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Thanks again for that Wide skirtings it is then and I may even chop out the bonding plaster a little at the base of the wall to allow expansion. Is that OK? I'd planned to turn the DPM up the wall behind the skirting. The screed is a bit cracked at the edges where gripper bars have been...

Another question: The Beech has been in the centrally heated room for a few weeks now. Can I assume that it is at minimum expansion? Or put another way - how much should I have under the skirting per metre width to allow for shrinkage? cheers Ian

Thanks for the help.. The Beech boards are solid wood 100mm x 20mm x random lengths The floor area is two adjacent rooms with double doors between. One room is 8m x 5m the other 6m x 4m. I planned to separate the two with a threshold strip otherwise there will be a 9m width...

Hi, I intend to lay a hardwood floor (20mm beech) over an existing concrete floor. I was planning to use 18mm OSB3 over a DPM then nail into the OSB. I've read that OSB shouldn't be used for floating floors. Will this be a problem? Cheers Ian