Q: Should I use water based flooring adhesive when laying my solid oak floor to ashphalt?
Solid wood flooring installation
[January 5th, 2012]
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?
Installing Door Bars
[January 26th, 2012]
Q: How do I afix door bars?
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?
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?
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?
Spiral staircase flooring
[January 26th, 2012]
Q: Is it possible to lay cushioned lino on a communal spiral staircase?
Fast Fit Peel & Stick installation method
[January 30th, 2012]
Q: I am installing your solid oak floor on concrete using fast fit peel & stick. It is a floating floor, do I also need to glue the groove of the planks when fitting them together?
Underlay installation
[February 10th, 2012]
Q: I have just purchased 10mm engineered wood flooring and silver backed underlay,from you could you inform me does the silver side face the flooring or the concrete(underfloor heating)
Engineered flooring installation
[February 13th, 2012]
Q: I have purchased 14 mm click system engineered flooring. This is going over a sub floor of both concrete and wooden floor. How should I level and fix the boards?
Installation query
[March 27th, 2012]
Q: We have just brought some of your flooring for the room it is to go in as under floor heating and is about 58 square meters do we stick down or use under lay with gaps around all edges
Underlay use question
[February 9th, 2012]
Q: Can I glue your Cushion Premium Black Underlay to a concrete floor and then glue the engineered floorboards to it? The engineered boards are being fitted under existing kitchen units.
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?
Subfloor preparation question
[January 30th, 2012]
Q: I have just taken up some cushionfloor which has been down for 20 years which leaves a very level floor consisting of thermoplastic tiles and concrete. Do I need to treat the floor in any way before laying new vinyl flooring?
Bamboo flooring installation
[January 30th, 2012]
Q: The floor we would like to cover is part wood and part concrete. Would we be able to lay a bamboo floor on this base please?
Flooring for noise insulation
[November 22nd, 2011]
Q: We are planning to fit a wooden floor - either engineered wood or solid wood (oiled) - in our kitchen over what used to be two rooms. Part of the base is concrete and part wooden floorboards - are there any special considerations? Also can we fit anything that would give us extra sound-proofing? Not because of folks beneath us, but because our children are very noisy and our modern house with plasterboard walls does not damp the sound well? Thanks
Flooring installation advice
[November 28th, 2011]
Q: My choice of kitchen flooring has been limited by the clearance under the outside UPVC back door. I have now arranged for this door to be taken off and re hung, what clearance would you recommend? Currently it just clears a vinyl floor and the company say that they should be able to raise it one inch.
Acclimatising wooden floors
[October 31st, 2011]
Q: How long should I leave flooring to acclimatise?
Under floor heating and underlay
[October 31st, 2011]
Q: We are laying electric under floor heating. This has insulation between it and the concrete floor below. Do I need to install any material between the heating mat and the engineered flooring as the underfloor heating company says no?
Engineered oak installation
[October 25th, 2011]
Q: I've got a 15mm engineered oak floor, can it be fitted using hidden screws or nails,or does it need to be floated?
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?
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?
Laminate flooring installation
[October 17th, 2011]
Q: Can laminate flooring be laid on top of original laminate flooring?
Flooring installation difficulties
[November 4th, 2011]
Q: I want to lay tiles down on kitchen floor but there is a lot of movement on the existing floor what can I do?
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?
Installing a new floor
[November 18th, 2011]
Q: Do you do the fitting too?
Laminate flooring installation
[November 18th, 2011]
Q: Is there anything different to do in fitting laminate flooring to a static caravan compaired to a house/flat?
Ceramic tile to laminate transition
[November 22nd, 2011]
Q: We are in the process of putting down flooring and I have areas of ceramic tile that will meet laminate. I purchased the transition pieces to make this join, however the ceramic tile is taller than the laminate and the track is not tall enough. They do not have a taller size track they tell me but I've spent over £5,000 and can't finish my floor. Can you offer any suggestions?
Underlay installation
[November 7th, 2011]
Q: I recently bought cushion heat flow underlay and was wondering what way up it should be fitted?
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?
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
Installing vinyl tiles
[November 15th, 2011]
Q: I need to lay vinyl floor tiles onto existing floorboards. Do I need to prepare the boards before laying the vinyl tiles?
Learning with laminate
[September 14th, 2010]
Q: We are keen on getting some laminate flooring for our home, but we want to be sure we can install it ourselves. How hard is this to do?
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.
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?
Underlay uncertainty
[September 14th, 2010]
Q: We are about to install a new floor and are wondering what sort of underlay we should use on the subfloor?
Engineered or Solid Hardwood Flooring When Installing over a Concrete Subfloor?
[September 23rd, 2010]
Q. I am looking to replace my carpet in the lounge and would like a real wood floor. I am really confused as to which type to go for solid or engineered. The sub floor is concrete and from the information on your site and others am i right in saying installation would be easier with an engineered flooring. Oh i am also looking to install the floor myself....well my husband is!! Many Thanks Lisa.
