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The air purifiers you mentioned are quite cheap. How exactly would the work? I take it I need to disturb the walls, floor and the dust will go into the air after which it will be trapped into the machine? if so wouldn't simple ventilation be able to transport the dust outside? Yes I have...

I have a medical condition and am highly sensitive to synthetic and organic fumes. I cannot tolerate smells(toxins) from new carpets, varnishes, vinyl, paint etc. I also react to dust in older carpets. I got some second hand laminate(so there would be no smell) and have laid that down as it...

Hi I have multiple chemical sensitivities and have a bit of a situation. Basically I live in a flat and the 'inside' of my flat is friendly with me. However recently without my knowing some painters came and just painted the little block surface underneath my windows. As a result if I open...

I am thinking of putting some click type solid wood down however most of these are quite thick e.g. 1-2cm thick. When I put the undelay board and the wood down I will not be able to open the door in my room. I guess my options to sort the door problem are as follows: A) Saw the bottom part...

I have a dust allergy and decided I will throw my carpets away and restore my floorboards. After throwing it away I gave it the floorboards a scrape, hoovered it and wiped them down. These boards are really old btw and still have paint marks, blacks stains and other such stuff on them...

I am going to be restoring my floorboards but not until 2 months from now. Don't ask me why. I have a severe dust allergy and absolutely need to cover my floorboard gaps in the meantime using ideally non toxic material and hopefully something cheap and temporary. Aesthetic doesn't matter at...

Hi I am a about to put some new flooring down. I currently have uneven floorbaords. 1. If I am to put laminate, will a laminate underlay be sufficient to negate the bad effects of the uneven floorbaords? 2. If I use vynil, I take it I must use 6mm plywood underneath the vynil? Also do I...

I bought some second hand 3 year old wood laminates which were apparently previously used in an office block. I noticed a smell coming form them when I left them standing, perhaps the back side of the boards which were causing me and my friends diziness. I clicked a few together on the floor...

I notice in most pictures laminates are aligned where after the first plank is placed as normal, then the next coloumn will have half a plank with another full plank underneath it, then the next coloumn has a normal plank like the first. I am guessing these is for aesthetic reasons. If you...

Hi I am a about to put some new flooring down. I currently have uneven floorbaords. 1. If I am to put laminate, will a laminate underlay be sufficient to negate the bad effects of the uneven floorbaords? 2. If I use vynil, I take it I must use 6mm plywood underneath the vynil...

I will not fill the gaps if i choose to laminate. However I may also go for the hardwood option in which case I must fill the gaps otherwise it will affect my dust allergy. If I choose hardwood, I am referring to the 'resin' that you use to mix with sawdust and fill gaps between...

1st floor. I just want to know which of laminate and hardwood would bother me and the people underneath less. Is resin toxic?

I just threw my carpet out due to dust allergy however upon placing a new one, i was reacting severly to the adhesive in the carpeting. I have decided to restore my floorboards or do laminating. I have a few questions: 1. some of the adhesive for the carpet was sprayed on the floorbaords...

can someone kindly answer this.

I am suggesting new wooden boards on top. I believe laminate is the plastic feeling wood and the stuff i was looking at were not light like laminate but thicker wood although not thick or great feeling as floorboards. Anyway, surely for noise reduction and warmth new boards is a good idea...

I have uneven floorbaords and as thinking of adding lino. I was told you cannot add lino to an uneven surface and I would have to add plywood inbetween. Even if you do add layers of plywood, since the base underneath it would be uneven, would this work properly? If people are stepping on it...

I have removed my carpets and have found wooden floorbaords underneath them. I was thinking of restoring them or putting new wood above them. Restoring costs £400 and the existing wood is apparently quite good and will look classy once finished. On the other hand using new wood will cost less...

It is a first floor flat. I have no idea how old the flat or floor is. There is no crawl space underneath.

Draught ex vs wedged wood, which would be more effective foprt draught proofing, i am not asking about looks. Also is placing a carpet more effective then the above two?

Guys, I have just taken my carpets of and there are floardboards underneath. They are really dirty and have gaps in them. I need to remove the gaps as I am an allergy sufferer and cannot tolerate dust. Anyway I have been doing some reading and just want to jump right in and do a quick job but am...