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I should say I'm not actually planning on doing this myself but I want to be sure the builder is doing it a way I understand. I've attached a photos of the BB floor. If I jump up and down I can feel it bouncing slightly (I've not introduced it). I'm now thinking maybe engineered wood will be...

That's interesting. Well I want to put tiles in the kitchen and solid wood in the lounge. For the solid wood the supplier has advised to use an underlay with glue on it and not to physically nail the wood to the subfloor. Now I have a few more questions (always the way). What are the...

Just to be clear so the 15mm goes on top of the 18mm floating floor and is secured to it ?

I've done a little more research and I'm planning on doing this: Flexible adhesive Tiles or floorboards 18 mm TG plywood glue and joints (less flex that chipboard I've read) 20 mm TF70 kingspan or 20 mm Optim-R kingspan (There is not enough space for thicker insulation) DPM Beam and block...

Hi, I had a water leak which meant my existing chipboard floor was removed, along with the insolation and DPM over the beam and block floor. The chipboard wasn't screwed in the concrete and was always a little bouncy. When this is replaced by my insurer should I expect them to screw the...

Well I already know the floor will be fixed with new, dry chipboard. So how does waiting help the decision process ? I think I'll just use a trial and error approach as the advice on the forum (however well intended) isn't much use.

Yes vinyl over the chipboard in the kitchen. This will be removed by the insurance company whilst dealign with my water leak claim. The kitchen dimensions are:12'9 x 9'2 feet. Well the floor is only bouncing where the boards have expanded. It's clear this is the problem as you can see the...

is it suspended? Yes are there or have there been any damp issues? Yes - there was a water leak two weeks ago. I'm in the process of having the floor 'fixed'. This will entail replacing chipboard where it has expanded and drying out underneath. When complete I'm expecting the floor to be...

Hi, I would like to tile my kitchen and put laminate down on my living room (currently lino and carpet). My floor is on a floating chipboard floor which is a little 'bouncy'. I was planning to remove all the chipboard floor and put down 18mm plywood. However another option is to overboard...

I'm planning on replacing all the plastic wall sockets, light switches and lights in the ceiling. (As well as the fuse switch to the fire as discussed here) Good = will check with 100% certainty the electric is dead. When you say a mains lamp do you mean just plugging a lamp into a wall...

Thanks for the replies and yes that white switch provides the power to the fire. I won't admit to being great with electric! I understand I should 'test for dead' but worry I'll electrocute myself doing that! I typically turn the electric off via the main switch in the consumer box and...

I'd like to remove this horrible electric fireplace from my house. First question, is it safe to do this myself or should I get an electrician in first to decommission it? (There is a switch which isolates power to it) Any general tips on removing it? (Seems pretty firmly stuck to the...

I've just painted around it for the time being, will try some brute force when it dries (I took the lock out to see if that would help, obviously not!)

So I'm trying to remove my bedroom door handle which I'd like to replace. I've removed the face plate screws but can't disconnect the handles. I've looked under each handle and I see no allen key hole. Can someone point me in the right direction? Mark [/img]

They do seem flat, think I'll just leave it as it is like you suggested.

I've laid some laminate flooring and realised the gap between the boards is quite close 8cm. (See photo). Will this cause a problem, should I take them up and make the gap bigger? Mark

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