Thursday 20th Jun 2013

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Engineered flooring installation
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?
Subfloor preparation question
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?
Preparations before laying the new floor
Q: I am proposing to put a wood floor in a domestic hallway. It currently has an old parquet floor which is loose in places and I assume I have to lift it all. The parquet is bedded in a thin layer of bitumen. What preparation do I have to do before I lay the wood flooring? There is no dampness problem and I do not believe the bitumen is a DPM. Thanks.
Keeping Your Floors on the Level – Sub-floor Preparation
Question: I am planning to lay down ceramic tile flooring in my home. This is not a new home but I am thinking of replacing my old linoleum floor. What precautions I require taking for the purpose?
Keeping Your Floors on the Level – Sub-floor Preparation
Question: I am planning to lay down ceramic tile flooring in my home. This is not a new home but I am thinking of replacing my old linoleum floor. What precautions I require taking for the purpose?
Best preparation for vinyl flooring
Q: Do I need a base or underlay for vinyl flooring to go onto floor boards? The floorboards are new and even but I've heard that it could have a reaction with the vinyl; something about the coating on new floorboards causing the vinyl to bubble? Is this true?
Vinyl tiles and subfloor
Q: What is the ideal base for adhesive vinyl tiles? I have a ceramic tiled kitchen floor I want to cover

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