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    Broken asbestos cement pipes in kitchen!

    Hi All We live in a block of flats and recently we had a leak. Turns out that two floors above had a slight crack in their water pipe. It was finally agreed that a company would come to replace the water pipes on 3 floors - including ours. The plumbers came and proceeded to remove the old...
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    Engineered wooden flooring over underfloor heating.

    So after much thought I think we'll go for floating the floor because if there are any problems in the future we'll be able to deal with it easily - having us the option to glue it down. Anyone know of a good underlay suitable for under floor heating in France? I've heard Tuplex is quite good...
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    Engineered wooden flooring over underfloor heating.

    Are there certain types of engineered wood flooring which can't be used over underfloor heating?
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    Engineered wooden flooring over underfloor heating.

    Thanks for the response. What are the dangers of floating the floor as opposed to gluing when underfloor heating is involved? Everyone here seems to be adamant that gluing is the only way. Can you give me an example of the kind of underlay you're talking about?
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    Engineered wooden flooring over underfloor heating.

    We've just bought a new apartment on the 2nd floor of a 7 storey block. It has underfloor (1950s) heating and we'd like to lay down engineered wood flooring. After much search I've realised that gluing down the floor is best but here in France there are many shops which state that I'd need to...
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    Which adhesive for engineered wood over underfloor heating?

    Thanks for the advice. Bostik has a pretty good reputation and the price seems reasonable.
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    Which adhesive for engineered wood over underfloor heating?

    Hi We've just bought a place in France and would like to lay down an engineered wooden floor. The flat has underfloor heating and we've been advised to glue the floor rather than floating. I'd like to know which adhesive works best - I'll be buying it in the UK as prices are high in France...
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