Recent content by mac391

At best it sounds like a dodgy diy job !! I would use "sisalkraft" dpm building paper. Nail the floor using a "floor nailer". Job Done . Acclimatise your reclaimed flooring over 48hrs min. (put it in the room to fitted) Find your joists, as hardwood flooring should not be nailed directly...

Hi C, Any form of damp is almost impossible to answer on a forum, it could be rising damp, penetrating damp or condensation amongst 1 or 2 other posibillities. A few things you can check though,, are :- 1, As standard, any timber subfloor should have airbricks to that elavation, even in 1905...

Did you check if the subfloor needed a DPM (damproof membrane) before you laid the new floor ? If the house doesn't have a membrane and there is moisture in the concrete sub floor you might just have some trouble with the floor moving too much and loosing contact with the adhesive !!!... It...

Can i tile over tile paint ? I gather there is an oil based version and a water based tile paint and i'm not sure which it is.. Either way, it is for wall tiles and the paint is peeling off in places..Is there any prep work i can do or is it best to remove ? It's a full bathroom Thanks

You could use marmox insulation boards. They are used under tiles and underfloor heating but nothing stopping you using them for your job. They are cement backed insulation and come in different thicknesses starting at 4mm 6mm 10mm 12mm etc... Use tile adhesive to fix to concrete then a...

No need to "rip it up" at all. It's a moisture problem and maybe the expansion gap around the room perimeter isn't adequate. Don't cut it back yet either... If you're patient, turn your heating on high in that room and wait, it will slowly contract and eventually flatten. Maybe 5/7 days If...

3mm variation ? It must be from China!! Good luck....

I'm amazed at the lack of clarity or correct information across the board when it comes to piped UFH and the amount of builders who simply attempt it without knowing the rules !! I don't actually know the correct procedure but have taken an interest purely from all the failures i have come...

Mark The only way to install your new floor is to start from scratch. Remove tiles, lay sand screed, DPM (damp proof membrane) insulation if you can squeeze it in... then conrete or sand/cement screed depending on the thickness required to level to adjacent floor. I was in Birmingham today...

I have successfully nailed oak flooring in the same direction as original flooring but only when the original flooring is pristine, level, sound, flat etc etc... Often the original pine floorboards rise in the centre or at the edges depending on moisture content from beneath. If your...

Never float solid wood flooring, some instruccions tell you to do it this way but they are usually chinese, so who do you complain to when it goes wrong ? Secret nail or glue down over 6mm wbp ply. For a floating floor used engineered wood.

If it was latex you should have got a bottle and a bag, the bag being the screed and the bottle the latex. If so it would have been pre gauged to the right consistency.. You still have to spread and level with a trowel anyway. It's quite easy to rub down the day after !! Have you tested...

You can use one of those garden pump sprayers, they are more effective and quicker but buy a the right mask to do it with. You can brush it on but it's time consuming and you will probably miss bits especially if you have to reach up, it's like water and will run down your arms with virtually...

I use Novia building paper and never had any problems in 15 years of fitting. http://www.novia.co.uk/building_paper_main.html It is a moisture barrier but not 100% so lets your floor and void breath. Simply roll it out and secret nail your floor down. And yes it will still expand and...

If you are planning to have a solid concrete floor as you finished floor level you will bridge your existing dampcourse and will have to install a new one.