Q. What is the best advice for cleaning a newly laid oak floor?
Cleaning oak floors
[September 30th, 2011]
How to install hardwood over a concrete subfloor
[September 30th, 2011]
Q. What is the best way to install solid hardwood flooring onto a cement floor?
Brushed & Oiled or Lacquered Flooring?
[September 30th, 2011]
Q. Hi there, what is the difference between brushed & oiled and lacquered flooring? Is there a quality or maintenance difference? I'm looking to use this throughout the downstairs of my house, including in kitchen, I have 2 cats and a toddler so wish to know which would be best?
How much flooring will I need?
[October 5th, 2011]
Kitchen flooring
[October 5th, 2011]
Q: Hi, could you please recommend solid wood flooring that would be suitable for a kitchen and hallway? I know not all is recommended for use in kitchens, so would appreciate your help as I don't have much time to choose and don't want to make the wrong decision. Many thanks!
Under floor heating and wood floors
[October 10th, 2011]
Q: Can wood flooring be laid on a concrete floor with underfloor heating?
Solid wood and sound reduction underlay
[October 11th, 2011]
Q: What would you recommend for underlay that helps in sound reduction, uneven subfloor and thermal insulation? I would like to have solid wood floorboards over the present floorboards for the hallway. I live in a flat. Thanks.
Solid wood installation
[October 25th, 2011]
Q: I have purchased Galleria Solid European Fumed Oak 180mm HPPC Oiled Flooring and I am wondering if it can be laid directly on to a riven slate floor with the Fast Fit Peel and stick underlay? Alternatively, would I be better to lift the slate floor?
Acclimatising wooden floors
[October 31st, 2011]
Q: How long should I leave flooring to acclimatise?
Solid oak flooring installation
[October 31st, 2011]
Q: I purchased a Galleria 150 x 20mm solid Oak floor from you and want to know how to install the oak end stops at doorways for transition from wood to tile. The end stops are not as high as the floor planks, so how (and to what) do you attach them to keep them in place and hide expansion gap?
Kitchen flooring options
[November 4th, 2011]
Q: What type of flooring for a kitchen
Solid oak flooring installation
[November 14th, 2011]
Q: I want to fit solid oak flooring to a wooden floorboard sub floor. Can I fit it using screws only without an underlay?
Bathroom floors
[November 14th, 2011]
Q: I want to have a solid wood bathroom floor, what type of finish should I be looking for?
Product matching
[November 15th, 2011]
Q: I have Marty Lineal Oak Decor flooring in my lounge and have now had the wall knocked down through to my dining room. Unfortunately it seems this flooring is no longer available. It has a plank width of 125mm, thickness of 14mm, wear layer of 3.2 and comes in a mixture of lengths. Can you recommend anything similar that will not look too different to carry on through to the next room?
Replacing antique floor boards
[November 15th, 2011]
Q: I would like to replace my existing antique pine floorboards (@1900) with solid hardwood flooring. Can I simply replace the floorboards with hardwood and install direct to the floor joists? Thanks
Finishing oak floors
[November 16th, 2011]
Q: I have just bought a house with oak flooring and I want to white wash them. How do I do that? Is it something you could do for me?
Solid wood basement flooring
[November 16th, 2011]
Q: I want to put solid wood in my basement - previously oak flooring lifted because of damp subflooring (concrete floor: sand, asphelt level, adhesive & oak flooring). What do you suggest?
Installing a wooden floor
[November 28th, 2011]
Q: I have read about self adhesive underlay (Elastilon) for installing a solid wood or engineered wood over a concrete floor. Is this a good method, if not what would you recommend?
Solid wood flooring installation info
[December 2nd, 2011]
Q: We're thinking of solid wood flooring but would appreciate a little info re: insulation for solid wood floors. 1. What's the best insulation for solid wood floors - does it need it? 2. What's the depth of the insulation? 3. What's the warmest/ best? 4. How much is insulation per sq metre (cheapest - expensive) 5. Do you install insulation & flooring - how much? 6. Any idea on price for the above questions for approx 20 sq metres. 7. How much seasonal movement can there be, and what's the best way to combat this? Many thanks for any info you can provide.
Changing to wooden floors
[December 9th, 2011]
Q: I have small house in London and would like to change from carpet to wooden floor, but I don't have any experience at all about how to choose the best option for my house (but I would prefer to have solid wooden floor) and how to get it installed. My question is: Do you have anyone who can do a survey at a site (measure the rooms, etc) and give a recommendation? Also, do you have anyone who could install a wooden floor in my house? If yes what the cost will be?
