floorboards

Hi all - wondering if i could get any advice on if what I'm trying to do is possible. We have a working fireplace with a marble surround and wood mantel. Currently the marble hearth sits a few inches above the floorboard level, on exposed concrete (I believe a combination of original victorian...

I have screwed down the floorboards for a 1 square meter landing that opens to two bedrooms, the bathroom, and the staircase. This has eliminated the creaks, but there are gaps. My plan is to overboard with 6mm plywood, but from reading online I have seen NoMorePly concrete fabric sheets and...

I am replacing a few boards in an old house there is around 1/2 mm thickness difference to the old boards. I need it level as it will have plywood over then either vinyl or floor tiles. I wondered what the best way of getting the new boards to sit slightly higher is please? I thought maybe...

We are having our victorian pine floorboards restored and the contractor has used a pale ('natural' shade) ready bought wood filler to fill gaps between boards and damage from nail holes etc. The result (after base coat of varnish) currently looks terrible- huge variations in colour- and looks...

Afternoon all Recently moved into a mid terraced property built in 1902. House is full of quirks/wonks/age related settlement and I understand nothing will be straight etc. Just looking for some clarity on the sloping floor in my dining room. The adjacent living room floor is straight, the...

Guys can you just confim that these missing bits of floorboards should have been replaced with some new sections of pine planks with the same thickness and grade... New flat who ever installed the new heating system butchered the old floor then juat walked away no idea what he did with the...

Simple one, hopefully. I’ve had to replace a couple sections of pine flooring due to a leak. I will be covering with ply and then vinyl / LVT (I’d rather have a wooden floor but half the room’s floor is concrete so I can’t…) I’ve covered with a boron treatment to protect from dry/wet rot -...

Hello fellow forum users, Quick question for experienced carpenters/builders out there. My floor boards currently meet right in the middle of where joist notching is. What's the best way of fitting the t&g floorboards in my case, so these don't sag and bend the copper pipes then walked on...

Not long before we have a carpet fitted (with underlay) in our front bedroom once plastering and decorating completed - normal floorboards with a small void (where you can see some dust, debris and wiring) between this room and the lounge underneath. Does anyone know if you need to 'fill' gaps...

Hi We have pulled up an old carpet with the plan to restore the old floorboards. However, we discovered a concrete hearth (approx 2 inch thick). It is already cracked and it moves when a crowbar is placed under it. We would like to remove and cover the space with floorboards. However, there is a...

I have wooden floorboards that are getting a bit too squeaky. so I am going to lift the carpet. I hope it wont be too trixy The thresholds look like the images below. But I'm not totally sure the best way to lift them as they look flimsy and not sure how they are attached so don't know how to...

Hi all Leak appeared in kitchen ceiling. Pulled back bath cover upstairs and looks like water been getting in for some time. Haven't long lived in property. Floorboards and plaster knackered. Removed all existing sealant and resealed with clear and white sealant to get a thick finish. Still no...

Hello I've been decorating the spare room, which did have very squeaky floorboards, so wanted to fix this problem before a new carpet goes down. I have been fitting lots of floorboard screws and these have made a big difference, but some minor squeaks still remain which I think are coming...

Hi, I am laying a new laminate floor in one of the bedrooms and have just lifted the old carpet and had my first look of the tongue and groove flooring. Some of the tongue and groove joints are very loose and when walked on sag and cause the floor to creak slightly - in the extreme cases the...

I’m in the process of having an extension built. My builders want to begin installing floorboards but the building is not sealed. The windows have delayed so while they have made the building “watertight” it is not fully sealed. They argue it will be fine but will replace or repair if they...

So I'm painting our awful floorboards with some chalk paint, and want to varnish over the top for a satin finish. Can I use any varnish (like Ronseal satin) over the top or does it absolutely have to be the floor varnish - which costs 4 times as much! The regular varnish has directions which say...

Hello! I am currently renovating my house and have hit a dilemma with some flooring between the bathroom and landing. Please see the image below Bathroom floor / Hallway edge (annotated) by Samkio posted 18 Jul 2019 at 7:33 PM The image above shows the entrance to the bathroom from the...

I haven't got a clue what asbestos looks like but the misses had a freak out when I pulled up the floorboards in our Victorian home. Anyone care to enlighten us on whether this is just an accumulation of years of crap or whether it actually looks like asbestos to you?

Morning, I'm about to sand a bedroom floor and use a rug rather than get a carpet laid (Victorian property). There is currently a stain around the edge of the floorboards, presumably when years ago people used rugs and just stained the edges. Is it ok to do this? It would save a lot of work! Or...

Does anyone have any good ideas for 1st floor flooring that is relatively easy to lift and get access to the voids between the joists? I originally considered just getting new, screwed-down floorboards (existing boards are sound enough but quite rough and knackered visually) that I would then...