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Thank for the reply John. I'm thinking if I decent screws, over kill on how many I use and glue to the joists I should be able to minimise (if not totally remove) any squeaking. D4 also look sizeably cheaper than some of the multipurpose gunned adhesives I had been looking at.

Does anyone know of a good walkthough/guide for laying plywood sheets over joists? I'm struggling finding one with Google. Many thanks

New boards are twice times the cost of chipboard and twice that of plywood. Cost is an issue here and for something which is only going to ever be carpeted over I'd rather flat and doesn't squeek than pay extra for something which is going to be covered up. I haven't heard your thoughts on ply?

If I would recoup the cost when I came to sell then I would agree with you but I wont. And for the same reason I am not putting oak flooring downstairs or slate tiles on the roof. Thank you for your advice on the plastering. I'm certainly more confident going forwards with that. I have...

Hi, Thanks for your reply. I am hoping that others agree with you as gluing it all down would be a pain in the ... I'm still torn between chipboard and ply. Ply is more expensive and not T&G but easier to get down without squeeking? Chipboard is cheaper and if properly screwed down with...

Okay let me repose the above question. If you pulled up an old carpet to replace it and you found chipboard on the joists, what would you replace it with?

Our house was built 1899 so all of the rooms would have had floorboards as opposed to carpet. Would you have no carpets at all? Or would another material be preferable to carpet over? After what you have said about chipboard I have been looking at 18mm structural plywood.

Hi All, I am planning to replace some very old and knackered floorboards in a bedroom with plywood sheets. I need a level floor to carpet over and dont want to board over the existing boards due to levels running through the rest of the 1st floor. I was planning to use 18mm T&G chipboard...

Thanks Joe. In this case it's not a case of not being able to do it but a preference of wanting carpet in a childrens bedroom :D

I was going to pack the joist where necessary to level everything out. Old boards are warped as well. Issue is that they are all splintering as so old, going beyond added character now!

I thought screwed T&G chipboard would be a fairly standard floor to carpet over? Any suggestions on alternatives? I cannot lay over what is there as it it is not level at all and laying anything on top to level will just throw the floor levels across the first floor. I think you may be right...

Thanks both. That sounds like it may be the way forward. A final question? As the skirts we are likely to fit could be half the height of the old ones I really want to make good the wall and achieve a smooth finish which blends up to the existing wall. So perhaps a finishing plaster over the...

Thanks for your help. Will give it go. Sounds like a couple of sheets of PB and some addy should do the job:-)

I just wasn't sure whether the addy can be as thick as 25mm?

Sorry to reply again but you mean use a plasterboard adhesive straight on the brick to build a base and then plaster on top of that? I wouldn't have thought I would use that all around the room behind ever piece of skirt?

Thanks for the reply Joe. I think I need to plaster behind the skirt though to bring it level with the rest of the wall? If you see the attached photo On the right hand side the depth is about 25mm and on the left the depth is 10mm. Could I plaster to that thickness using more than one...

Hi All, I'm new to the forum and hoping for a bit of advice before being able to share my experiences of refreshing our house. We just bought our first home before Christmas and the time has come for my first DIY. I have some old experience of the building trade pre-2008 but more on the...