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reply to John97

Re: Looking to install some type of floating floor over concrete

small gap to the left of corner, had to take off ~1/4 inch to get it as is

reply to robbin
I gave it a shot. I broke out the compressor and the multi-tool. With a half-moon woodcutting blade and a plank of the new flooring I went around the perimiter and undercut all the molding. It took me under 2 hours including beer breaks and I think it looks pretty good. Tonight I am putting the primer on the concrete and tomorrow I will lay the floor down. If it doesn't look good, I'll get some quarter-round but I think it'll be fine.
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reply to John97
Update:

I put the flooring down tonight. It came out great. I was able to slide the planks right under the baseboard moulding. All I have left to do is trim down the final row of planks. They are an inch too wide. I'll do that in the morning.

Pictures will come once I have the room all put back together.
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So put me on a highway, and show me a sign.
And take it to the limit one more time...

reply to John97
From what I have seen even the cheapest laminate floor fits and feels better with an expensive pad/underlayment. The type I used looks like recycled blue jeans and other fabrics with a built in plastic vapor barrier. »www.quietwalk.com/quietwalk/index.html

I did my living room and my basement with inexpensive laminate and this very good padding, and it feels much nicer than many other houses I have seen with similar flooring without the pad. It quiets the floor, and the padding seems to "take up" the high and low spots.