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Kitchen and Dining Room into one.
- Thread starter charliegolf
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Floating. It'll be easy. This was the first bit done 25 years ago- no glue or nails. All the other bits have been floated, but with the t&g glued. I tried to get a piece of the newer stuff up to expose the tongue so I could join to it. Broke off the tongue, so no go. It'll be a threshold.
Or biscuit joint.
It worked surprisingly well on one of my projects.
What's the skill leve
What's the skill level for that, to get a really nice joint?
If you are skilled enough to used a jigsaw, you can surely use a biscuit joiner.
Probably the easiest tool out there.
You just need to watch a few videos on how to set it up.
Plastering and (most) decorating done, old flooring lifted. Just need my gasman to disconnect the hob and the rest of the old kitchen can go.
Looking good. 
That's underlay on the floor, right?
That's underlay on the floor, right?
Yes, the old stuff, gone now!Looking good.
That's underlay on the floor, right?
update: not much progress- been under the weather with man flu.
However, I am feeling pretty good today about my very mediocre DIY skills.
The last pic above shows where the dining room floor ends... I had to cut the planks longways to fit to the then dining room wall, so all tongues cut off.
Now, I want to try a no threshold transition, and it's been difficult to get a result. Biscuit jointing has been mentioned etc.
Anyway, today I did a test on the old flooring, to cut a line longways at about where the tongue would end, and then prised off the bits above and below the tongue. Yay!
Then, No Yay, the new board's groove won't slip over the tongue. Damn!
I had a go at a tiny rout out of the groove on my table router- it worked! Yay again! So now I've cut the 3m 30cm length of the last row of boards, exposed the tongue all along it with a chisel (it was easy really), and am ready to rout the 3 boards for the new first row. Feeling smug (it won't last).
Will post a pic of the transition when done.
However, I am feeling pretty good today about my very mediocre DIY skills.
The last pic above shows where the dining room floor ends... I had to cut the planks longways to fit to the then dining room wall, so all tongues cut off.
Now, I want to try a no threshold transition, and it's been difficult to get a result. Biscuit jointing has been mentioned etc.
Anyway, today I did a test on the old flooring, to cut a line longways at about where the tongue would end, and then prised off the bits above and below the tongue. Yay!
Then, No Yay, the new board's groove won't slip over the tongue. Damn!
I had a go at a tiny rout out of the groove on my table router- it worked! Yay again! So now I've cut the 3m 30cm length of the last row of boards, exposed the tongue all along it with a chisel (it was easy really), and am ready to rout the 3 boards for the new first row. Feeling smug (it won't last).
Will post a pic of the transition when done.
Floor finished this am. Just about did me in! Never touching solid again- engineered all the way from now on.
"Wipe your feet from now on when you come in and take off your shoes" is the new rule, i'd imagine.
Good job
Good job
Few family things got in the way these last few days, but did a few 'nothing to see here' jobs when I could.
But now all the cabinets are having an airing and levelling, and they seem pretty good. Next will be holes in the backs etc, for water and waste.
But now all the cabinets are having an airing and levelling, and they seem pretty good. Next will be holes in the backs etc, for water and waste.
Worktop check and sink check. Coming together now...
Two out of the 3 end panels cut and fitted. Not bad for a gasher, if I say so myself. Had a bit of tearing on the veneer at the bottom, but it's cleaned up ok. Asking for help on that in the carpentry forum. Any advice welcome.
Use masking or frog tape on the area to cut, and draw your cut line on the tape can cut…that will help. Without wishing to state the obvious, the finer the blade (higher number of teeth) the neater the cut.
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