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The old glued down wood laminate

The hallway

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[–] Spacebar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's been a bit slow because of work and a vacation in the middle. I got the most done when the house was empty - people can't seem to not interrupt me.

Tricks for me have been to number the board and the paper. I would lay out and measure 8 to 16 rows at a time, then bring all my ends to the basement for cutting. Numbering where everything goes saved a lot of time.

Work towards openings. Mark your studs for when the baseboard goes back on and when you need a solid place to use a pry bar to seat the last few rows against the wall.

That's about it. It's just a long process, but not that hard.