Hi,
thanks in advance If you get to the end of this, if you can help I will email you a beer.
130 square metres, currently about half tiled and half carpeted, there are some small differences in floor heights of different rooms.
She who must be obeyed would prefer wood (good laminate will do) throughout and has suggested laying the laminate on top of the tiles (I guess you can do pretty much what you like in the privacy of your own home). Following this path would create approx 50mm step between the tiled and un-tiled floors. The un-tiled floors are concrete and there is a DPM.
Is it possible to lay a celotex type product (say 20mm) direct to the concrete, cover it with 18 mm ply,OSB or chipboard and then approx 10mm laminate?
If laying on the tiles is not recommended, (ie a disaster waiting to happen) I could take them up but an element of bodge would be ok, why change the habits of a lifetime?
If the tiles came up would it still be acceptable to lay the insulation/board and laminate throughout?
I don't have any organs in sellable condition so the 130sq metres means I am looking for the lowest cost effective solution.
Thanks for getting this far, hoping to milk your collective wisdom.
thanks in advance If you get to the end of this, if you can help I will email you a beer.
130 square metres, currently about half tiled and half carpeted, there are some small differences in floor heights of different rooms.
She who must be obeyed would prefer wood (good laminate will do) throughout and has suggested laying the laminate on top of the tiles (I guess you can do pretty much what you like in the privacy of your own home). Following this path would create approx 50mm step between the tiled and un-tiled floors. The un-tiled floors are concrete and there is a DPM.
Is it possible to lay a celotex type product (say 20mm) direct to the concrete, cover it with 18 mm ply,OSB or chipboard and then approx 10mm laminate?
If laying on the tiles is not recommended, (ie a disaster waiting to happen) I could take them up but an element of bodge would be ok, why change the habits of a lifetime?
If the tiles came up would it still be acceptable to lay the insulation/board and laminate throughout?
I don't have any organs in sellable condition so the 130sq metres means I am looking for the lowest cost effective solution.
Thanks for getting this far, hoping to milk your collective wisdom.