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as I thought - the ply is mainly to even it out - it certainly (hopefully) wont make it louder! The rubber stuff is for the sound - I have no experience here - sorry for all the daft questions

sorry - no - I mean ply sheet it to smooth it out - then a good underlay on top. (I might stick with the cheaper fibreboards only in low traffic rooms) Only one room is really uneven - I think with original floorboards, the others seem to have been replaced at some point. Not sure if I am...

Following my other thread, where I was trying to both even out a wooden floor and also sound proof as much as possible I am now on to putting down 4 or 6mm ply with some quality rubber (timbermate excell etc) underlay.. This seems as if it will provide a better solution and keep the guarantee...

ok - so it seems that double underlay will void the warranty of the laminate. I can see why it would be an issue with 2 x soft layers, but the rubber should be hard enough to cope? (i.e. 1 x rubber 1 x hardwood underlay?) Maybe I should go and plywood it and then add the rubber?

Out of interest - why does it not matter about the damp proof member in a flat? I would have thought the DPM would be a condensation risk?

Sounds a plan - bit of extra thickness to help with the slight uneaven floor and some thick rubber for the noise. @Gerrydelasel - I just noticed your link for the Sonic Gold Acoustic which seems even denser - cheers!

Thanks all appreciate it - I guess a dense 3.6 mm is better than 5mm of that foamy/fibre stuff alright. Out of interest can these be combined? A rubber underlay first like timbermate excell followed by some of the green stuff above? Or is that asking for trouble?

Please correct me if I am wrong here, but those products both seem to have foil / DPM I do not want that if I am on floorboards, correct?

ok - maybe I am looking too much into the noise issue. Does a thicker laminate insulate from noise better than a thinner/cheaper option? I have already bought the laminate - so I am committed at this stage!

Hi all, Apologies in advance for the long thread! I have a couple of similar random threads here, but want to ask a quick couple of questions before I start the work. Context: I am about to lay laminate on a first floor flat. I have two rooms and a hallway. The hall way meets with a...

I am not 100% sure (I will let a professional answer correctly) - but I would have thought the options available to you are: 1. Teminate the cable in a marked box in the loft. As I understand it it is fine as long as it is accessible. 2. If the cable is a separate spur from the supply, leave...

sorry - do you mean you cannot tell which on it is in the loft? Or can you get a hold of it in the loft, but not trace it back to the supply?

No - you are perfectly understanding my bad plan making :) The ply idea was also to try and better sound insulate it - but hopefully with the 12mm laminate and a good quality float it should be ok..

So I purchased some 12mm laminate from Wickes in the end and will try to lay it in a couple of weeks (wont be back in the house until then). I was thinking would it be worth adding a bot of ply to the 'saggiest' areas before before adding the underlay? Or would I be causing issues for where...

So following on from my question regarding slightly uneven floors from here: http://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/new-floor-old-house.470296 What opinions do people have on the following Oak laminate? http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Bergen-Oak-Laminate-Flooring/p/138670 Also - what should I be...

I am about to paint newly plastered walls. I can emulsion reasonably well (Quick enough and even enough) but I cant say the same about mrs kenam :) I was going to water down some standard emulsion as the mist coat, but I though having bare walls would be a good opportunity for herself to get...

Thats good to hear - I was thinking i would have to pull floorboards and do something like this - i.e. add extra beams against the joists to pull it all level

I dont know :) - Thats what got me here! I guess not if the boards all meet each other and are smooth?

:) I was going from my memory of what the skirting board looked like - it gave the impression there was a massive buckle in the floor!

Also - I should add - as I am on the first floor - I would like to ensure its as quiet as possible for downstairs - how can I tackle that as well?