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Thanks, if the insurance pays out for a new floor, what would you recommend to put over the parquet. I really don't want to go down the road of tearing it all up!

Hi ,have had a laminate floor installed over parquet for a couple of years. Have noticed tenting in a couple of planks right by a plinth in the kitchen after a water leak. I have removed the plinth and the parquet has lifted and the under lay is soaked! Insurance claim? I have read it is not...

Yes ,exactly what I meant.

Please could you elaborate?

Hi, can my neighbour object to my planned permitted development? I live in a terraced house, am having a rear single storey extension built 3m x 3m x 3m within my boundary. I have paid for building regs and the council have uploaded onto their website that work has commenced,after a brief visit...

Hi,many thanks for the prompt reply. The parquet is stuck down with bitumen. Where some of the parquet was removed for the plumbing and laying of pipes ,so was the bitumen,this was then screeded over. Also forgot to mention ,the kitchen area has vinyl tiles,with concrete subfloor. Is it ok to...

Hi,am looking at laying laminate flooring over parquet flooring that has a concrete sub floor. What kind of underlay would I require? Would a DPM also be needed? Just some background also,the parquet has been removed and screeded in certain sections due to plumbing and new pipework being laid...

Many thanks for the reply and clarification!

Hi, I have just unwittingly removed the vinyl floor approx 1.5m x 1.5m from my bathroom. The vinyl tiles were laid on a hard board base. I have been told these tiles may have contained asbestos and I am now panicking as a lot of the tiles got broken in the process but there was no dust. The...

I have scoured the internet for peace of mind,most people are saying the tiles are non friable...and to pose a major hazard you would have to grind them into a dust to release the fibres!

Yeah your right,it basically crumbled away today when I finished smashing the tiles off. On a seperate subject I have removed the vinyl floor tiles also today,they were on a hardboard underlay. Am now panicking they may have contained asbestos,no dust was created during removal .

Hi there,many thanks. I was concerned it may contain asbestos? So its perfectly safe to remove myself? Good job the bathroom is tiny!

Hi ,just removing the tiles in the bathroom in my new house. What is this type of adhesive under the tiles? It has a crumbly consistency and is only under some of the tiles. The rest of the tiles have the standard white adhesive. Thanks in advance