Recent content by waterl00

sorry - I didn't make myself clear! I've left an expansion gap between the oak floor and the wall. However, I'm now putting skirting boards back and wondered if I should leave a few mm gap between the oak floor and the skirting or if I could just snuggly fit the skirting on top of the floor...

Well, I used the Floormaster Envoy Underlay from Topps tiles - £49.99 per role. I was really sceptical when I picked it up as I could tear it really easily and I thought to myself how could this possibly hold floor together without any glue? I cut off a small part and stuck 2 short boards...

Thanks for all your help Wood You Like. well, I've decided to take the plunge and going to go with some self adhesive underlay like Elastilon. Noticed Topps tiles are selling something similar called Envoy Multi adhesive? Looks the same? Any ideas if it performs the same or if it's the same...

Just been reading up on Elastilon and watched the installation video's - it does look so much easier to install!! One thing I can't seem to find is how long the product lasts for? Does the adhesive have any longevity? Do you have any knowledge of this? I've already purchased and opened...

The chipboard I laid down was definately the modern type. It was slightly green in colour with moisture repellant. That Elastion product you recommended looks asthough it would make things much simpler. Is it easy to install? Does this stick both sides i.e. both to the floor and the wood or...

thanks Wood You Like. When you say fully bond them - do you mean glue both long and short sides? I'm really reluctant to glue all sides, just in case I need to pull up the floor. I think I'll try the clips first. Would you mind explaining why I can't glue directly onto chipboard? I don't...

Yes, I've seen lots of bad posts around the clips, but thought I'd give them ago first - as some say they are ok - and if they do work should prevent less movement than the glue (?) for a floating floor. There are ALOT of short pieces - in first 4 packs there are just 2 full lengths. This...

hi guys - thanks for all your replies. Its a garage conversion so its a narrow long room 4.5 long x 2.5 wide. I'm laying down on chipboard (above dpm and 100mm celotex and 5mm chipboard - installing as a floating floor. The oak floor is from Wickes 18mm solid wood and I'll be installing...

Hi there I've just brought a solid wood floor which I'm about to lay. Reading the instructions, and general guidance on the web says to leave at least 12mm gap around the perimeter of the floor. However, on the first row, if I leave a 12mm gap, the 'tongue' of the boards 3 or 4mm means...

hi all well, glad to say I've got over the ceiling issue - it's now looking perfect with no orange peel effect, patching or roller marks! Mist coated plaster with 50/50 mist coat x2, then 40/60 coat then 20/80 coat. Hopefully I can save some people alot of probs with this post. Not sure...

ok, will make sure I leave a week - but I thought aslong as I used normal matt (not vinyl) it would be ok as the plaster could still breathe? Also, when putting on the 2 mist coats, should I literally apply these one after the other or should I leave each coat to dry first? Sorry for the...

Again, thanks for all your feedback guys. Well, the 3rd coat of plaster is on the ceiling which I'm going to leave until the weekend to dry out. This is the 3rd skim, so I'm hoping that it won't be too heavy for the grab between what was on the initial plasterboard and pva. I did raise this...

JR / Steve - thanks for the reply guys - really appreciate it. I've decided to get the plasterer back and skim the ceiling a 3rd time!!! This is getting really expensive. I've been trawling through forums and others have seemed to have the same issue with Wickes paint and suggested the...

hi there - I'm currently experiencing exactly the same problem. Did you find a resolution or a cause? 1) I had ceiling skimmed and applied waterered down Wickes matt with 2 coats to seal. 2) Then applied one coat of undiluted matt and there were what I thought were roller marks...

Hi there I'm currently finishing the interior of our garage extension and not sure how to best fix the window board. The problem is: - The internal leaf is higher than the the external leaf wall. - The window is set back and fills the entire width of the external leaf so there is no...