NewAdventuresInWiFi
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Battle of the beanfield, part 2, required.
Levelling a floor.
- Thread starter MackemBob
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Battle of the beanfield, part 2, required.
FishburnMackem
Winger
My mate Rick does good floor leveling... Honest you'll never experience anything close to true level like this lad delivers.
back_to_winning_ways
Winger
LVT, Karndean and the likes. All the rage these days.
Billy Fish
Striker
Where’s The Boatman
the boot
Winger
Well you did the right thing mate. Well done. A pro job.
Buttering over the top of mistakes for ease is the wrong way to go.
MackemBob
Striker
Finally got the floor cleared late last night. Laying the sheeting today. Next time, I'll be asking for recommendations for someone to do it. Pleased I don't do this for a living.
You'll be pleased to know there's a change of plan. Vinyl sheeting now, not tiles.
SydneyFan
Striker
Sorry mate I've only just seen the thread. This is what I've been doing for a living for the last 30 years.
Not sure who told you to rip up the ply. I'd have just gone straight over with new 6mm ply for your height unless it was water damaged in some way.
Anybody telling you to put 6mm of screed onto a timber floor is talking shite to be honest. You would be absolutely taking a needless risk pouring a leveling compound on timber with regards to movement and cracking/breaking up, when you have the simple option of plywood. So despite your problems with the cork take solace in the fact you didn't go down that path.
We use a 5.5mm FC sheet here. Especially in wet areas. We nail and stick it down then skim coat the joins and I give it another skim over the whole thing with a product called feather finish. Ardex, Mapei and all the major brands make a version of this. These skim coats are less than 1mm thick in total.
Good luck with the install.
hypersonic
Winger
When were cork tiles a thing?
We found them on a wall (under some very shoddy wallpapering) when we moved into our house. Fuckers took everything off with them.
PTR
Striker
I looked at Karndean stuff recently - and found solid oak wood flooring to be cheaper. Its mental!
MackemBob
Striker
Sometime between August 1974, when the house was built and shortly after 6th May 1982, as that was the date of the newspaper sandwich between the tiles and the plywood above it.
It’s amazing how long the hardwood lasts too. The one I lifted was manufactured 1991 by junkers. 28 years down and if it wasn’t for the warping and stoning caused by a leaky toilet it could have stayed.
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PTR
Striker
In fairness, I think Karndean flooring is guaranteed for life (as long as its fitted by an authorised fitter). Still though, I'd rather have the solid floor.
back_to_winning_ways
Winger
PTR
Striker
Plus fitting though.The most expensive Karndean is around £70 a meter, although there are cheaper ranges.
It's lovely stuff though. Depends what you want really, solid wood needs looking after, LVT just needs mopping
LVT needs that surface protection putting on, and refreshing periodically, doesn't it?
back_to_winning_ways
Winger
MackemBob
Striker
Have screwed down all the boards now and countersunk the heads. What should I be filling them and other small gaps with?
the boot
Winger
If your not sticking the vinyl down a multi purpose filler will do. Overfill then sand.
MackemBob
Striker
What if we are sticking it down? I dunno if we are or not as it’s a fitter coming into do it.
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Pour concrete over it and use a vibrator to get the bubbles out and it will level. This is not a joke.
MackemBob
Striker
Beyond that stage marra. On about filling holes now. And no, the vibrator is not the answer to this one.
the dark one
Winger
Disagree mate. Take it back to floorboards. Work from there.im sick of lifting floors with 2/3 coverings. Lazy twats.Also, pouring screed on a floor with multiple coverings won't end well. Screed is great for an uneven cement floor but as long as your wooden floor is level, overplying it is by far better for a lvt floor.
