Hi all,
We are about to order some flooring for our new loft room. There is 2 cm clearance between the French doors and the tongue and groove sub floor. The floor is level near the door.
What is the maximum total thickness of flooring we should go for on top of the T+G including underlay?
Engineered wood seems to start at 14 mm thickness, and adding a 3 mm foam underlay only leaves 3 mm clearance, or a 5 mm underlay leaves 1 mm clearance.
Nice quality laminate at 9 or 10 mm thickness and with a 5 mm foam underlay leaves 5 mm clearance.
My concern is that the loft conversion is new and made mainly from wood. I imagine it could settle over time and if we only leave a 2 or 3 mm gap, in a couple of years, the doors might not open properly.
I've seen some vinyl from Quick Step which they say is totally scratch resistant and that is only 4.5 mm thick and doesn't need underlay on top of T+G. Its very pricey though.
Also there is a hole in the T+G that needs filling. I wondered if I could do this with standard no nonsense decorators filler?
I've attached photos
Thanks in advance for any advice
We are about to order some flooring for our new loft room. There is 2 cm clearance between the French doors and the tongue and groove sub floor. The floor is level near the door.
What is the maximum total thickness of flooring we should go for on top of the T+G including underlay?
Engineered wood seems to start at 14 mm thickness, and adding a 3 mm foam underlay only leaves 3 mm clearance, or a 5 mm underlay leaves 1 mm clearance.
Nice quality laminate at 9 or 10 mm thickness and with a 5 mm foam underlay leaves 5 mm clearance.
My concern is that the loft conversion is new and made mainly from wood. I imagine it could settle over time and if we only leave a 2 or 3 mm gap, in a couple of years, the doors might not open properly.
I've seen some vinyl from Quick Step which they say is totally scratch resistant and that is only 4.5 mm thick and doesn't need underlay on top of T+G. Its very pricey though.
Also there is a hole in the T+G that needs filling. I wondered if I could do this with standard no nonsense decorators filler?
I've attached photos
Thanks in advance for any advice