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    Ground floor DPM nightmare... what to do?!

    The hairline cracks arent too much to worry about, but that screed blowing out like that would suggest very high moisture levels?
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    Ground floor DPM nightmare... what to do?!

    Were the hydrometer box readings taken on the screed or under the units?
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    Ground floor DPM nightmare... what to do?!

    It's a tricky one, the NA is all moisture tolerant and a very good screed when applied correctly. Likewise Laminate floated on a underlay with DPM and tape does have an element of moisture tolerance to it as well. 'by the book' would be to take up what you can, re-dpm, NA properly all at quite...
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    How do i stop birds coming into loft through these gaps?

    Chicken wire.
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    Trying to lift old tiled floor

    Can you get a spade under them?
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    Damage to LVT

    You'll need to uplift the flooring back to where you can access to reinstate the new pieces and re-fit.
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    best way to cover large transition between tiles and carpet

    Best way to resolve that are Stairrods Easy Shims to ramp the carpet up and then a standard or premier finish metal Z edge lipped over the tile.
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    Quarry tiles? How to cover them

    You can only put liquid DPM down over a moisture tolerant latex screed, it’s not suitable over a water based self leveller.
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    Best way to level floors throughout ground floor

    This sounds like a project a little too far as the floor needs moisture testing and then the screed levels need looking at closely to understand how deep the levelling needs to be and what primers to use and how to manipulate and build up as and if required. The LVT will only be as good as the...
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    bathroom floor problem

    Where the shape is different, has the subfloor ply/hardboard been cut to shape as well as the top Vinyl ?
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    Best threshold strip for this

    Universal Ally Ramps will do the job but will look like what they are, cheap! Have a look at CAT profiles or possibly Gripperods Premium range, they may be a bit cheaper than Stairrods UK
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    Best threshold strip for this

    Stairrods UK 12mm Ramp profile would be perfect, available in Chrome, Bushed Chrome, Satin Nickel, Pewter or various gold finishes and Black.
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    Underlay for laminate over underfloor heating

    Once you encapsulate the UFH as described above, do you have the TOG rating of the UFH system? Ideally you shouldn’t overload the UFH system and it should have a TOG rating that the underlay and Laminate flooring should not exceed combined. The best UFH underlay for Laminate and wood floors...
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    Edging for recessed floor mat in floorboards

    Have a look at the profiles that Stairrods UK do, they have L-Shaped, and drilled flat plates etc. Mitreing the corners is a bit of an art though.
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    Removed parquet floor, what do i do with smelly bitumen

    Seal it with Arditex Ardit NA Self Levelling Screed
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    solid oak floor on asphalt

    Triple check but Arditex ArditNA possibly with their seperate primer.
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    Which levelling compound on damp porch floor?

    Porcelin/Cermic will just need levelling and fit. Kandean Rigid Core or any other Click or Glue LVT will need: 1 coat of Ardit NA or 1200 Screed Coat 1 coat of Ardit DP-C or F-Ball F77 Liquid Dpm 1 Final screed coat of Ardit NA or F-Ball 1200 or a screed of your choice with appropriate Primer...
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    Which levelling compound on damp porch floor?

    Ardit NA and F-Ball 1200 can both be laid over damp subfloors as they are moisture tolerant, however, what do you plan to fit over the top?
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    Engineering wood floor in top of wooden floor

    For best floated results, 4mm Ply the subfloor and float the Engineered over it although judging by your photo, it looks like you could float over the floorboards as they are with a GOOD quality underlay like Duralay Multitex/Timbermate XL. If you decide to ply, it might be worth going 6mm...
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    Damp treatment under vinyl floor

    If you go down the Liquid DPM option, you absolutely will need a layer of screed over it as it is impossible to apply 'flat' So you will add some height.
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