Hi All,
We recently moved into a 1934 semi-detached. The previous owner has either done some works themselves or had an incompetent tradesman in. We will need some work done which will require access to the sub-floor space for electrical, plumbing and insulation.
The floor needs to come up but it's not straight forwards. In one of the rooms upstairs 18mm ply has been laid with a ridiculous number of screws in all directions (I am not exaggerating). Many of them will not come up due to being damaged when driven in and then some kind of filler in the heads.
Downstairs there is wood-effect laminate strips that has been glued down.
Basically I need to get all these floors up to see the lie of the land and then get trades in once I can provide unhindered access.
This process will likely be destructive and I will need to be able to cover the floor securely in between trades as I'm unlikely to be able to afford to have it all done in one go and we're living in the property. Additionally we are visited by the odd mouse and my daughters would not cope with a permanently exposed over-site.
I don't want to run a circular saw across as there is evidence of unorthodox cable and pipe runs so my plan is to take up small sections so I can see underneath before taking up the next piece. This will destroy the existing floor.
I need to get in some kind of temporary floor which can be loosely screwed so as to provide easy access to trades and also seal off the over-site in between trades.
Eventually once the work is complete we will insulate the underfloor space downstairs and install glue and screwed chipboard (or ply if planning tiles).
Can anyone suggest an interim floor that'll do the job?
Many thanks
We recently moved into a 1934 semi-detached. The previous owner has either done some works themselves or had an incompetent tradesman in. We will need some work done which will require access to the sub-floor space for electrical, plumbing and insulation.
The floor needs to come up but it's not straight forwards. In one of the rooms upstairs 18mm ply has been laid with a ridiculous number of screws in all directions (I am not exaggerating). Many of them will not come up due to being damaged when driven in and then some kind of filler in the heads.
Downstairs there is wood-effect laminate strips that has been glued down.
Basically I need to get all these floors up to see the lie of the land and then get trades in once I can provide unhindered access.
This process will likely be destructive and I will need to be able to cover the floor securely in between trades as I'm unlikely to be able to afford to have it all done in one go and we're living in the property. Additionally we are visited by the odd mouse and my daughters would not cope with a permanently exposed over-site.
I don't want to run a circular saw across as there is evidence of unorthodox cable and pipe runs so my plan is to take up small sections so I can see underneath before taking up the next piece. This will destroy the existing floor.
I need to get in some kind of temporary floor which can be loosely screwed so as to provide easy access to trades and also seal off the over-site in between trades.
Eventually once the work is complete we will insulate the underfloor space downstairs and install glue and screwed chipboard (or ply if planning tiles).
Can anyone suggest an interim floor that'll do the job?
Many thanks
