Hi
I'm in the process of sorting out a few bits in the house, which includes replacing the manky hall carpet with some vinyl downstairs to keep things a bit easier to clean (two hyper greyhounds and a 10 year old) and discovered the floor under the old carpet has been tiled at some point, i assume witht he same brown tiles that are in the cupboard in kitchen, and under the livingroom carpet, held down with black adhesive. the adhesive doesnt go right to the walls so i dont think it's actually the dpc, but i could be wrong. there's a band of different looking adhesive residue at the back door, on top of the black stuff, which sits slightly higher, so i'd assume sanding this back is an option.
i also found some cracking at the front and back doors, i expect from removal of the old wooden door a few year ago by the previous owners.
how can i sort this out so the vinyl flooring doesnt look a total mess? do i need to screed the floor?
I'm in the process of sorting out a few bits in the house, which includes replacing the manky hall carpet with some vinyl downstairs to keep things a bit easier to clean (two hyper greyhounds and a 10 year old) and discovered the floor under the old carpet has been tiled at some point, i assume witht he same brown tiles that are in the cupboard in kitchen, and under the livingroom carpet, held down with black adhesive. the adhesive doesnt go right to the walls so i dont think it's actually the dpc, but i could be wrong. there's a band of different looking adhesive residue at the back door, on top of the black stuff, which sits slightly higher, so i'd assume sanding this back is an option.
i also found some cracking at the front and back doors, i expect from removal of the old wooden door a few year ago by the previous owners.
how can i sort this out so the vinyl flooring doesnt look a total mess? do i need to screed the floor?