Hi, I am looking to lay a new laminate floor over my existing one in my living room. The area is about 16.6 m2 including waste. My dad will be doing the majority of the work but he thinks it will be difficult to remove the existing laminate floor so I was wondering if it's advisable to lay it over the old one. If you do this do you still need underlay in between them? The existing floor is not damaged or buckled in any way. Any advise would be helpful. Thanks

Rip the old stuff up if you can...otherwise you'll have major problems with doors/skirtings needing to be cut..

If you really can't then you will still need an underlay..

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You may get a lot of bounce if you lay on top of existing stuff and as mentioned above you will be raising the height of the floor quite a bit wich will cause all sorts of problems for you. Taking up the old stuff is simple, it shouldn't be glued or nailed. once you get the first board up it will be easy enough. Use a hammer and chisel to break the tounge on the first board and that will allow you to simply prie up the rest!