flooring

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    How to achieve "polished concrete" look with my floor

    Hi, I have a bit of a conundrum with how to tackle my floor. I have a large kitchen/diner/utility on the gound floor - approx 30m2 This part of the house was renovated and extended about 15 years ago, when doing so the previous owners had underfloor heating put in, and then tiled with...
  2. A

    Easy access flooring

    Does anyone have any good ideas for 1st floor flooring that is relatively easy to lift and get access to the voids between the joists? I originally considered just getting new, screwed-down floorboards (existing boards are sound enough but quite rough and knackered visually) that I would then...
  3. D

    Vinyl floor in empty kitchen

    Are kitchen units supposed to go in 1st and then the click vinyl gets cut in around it, or does the click go down wall to wall and the units go on top?
  4. D

    Vinyl click flooring etc for kitchen - can anyone recommend any?

    Glued down lino is definitely not an option, hateful stuff to change. B&Q do click vinyl, but it only clicks properly along it's length, quite a few poor reviews too. Does anyone know of a good brand, maybe that uses HDF, fits together well, and won't chip if a kid drops a Tonka on it? Of a...
  5. D

    18mm click flooring for kitchen.

    I have an upstairs galley kitchen, sadly the stud wall between it and the lounge is mid-wayish between floor joists - you should just be able to make out staggered lost-heads to the left of the door frame. Some 18mm click flooring to continue floor level from top of t&g, with maybe a recessed in...
  6. S

    Can flooring be laid straight onto concrete slab?

    We've had to replace all the floors in our house, as part of a renovation. They have been constructed using 100mm insulation and there is UFH laid within new concrete slabs. However, there is no top screed, just the concrete slab itself on which to lay the final flooring. My concern is that the...
  7. M

    indentation scuffs on floor

    Hi all, picture above is of my floor in one of my rooms. As you can see it has some indentations and looks worn. I'd like to know the best approach to covering such indentations and then I'd like to try and bring the floor back to life a little on a budget. Would i use a staining product on the...
  8. A

    Kitchen flooring advice required

    Our never ending joy of a previous DIY "enthusiast" kitchen has brought us another present. Looking to replace the flooring (laminate vinyl) but it has been fitted underneath the units (great idea right?). Really we are looking for the easiest way out and our hope is that cutting around the...
  9. B

    Oak square edged flooring

    Hi there, I'm renovating my Tudor house and working on the floor in one room which needs completely replacing. I have purchased new oak boards which are 3/4" thick and 8" wide square edge which will be fitted directly onto the existing joists. I don't really want to screw them down as i'm...
  10. M

    Replace floor boards if plying over?

    We have a few floorboards here and there that have been taken up, either due to wood worm, plumbing or electrics. We will be getting both laminate and carpet through out the house. Currently every single room is stripped back to floorboards, with all old woodwork removed too as we are...
  11. J

    Another asbestos newbie...

    Hi all So ive done loads of research after discovering I could have asbestos tiles under our carpet throughout downstairs. We are awaiting test results. At this point I'm not naive about it nor fearful of it. Ive decided if its confirmed as asbestos that Ill encapsulate it and be done with it...
  12. G

    Laminate flooring at kitchen end panel

    Evening, I fitted the kitchen I now need to fit laminate floor, probably quickstep. The lines of units have end panels and two of them are weight-bearing as appliances will be next to them. How do I fit the laminate up to the panels ideally without using beading? Thanks.
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    T&G Chipboard Flooring - Do end joints need to be staggered?

    Hi All, I am currently re-boarding my loft after lifting old chipboard to put down insulation. I am using 22mm P5 T&G Caberfloor boards. 2400mm x 600mm. The floor was previously strengthened and levelled by running 3x2 joists at right angles across the top of the existing 4x2 joists. The...
  14. M

    Sealing on top of sealed tile ? Help.

    Hi guys, My Tiler has laid some newly chipped edge travertine tiling in my kitchen very beautiful with an ivory grout. before grout, we sealed the tile with a solvent impregnated sealer using "DRY TREAT " Stain-proof. Solvent-based sealer, before grout and again after the grout. This...
  15. G

    Wet chipboard

    i recently found and fixed a leaking toilet cistern inlet. It was dripping onto a chipboard floor inside a boxed in section behind the toilet. It was probably dripping for a year. The floor began to dry out but one side stayed wet. I put a fan heater up to the hole where the toilet pipe goes...
  16. J

    Fitting out a garage extension as a utility room, is this feasible?

    I moved into a new place recently, 80's property, where the garage has been extended, firstly back out into the garden, and then subsequently sideways around the back of the house. The second extension has the garage pedestrian door and the original house back door opening into it. A new door...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. M

    Best way to remove this stain ? Indian Sandstone

    Hi all, 2 months ago had my Indian sandstone laid in my garden, though this morning found a bird poop which seems to have dried I then clean it off with a brush and hose through a green mark remanence has been left on my sandstone, very sad about this. It's relatively a new Indian sandstone...
  20. D

    Uneven Ply over Floorboards

    Hi I'm trying to put down hardwood flooring over floorboards. I've put down 5.5cm thick ply to cover the uneven floorboards. I know the ply should prob be thicker but I got it cheap. I've screwed down the ply but I get uneven bits (bumps) where the ply is screwed to parts of the floorboards...
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