimes the laminate was run under the cabinets, in which case you will have to cut it flush. This is a super pain in the ass because of the toe-kick and limited space. You will still have to pull the trim *before* you cut it flush or the trim won't provide the cover needed to hide the joint. Magnet, debris, etc, etc.

Source: lived in a rental where they did a shit job of it. It was super disgusting because the only way to clean it properly was to get down on your hands and knees and use a little brush to get in there. Oh, and those cheap-ass laminates that snap together? They *will* shift on you unless you pack them like sardines. Any gap around the edges and after a few years you will notice the gap 'moves' down the line and you have picture related.

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>>1234026
Would you not recommend the jigsaw style laminate then? I quite sure the cabinets are on top of the flooring but they are also sealed onto the wall so can't be moved. I guess this makes assembling laminate with them in place impossible, especially the oven will be tough to move.

As for the trims, does removing these invariably wreck the paint job? All that might make the process not financially worthwhile.

>>1234026

....get a toekick saw. like 80$