Laying a floor on my own - First time - What type of Plywood is best to lay/Adhesive question?

[reoreborn85]

Hi there.

We moved into a house last year and we believe the family before had a dog that used this hallway as it's own possible toilet. We have tried everything to clean the carpet but the stains just 'wicks' through again. We even paid for a 'professional' to try it and they ended up refunding us lol
It starts to really smell after a few weeks of not shampooing it.

Due to my wife becoming ill shortly after moving in, money is tight so alot of the work is having to be done by me. I'm happy to do this etc.

So, for now, we've decided to lift the carpet up and put down some Hardwearing vinyl offcut with the plan of tiling it when everything, money wise, is back to normal. After buying the offcut they advised us to either screed the floor or lay down plywood to level the floor. Due to the cost and set time of the screed we've decided to go with plywood.

We've lifted up the carpet and it's asbestos tiles (They're not damaged).

I've read online you need at least 6mm ply that's floor graded.

Can i use just ANY 6mm plywood from say B&Q/Wicks?

Also, any advice on what type of adhesive to use to attach the plywood to the asbestos tiles or would you recommend something else?

 

[crazydaze]

How wonky are the asbetsos tiles?

 

[reoreborn]

How wonky are the asbetsos tiles?

Not at all tbh.
There's paint on them in one place which I wouldn't exactly want to 'scrape' off but they're all still pretty flat

 

[Tigercubrider]

I would have thought that if the tiles are intact, you’d just lay the vinyl over them?
But potentially wash and or steam clean them to get rid of any smell.

Buying bicarbonate from somewhere like a Chinese wholesale supermarket might help, it comes in big bags and if you covered the tiles in bicarbonate and laid polythene over it, it may soak/neutralise the smell.

If you need access along the corridor, do the bicarbonate lengthways in two halves.

Are the tiles on concrete? Worst case you could lift the tiles while wet. There isn’t much asbestos in them and it’s a risk.
Then bleach the floor and use a floor skim/leveler.

 

[reoreborn85]

I would have thought that if the tiles are intact, you’d just lay the vinyl over them?
But potentially wash and or steam clean them to get rid of any smell.

Buying bicarbonate from somewhere like a Chinese wholesale supermarket might help, it comes in big bags and if you covered the tiles in bicarbonate and laid polythene over it, it may soak/neutralise the smell.

If you need access along the corridor, do the bicarbonate lengthways in two halves.

Are the tiles on concrete? Worst case you could lift the tiles while wet. There isn’t much asbestos in them and it’s a risk.
Then bleach the floor and use a floor skim/leveler.

Must admit we did think that but we were advised not to lay them directly onto the tiles as while it looks level it would eventually show up through the offcut. They also said that adhesive wouldn't stick to the tiles. Is that correct or were they just trying to get us to pay for a fitting? lol

 

[simplesteve]

If its only temporary, if be inclined to lift the carpet, wash the tiles, and just lay a slightly thicker cushioned vinyl straight over the top of it.I
Save your pennies for when the tiler comes in, throws the whole lot in the bin then restarts and does it properly.

 

[reoreborn85]

If its only temporary, if be inclined to lift the carpet, wash the tiles, and just lay a slightly thicker cushioned vinyl straight over the top of it.I
Save your pennies for when the tiler comes in, throws the whole lot in the bin then restarts and does it properly.

Ty! It'll be for a year maybe two at most. Would you even bother with adhesive/Tape?

 

[foxhole]

If it’s temp vinyl then you could just stick down some hardboard and tape seams ( cheap option) .
Thoroughly clean the area with an enzyme cleaner or a DIY solution of vinegar and water, followed by applying a liberal amount of baking soda to absorb remaining odors. Allow the baking soda to sit overnight, then vacuum it up.

 

[cdbe]

. Due to the cost and set time of the screed we've decided to go with plywood.

You can buy it for about £12 a bag and it sets in a few hours????

 

[reoreborn]

You can buy it for about £12 a bag and it sets in a few hours????

But you also need the tools and experience (from what I've read if it goes wrong its a bastard to fix.)
Also, it's in the hallway which needs constant access at the moment due to the toilet being connected to it. Due to my wife's illness she needs access to it and even a few hours isn't doable at the moment sadly. Even doing it at night wouldn't be possible sadly. Ty though

 

[blup]

If it’s anything like Guinea pig urine the smell embeds itself for years. I would dig out the tiles and screed and rebuild the floor or put in a suspended one

 

[crazydaze]

I'd lift the old carpet etc, thoroughly bleach the floor and let it air, and if the tiles are good/flat, lay the sheet vinyl direct for now, use spray adhesive to perimeter fix. This should be fine until you choose to replace the whole lot in the future.

If you can get a particular Sheet vinyl from Polyflor with a black felt backing your unlikely to have issues of the tiles underneath showing through in future.