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Over UFH the LVT needs to sit 10mm above the UFH.

It could be a Lacquered, oiled or waxed floor, it’s unlikely to be varnished. If it’s lacquered then it has a polyurethane wear coat over the wood itself, this needs sanding off back to the wood and then a treatment can be done. If it’s oiled or waxed then a light sand/key then floor oil...

Solid wood can’t be floated.

Use Ardex DPM it’s good practice not to mix manufacturers products with sandwich Screed/DPM.

You can lay it either way, there’s actually specific gripper for felt back that doesn’t have nails to grip the backing but for the price, use what you have and plenty of spray adhesive around the edges.

How much is the floor flexing? Is it noticeable when you walk on it or is it more a visual thing from a distance away? Is there any noise when you walk on the area like a 'clicking' for example?

That floor very likely needs a a liquid DPM coat before any screed or flooring goes down. You’ll need to moisture test with at least a protimeter and preferably a hydrometer box

A conservatory environment will be very harsh on Engineered Wood even if it's UV oiled. LVT will be fine if a glue down system is uesd with a high temperature adhesive, avoid click LVT in such an area. Ceramics or Stone best for appearance retention but like a freezer in winter. Quality...

The reason to fit the skirtings first with Glue-down LVT is that the floor preparation work can then be done to the skirting and any un-eveness to the bottom of the skirting will be hidden. Glue down LVT needs no expansion gaps and quality LVT fitters will take pride in being able to cut...

If you plan to run it over the step and down the face of the first riser, it will only ever sit at 45 degrees, not 180 degrees like you are holding it! Of course if it runs fully over the first riser ‘waterfall’ running the wrong way, the design will be different to the direction on the rest of...

They are both ‘correct’ General rule of thumb IF the carpet opens over the nose run the ‘wrong’ way is fit it the Other way with a join. Some wool carpets will run the ‘wrong’ way without opening up, it’s generally accepted you may get premature loss of appearance/wear at the top step. If...

Ulster Axfelt65 is a lovely natural felt underlay but there’s not much wrong with the spec you have already.

We always advise if you run through a doorway in one and if problems occur, a profile can be fitted retrospectively, the flooring manufacturers will always spec a threshold but if installed correctly you probably won’t experience any issues

The floor needs expansion everywhere including at door thresholds, if you have an engineered with enough expansion you may get away with butting it to a threshold but no wood floor manufacturer will recommend that.

No one is 'piling on' all I see here is people trying to help you, but to be able to help you, we need some pretty comprehensive questions answered so we know what's going on with the installation. Firstly, Woodpecker Solid Wood floors are not suitable for floating installations, if you float a...

It's not ideal but if that's what you have to work with then that's what you have, perennial issue with multi length boards.

You are correct although Woodpecker is a well known quality wood floor manufacturer. There are no quality Solid Wood Floors that I know of that are suitable for a floating installation though. With regards to the differences between Solid and Engineered, again, advantages of old were...

This is an issue with the subfloor not being prepared correctly rather than an issue with Karndean's product. Unfortunately parquet blocks are not particularly stable, especially after 40+ years and the bitumen adhesive tends to break down given time, resulting in the issue you have. You can...

Click LVT and Engineered Wood will not cope well if there is moisture or any levelling issues with the hearth area, Laminate will afford some fexibility but, for the cost v. potential issues, painting a DPM over the hearth and levelling the areas appropriately would be worth every penny spent...

Whilst I appreciate you have a failed floor and it must be frustrating, I personally have 30 years experience in the flooring industry and daily come across issues with various hard floors installed by builders and handymen. Woodpecker do not state that ANY of their solid wood floors can be...