I never thought I was much of a "do-it-yourselfer" but when we built our new house last year, we had to find a way to lower costs so that we could have all the things we really wanted. Long story short.... we did ALL of the painting - inside (including all painted cabinets) and out (hardi-plank on the entire outside), built the fireplace hearth (tile), all the landscaping including sprinkler system, tiled the bathrooms and utility room and best of all, laid the entire rest of the house with laminate. I love ours - it's big planks (alternating 6" and 4" widths) with a groove between them to make it look like the old-style wood plank flooring. I won't lie to you and say it was a breeze but we had someone much more experienced show us exactly how and get us started. First of all, the tiling wasn't all that hard but we borrowed all the equipment (wet saw being the most important). The laminate was tedious but we had fun doing it. Again, it would really help if you had someone more experienced to walk you through it. Most of all, if your husband (or you) are not all all handy, you may be in for a surprise but my husband is pretty handy all around. I believe anyone can learn though. It's definitely an experience!
The only pictures I have here at work are of the kitchen and breakfast room because we had a discussion here once about laminate in the kitchen but you can see what type of laminate we have (it's Armstrong brand).....
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