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Dear Forum, I should be grateful for advivre as to 1) which is the best adhesive to use on engineered wood floor with tongue and groove - I searched and found Everbuild, Evostik, PVA, PVAC- more details on these please 2) where the adhesive is applied - on tongue or on groove or both Thanks

Thanks I am now convinced of your advice to use Duratex on floorboard. Could you please advice whether 1) adhesive is needed to stick the underlay on the floorboar and what make 2) is there any particular way the duratex should be layed versus the engineered woodfloor Thanks again

Hi guys, I am no expert but rather a user of underlay. Having search the net, I received mixed opionion as to which product is suitable for floorboard. Having spoken to the the manufacturer, they said At the groundfloor level, Excel could be used if there is adequate ventilation under...

Could you please why Timbermate Excel DPM is not suitable for our existing floorboards on the groundfloor. The house has aircirculation bricks around the house, underneath the floorboard. I would have thought this would give our new engineered woodfloor an extra moisture protection Thanks

Dear Forum We are going to have engineered wood floor installed underneath the existing skirting (skirting bottom to be cut to slot in the woodfloor), we are confused by the advice given by two woodfitters 1) one said, if we are going to have underlay (thickone) then there will be 3mm gap...

Could you please advise the difference betwen Foam Underlayment and Timbermate Duratex. Thanks

Hi We would like to buy a plinth heater to put underneath our kitchen that has more than one speed (flow rate) for heat that is not too noisy. Can anyone please advise what make is a good one to buy Thanks

Dear all, thank you for your comments. I thought I better make it clearer by giving you the some wordings in the contract. We had our windows and doors supplied and installed by Fineline (based in Sevenoaks, Kent) whose parent compnay is A&B Glass Group. The total contract was £22k An...

I am writing with the hope that you may be able to help me with clarification on which Act has precedence over which based on my example. If a buyer entered into a contract with a seller who said that they supply and install Brand A products. The buyer thought when the product arrived he...

Hi John, we had our house sprayed with Cupricol a few months ago with every 6 boards lifted up. However, we recently discovered from one of the skirting that was removed from the wall and saw at the back of skirting with holes and part of the wood rotten. You mention about humidity of the...

Dear forum, Our existing floorboard has moisture content around 16%. Now, the solid wood seller does not recommend to install any wood including Engineered Wood Floor but our floor fitting company says it is ok for Engineered Wood Floor. We know that we live next to the street that...

Hi again, We need to have our doors/skirting/ceiling painted. We were told that to give a good finish we need to put 2 undercoating and 2 top coats afterward. We were also told that Farrow & Ball paint gives better finish than Dulux paint. Your comments please. thanks

Dear WoodLikeYou and all - thanks for your comments. I click on the link you kindly gave for the underlay - can I confirm that it is the foam underlay 3mm that I need for putting on existing floor board before the new wood floor. Can you/anyone please advise upto what moisture content on the...

Oh dear, I would not know where to seek for help if this website did not exist. Thanks again for your help for the following question Our floor is wood board which two wood fitting companies came in and declared solid wood is not suitable but Engineered Wood Floor + Damp Proof Membrance...

Hi Nige, We have the whole house installed with new radiators. That right the house used to have fireplaces in almost every room including beddromm. Can I confirm my undstanding is that I can block the airbrick? Can you pls explain why I need to leave them until next spring because we are...