Hi Guys,
I hope someone with a bit more knowledge might be able to help me on this one.
I've recently taken up the carpet in the bedroom with the intension of laying down some laminate but I found that the boards were in half decent condition and look like they might scrub up quite well.
I've got a few problems as I’ve never tried to do anything like this before.
1. I've got a few areas where the boards have splintered and been hacked in the past. Will I get away with filling these gaps before I sand the floor down?
2. The boards are tongue and groove and some have been cut so that they can be lifted. Therefore I've got some quite big gaps. I assume I will have to replace the damaged boards?
3. The boards don't butt up to each other that well. i.e. there is about a 3 or 4mm gap where you can clearly see that they are tongue and groove boards. Do you still think they will scrub up ok, or do I need to look at filling these gaps somehow?
4 Finally, with the carpet up you can hear every move downstairs. Is there an easy simple and cheap way of dampening the sound? Maybe insulation between the joists?
Thanks for your help!
I hope someone with a bit more knowledge might be able to help me on this one.
I've recently taken up the carpet in the bedroom with the intension of laying down some laminate but I found that the boards were in half decent condition and look like they might scrub up quite well.
I've got a few problems as I’ve never tried to do anything like this before.
1. I've got a few areas where the boards have splintered and been hacked in the past. Will I get away with filling these gaps before I sand the floor down?
2. The boards are tongue and groove and some have been cut so that they can be lifted. Therefore I've got some quite big gaps. I assume I will have to replace the damaged boards?
3. The boards don't butt up to each other that well. i.e. there is about a 3 or 4mm gap where you can clearly see that they are tongue and groove boards. Do you still think they will scrub up ok, or do I need to look at filling these gaps somehow?
4 Finally, with the carpet up you can hear every move downstairs. Is there an easy simple and cheap way of dampening the sound? Maybe insulation between the joists?
Thanks for your help!