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I will let you know how long it lasts if you're still here in a few years :). Thanks for your honest comments. J

Vinyl tiles on chipboard

I used a cheap woodplank from Focus (it was about £7 for a pack of 6) and it only came a little unstuck at edges where the sun was beating down on them. That was easy to resolve - I used an ink cartridge refill syringe and squirted pva (1 to 1 with water) underneath and put a brick on them to...

I ended up laying a much cheaper plank tile - very successfully. It looks great and is flexible so even when the floor moves slightly it does too. The only place where there has been a slight (and only slight) movement in the tile is towards the edge of a room near the doorway, I could lift...

I should add the advice directly from Karnden's technical department is: if you were to lay directly onto chipboard - it may move even if you are not aware of this slight movement and hence separation of the tiles/woodplanks may occur, also, discolouration of the tile/woodplank may occur over...

The best advice I got was directly from Kardean themselves - ask them about a suitable primer, which has made me decide that I can do it myself - let me know how you get on Janette

This does help - thank you.

That avoided answering my question - which I think was "does a normal tile adhesive react with chipboard and can normal tile adhesive be used with Karndean tiles?" I don't have a problem putting down ply and I do want a Karndean-type tile - oh and my cheaper vinyl tile doesn't mean it was a...

I would have accepted that reply, but ............ I have a cheaper vinyl tile laid directly onto chipboard in an upstairs bathroom. This hasn't lifted or moved and it still looks perfect? So therefore another question, if it is the Karndean adhesive that reacts with chipboard can I use a...

I'm pretty good at DIY and being a single Mum can't afford to always get a tradesman in. I can get Karndean on-line much cheaper than from local supppliers and could get a good carpenter to lay plywood on my chipboard flooring - but why do I need it? My chipboard is good, level, and I can...