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  1. S

    Patio Window Transition

    Hello I need advice on how to do a patio window to floorboard transition. Please see photo At the top you can see the patio window and at the bottom you can see the rotted floor boards. Between them you can see a concrete (or motar) layer, laid on a DPC membrane. Below the DPC membrane is...
  2. M

    Steps to refurb floor?

    Hi guys, I’m planning on sanding and re-oiling/lacquering my living room floor. It's not in a bad condition but looks like it could do with a good touch up after moving in and plastering etc. I was just looking for some advice on coating and sanding. My plan is to sand the top layer of which...
  3. V

    Repairing squeaking floor boards...

    Hello We had a new central heating system installed last year, but ever since the floor boards have squeaked upstairs where they were lifted to install the new piping. To lift the boards the gas engineer cut through the tongue and groove with a circular saw and then prised them up with a...
  4. O

    Use carcassing as floorboards

    Anyone done this? My local timber merchants are doing 22 x 150 sawn treated at a decent price, I've been using it for a lashup (fixing to bowed and dropped joists to give me a level ish structure to support a floor) - the original plan was to use 22mm T & G chipboard (which I loathe but it is a...
  5. phykell

    Replacing 170 Year-old Floorboards - Planer/Thicknesser?

    Hi, I need to replace some badly damaged floorboards in two of my bedrooms. The house is 170 years old and the boards are original. I would like to scour the reclamation yards to find something appropriate but that would take too long, the sizes are probably impossible to match exactly and most...
  6. M

    Guys need your advice ! flooring advice please. Lady project

    Hi Guys, :(:( Currently wanting to relay a new laminate flooring on the upstairs bedrooms, have stripped the old laminate flooring to the floorboards which I have fixed, some were creaking which I have now screwed back into the joint timber, however I would like surface to be flat and level...
  7. M

    Line plywood board upstairs on bedroom floorboards.

    Hi Guys, Currently wanting to relay a new laminate flooring on the upstairs bedrooms, have stripped the old laminate flooring to the floorboards which I have fixed, some were creaking which I have now screwed back into the joint timber, however I would like surface to be flat and level which I...
  8. J

    Drying Damp floorboards

    I have purchased new scaffold boards which I intended to lay as floorboards in a garden studio, but when they arrived I noticed they seemed quite damp and some heavy. Obviously rained on for a while. I’ve stored them stacked with ventilated gaps, but now it’s not summer they don’t seem to be...
  9. D

    Insulating A Suspended Floor

    I've started a massive upgrade on my house following finding out I had a cowboy builder who done my loft did everything wrong as he didn't fire proof and insulate the loft which is technically dangerous. Which the building control failed to enforce the regulations at the time and after forcing...
  10. M

    Lifting Sheet floor board

    Hi, I've got to get underneath my floorboards to the joists. Problem is they are not conventional plank style floor boards , but those massive sheets. The sheets are nailed down as well. As anybody got any tips on the best way to get these up? (Apart from tediously taking out the nails and using...
  11. D

    Solutions for 800mm floor joist centres?

    Hi, I would like to lay a new floor covering in the first floor bedroom in our victorian terrace. The problem is that the 5x2 floor joists (actual size 120mm x 60mm) are at 800mm centres with no noggins and span roughly 2.4m. Ideally I would make the structure better in order to accommodate...
  12. D

    Solutions to 800mm floor joist centres

    Hi, I would like to lay a new floor covering in the first floor bedroom in our victorian terrace. The problem is that the floor joists (120mm x 60mm) are at 800mm centres with no noggins, spanning roughly 3.4m. Ideally I would make the structure better in order to accommodate a standard 18mm...
  13. S

    Best way to stain old floorboards

    Hello! We have uncovered the original Victorian floorboards in our house and we'd like to keep them exposed. What's the best stain/dye to use after sanding? We're looking for something which looks quite natural but is darker than the light colour of the wood as it is. Thank you
  14. G

    Sanding a narrow landing floor

    Morning all, I’m sanding a narrow (~1.0 metre wide) landing with the floorboards running perpendicular. I’m using a Makita belt sander and Bosch multi sander for the edges. I’ve been sanding with the grain but really need to go across with 40 grit paper to remove the last of the muck and...
  15. R

    Nice floorboards

    I am not a builder and know little about it. I would like to lay down new floorboards (replacing lots of chipboard that needs to come up) that I can leave exposed, but I am not sure what my options are. I can see floorboards at Wikes, but they seem to be pine. And I see similar floorboards...
  16. G

    Sanding floor - removing paint from holes and cracks

    Morning girls & boys, Been sanding my landing floor and most paint is off after using the 40 grit paper. As you can see from the photos, there are cracks and little holes with paint in. What’s the best way to remove? I don't really want to oversand, I like them looking their age, but the...
  17. M

    Fix broken floor boards upstairs vs new central heating pipes replacement. Which one 1st?

    Should I get my central heating pipes replaced first as they go under the floorboard then go and fix my broken floor boards upstairs or vice versa? thanks in advance.
  18. giggadygoo

    Cut clasp nails splitting joists

    Hi all, I am now having a BIG PROBLEM with the nails! They are going in to the boards nicely but are spiting the joists. Not sure it it is safe to continue as I don't want to weaken the whole floor. Should I pilot hole? I already tried with a 3mm bit and it still split. Perhaps I should...
  19. giggadygoo

    Scaff board floor - what nail?

    Hi Guys, I have a problem! I am making a floor with reclaimed scaff boards into 2x5 joists. I love the look and apparent superior grip of cut brad nails but can only find them in 65mm. That would be perfect for normal floors but as the scaff boards are 35mm (after sanding), I am concerned that...
  20. N

    Engineered wood floor directly on joists

    Hi All We are refurbishing a house at the moment and are fitting UFH between the joists upstairs. The finished floor will be engineered wood which I can get at 20/6mm and am currently planning on laying directly onto the joists and screwing down. Given the thickness of the boards I see no...
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