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hmmm - each board has to conenct to at least three battens.....? oh well i better get on and order in the 18mm ply then. ill measure each board when i get home. I space the battens every 400mm from their centres plus there are noggins but these will be too sparse for providing support lengthways.

Im no expert but i would be very suprised if you had subsidence given that you just bought the place; No bank (if the bank surevyor checked it out)would give you a mortage - assuming you got one. Maybe your joists are well old and have sagged over the years. If you are really worried the best...

Hi all. Have battened out my room in preperation for laying solid oak 120mm tongue and groove flooring using the secret nailing approach. Im a bit confused as to what you do when a floor board end does not finish on a joist. My packs of flooring come in variable sized board lengths meaning that...

Agreed - i was dreading that part even though i have the tools to do it. I like the idea of making furring strips - i just need to find out what these are. One last point - the highest part of my old garage floor contains the patio doors. Therefore, i can only go up a maximum of 2" including...

Additional - I will be making 1" channels at the upper end of the room. As i progress down the room these will get smaller and substituted with bigger batons. Is this a sound idea? Thanks for letting me know about "firring strips (diminishing strips)" - ill check em out after work today ;)

Sorry - forgot to mention that the floor has a slope due to its construction - not subsidance

Hi, I have a room which is a conversion of an old garage. The concrete floor is about 2" lower at one end. I already tried using self-levelling compound but this ended up cracking. Ive taken that all up now so im back to the original gradient. What my current thinking is to batton the floor at...

I dont know what I was expecting by posting this liitle nugget but ive more or less convinced myself to pull it all up. I will not sleep if i leave it down - i was mad to go ahead in the first place, I'll try anything once. By "my builder" i actually meant a builder friend :| Once I rip...

Yes - i followed the instructions. I layed it in layers at 5-10mm which it said was ok ( not sure about layering it but builder said it would be ok ) I buy from Wicks because its a popular builders merchant

Hi guys im back. I have decided to lay wooden floor in my garage conversion. The previous owner had converted the garage into a new room but did not level the old concrete floor. To get a good finish on my to be new wooden floor i new it had to be levelled. I would say that the garage floor...

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Whoops did I say emulsion - I got Dulux egg-shell white for wood - Satin. Ill triple check when i get home. Its not gloss. Also - what is the best method for painting doors? hanging or flat on a work horse?

Ok - just a little extra info before i begin. The doors are made by Premdor and of the knotty pine style. The are sanded to a smooth finish and untreated. In preperation I have bought: Wood Knot Treatment formula, Dulux Wood Primer, Dulux wood underlay and Dulux EggShell white Emulsion. I...

Hi all - new question for you. ?i have hung some new knotty solid pine doors and would like to paint white. There are no suitable instructions with the doors about painting and im finding it difficult to find any discussions for painting doors. Basically i would like to apply a white...

Hi guys - thanks for your comments.... I especially enjoyed gcol's specualtive phychology. I wrote a whole paragraph talking about myself ( corrercting GCOL ) but have deleted it. Ill just say that im newly wedded but have my first child on the way, therefor the house has again become a...

You got all that from a wedding photo? You are close..... Im the one who wants a cat though! I wonder if you were genralising :lol:

aha my dear Watson, very perceptive, but can you determine the appearance of the occupants

I agree - at the time of laying the floor i did not come across any information about joint spacing. Obviously since laying it, I have come accross docs that specify what you said in your previous message - DOH! All I can say is that time will tell - fingers crossed eh!

Try now - BT keep changing the location of my files!

(NEEDS FURTHER EDITING) Hi all - finally I have managed to upload the final result of my first ever wooden floor laid by yours trully. I may be in danger of sounding proud of my work, so let me assure you now that I am not. Mistakes have been made but I remain positive regarding the entire...