Recent content by Adrian Smith

Thanks for your replies. The bottom layer of chipboard is solid so I was thinking to leave that and not try to attach anything to the joists beneath. So are you suggesting to get rid of the faulty/failing plasterboard? What would be a suitable replacement for fire/acoustic insulation? And...

It's a second storey flat, about 30 years old. Possibly timber framed...

I am repairing a bathroom floor which has crumbling chipboard. 20160212_160526 by Adrian Smith posted 12 Feb 2016 at 4:11 PM I've discovered that under the 22mm chipboard is some kind of plasterboard (18mm) with a small amount of fibreglass wool under that and then more chipboard underneath...