Yeah, my wife said it was snowing back home... Laminate is nice, but it can be a pain to work with. I don't have alot of experience with it...the hardest thing is that contact adhesive is used, and they call it "contact" adhesive for a reason. It is used by applying adhesive to both the laminate, and the surface you are attaching it to. Once you allow the two surfaces to "contact" each other, it's (almost) impossible to move the laminate around (you can't slide it) so you have to be sure it's in the proper posistion first. A good tip for this is to use the slats from a window blind (just cut the strings) and place them on top of the glued surface, and then the laminate (with one side glued) on top of the slats. When you have the laminate in posistion, slide the slats out one by one. I don't know if you've worked with laminate before, but cut the pieces big, and then use a router with a "laminate trimmer" bit (a good one will have a bearing on it) to cut the laminate back to the edge of the sub surface. If you want sharp inside corners, you will have to finish them with a file (since the trim bit is round, it will leave a radius) however, with t-moulding, it might be fine to leave the small radius. To be honest, I painted mine, and I will probably paint the new one as well....