Recent content by littlevic

Might also look at Hardibacker 6mm boards.

I'm planning to replace the vinyl flooring in the kitchen with tiles. The 6mm plyboard covering the t&g boards will be replaced but I'm not too happy raising the floor an extra 12mm. I've seen an ad for NoMorePly and want to ask the pros if anyone can recomend it?

Actually I've just finished the kitchen this morning and the splashback looks great and sets the whole kitchen off a treat. Went down the non-drip gloss road and I couldnt be happier with plenty of brownie points from the wife. Thanks again for all your advice

Strewth, that was quick! Thanks folks. The walls not in such good nick so painting it is a non-starter without replastering so I'm going to try the non drip gloss on a piece of glass in an old picture frame to see the results. While I'm here, whats the trick to cutting glass tiles?

Doing up the kitchen and I like the idea of a toughened glass splashback behind the cooker but not sure what the best paint and the best way to apply it. I have seen some coloured glass splashbacks and worktops but I can scource some cheap (in value not in quality) glass from a mate and fancy...

Sorry jiminblack, the moderators call it advertising so I cant say which flooring warehouse I got it from but it was priced at £40sqm but due to some fine haggling I paid considerably less £26sqm. Solid oak t&g 18mm Rustic oak finish and it looks the muts nuts. Beware tho many of the "flooring...

Cheers. Gonna stick with the nailer tho'. Got it yesterday nice and early which was just as well as my local hire shop only has 1 porta-nailer and 2 other people came in to hire it when I was there! Good timeing. £16 for the 1st day and £8 thereafter. Thought it would be dearer than that. The...

Many thanks WYL. Just one more thing....... how many nails do you recon I would need with a portanailer for 20sqm. I'm not being tight but I'm laying the floor over the weekend and I dont want to get caught short on Sunday when everythings shut. £16 for 1000. I recon that should do it. :?:

Thanks again chaps. We'll probably get our drive done sooner or later so that'll kill two birds with one stone and save a few pennies while we're at it.

I love this forum. Thanks Chris, as it happens we do have a combie boiler. I'll get on to the water board this week and update this forum thread. Cheers. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Just got off the phone to three valleys water and the man he say no. Never mind, I'll probably do...

Thats a relief. Thanks Bahco

Just finishing putting down my new oak flooring in my bungalow and found a lead pipe leading into the kitchen. I've looked under the kitchen units and it looks like the mains water is feed through lead pipe. The thought of ripping up my lovely new floor, kitchen and bathroom (not to mention the...

Thanks for the replies folks, but Ive gone ahead and replaced the old t&g with chipboard (not the loft type stuff) which revealed a host of problems under the floor ie dodgy wiring and leaky plastic central heating pipes, but thats for another forum post! The flooring guide that came with my...

Cheers thermo. I thought I'd screw the chipboard down and use a portanailer on the oak t&g as I dont like the idea of glueing anything down permanently, just incase.....

I'm replacing the old floor boards with a new 18mm oak floor in our hall and livingroom, but Im not sure if its best to just lay the new floor straight on to the joists or put down a chipboard layer first to cut down any draughts as our bungalow can be a bit cold. If I use the chipboard would...