Tough wooden flooring
[December 12th, 2011]
Q: Which is the hardest wood floor ?
Wood flooring installation info
[December 20th, 2011]
Q: I was enquiring when a newly screeded floor laid two months ago - 100mm thick; how long before we can lay a 14mm solid wooden floor on top of this - how long would you advise?
Floating a solid wood floor
[January 3rd, 2012]
Q: We are laying solid oak, glued tongue and groove, floating flooring over concrete floor 26sqm area, dining room and reception hall joining. Would you suggest we lay a damp proof membrane and an underlay or do we buy from you a combined underlay?
Can solid wood flooring be used in a bathroom?
[January 4th, 2012]
Q: I would like oak flooring in my bathroom. The bathroom is not the family bathroom and should not be wet excessively! To eliminate water stains will underfloor heating work? Would it be possible to prevent the moisture entering the wood if, once layed the floor is coated with yacht varnish?
Protecting real wood floors from water damage
[January 5th, 2012]
Q: I have just installed a solid oak stained and lacquered floor. What product should I use on it to make it waterproof and protect it for the future?
Solid wood flooring in the kitchen
[January 5th, 2012]
Q: Can I put wood flooring in a kitchen?
Solid wood flooring installation
[January 5th, 2012]
Q: Should I use water based flooring adhesive when laying my solid oak floor to ashphalt?
Installing a hardwood floor
[January 11th, 2012]
Q: I have a solid concrete floor and wish to install solid oak flooring on top. I would prefer to avoid glueing the wood planks down. Can you offer advice on any alternative method? I was considering fixing battons down to nail the boards to or are there any underlays?
Lounge & dining room flooring
[January 26th, 2012]
Q: I want wooden flooring in my lounge and dining area but dont know what type to buy! Which is the best flooring to have for these rooms?
Noise reduction with hardwood floor
[January 30th, 2012]
Q: I am going to install a solid wood floor over a plywood subfloor probably using the nail down method. Can I install underlay under the floor to reduce noise?
Solid wood flooring and dogs
[January 30th, 2012]
Q: Spillages question I would like to laminate floor all of my studio flat but I have a puppy who has a spillage every so often. I clean it up quickly but I am wondering if i am quick enough and I would like to use the white oak v groove laminate but would I need to use something a little more water resistant?
Solid wood installation
[January 31st, 2012]
Q: I am using screws to fit a solid wood floor to a 12mm plywood sub floor. If the solid floor is screwed down how does it expand and contract. Also does the plywood subfloor need a 10mm surround gap?
Wood flooring and under floor heating
[February 21st, 2012]
Q: Can I install underfloor heating under wood flooring ? If so how long can I lay the wood floor after the installation of the underfloor heating ? Would you advise installing a wooden floor in a kitchen.
Fumed floors
[March 6th, 2012]
Q: What technique do they use for fumed oak flooring?
Installation query
[March 13th, 2012]
Q: Hi, I'd like to install 18mm thick solid oak flooring in our downstairs rooms (total approx 55sqM). The sub floor is 18mm thick chip board which sits on joists. This subfloor is dry / well aired, but in some areas slightly uneven (where the joists aren't quite level/boards butt), also in some areas the subfloor is a little springy (joist span/thickness of chip board). I'm a DIYer so would like an easy installation solution - which method / underlay would you recommend?
Flooring Question
[March 27th, 2012]
Q: I am looking at laying a hard wood floor in my lounge i have old block flooring (25 mm x100mm) fixed to concrete with bitumen and was wondering which is the best method to install it
Flooring query
[March 29th, 2012]
Q: I have had a solid floor laid in dining room which is through room to lounge with carpet what do you suggest as trim from wood to carpet as wood floor boards are quite thick.
Wood flooring not recommended in bathroom
[April 4th, 2012]
Q: can you use wood flooring in a bathroom
Solid wood suitable for all areas, except for...
[April 12th, 2012]
Q: what solid wood i can have for living room ,hall and kitchen
Replacing Laminate with Solid wood flooring
[April 17th, 2012]
Q: We have laminate flooring currently and would like to replace with solid wood flooring. Underneath the laminate is chipboard and not ply wood, do i need to replace this with ply wood before fitting the solid wood flooring?
HPPC solid wood floor
[April 25th, 2012]
Q: What is the recommended post installation finish and ongoing cleaning and maintenance regime for an "HPPC" solid wood floor? How does "HPPC" differ from an oiled finish?
