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Have a late 1920s semi detached house and had a damp survey done due to some ongoing issues with a damp wall. The damp surveyor has pointed out that at some point in the past the ground level around the house has been brought up above the slate damp proof course and the at some point in the late...

Hi, We had a internal wall knocked down to bring together our kitchen and another room to create a kitchen diner. I now want to look at getting the flooring down, we have chosen laminate but I'm unsure what to do with making the floor level. I think the majority of the kitchen and dining room...

Hi First time posting so apologies if this in the wrong place. I've just had some old carpet replaced in the front hallway area from carpet to vinyl. This has resulted in a gap between the doorframe quarter round trim and the finished floor (see photo). Gap is approx 10mm from the (finished)...

Hello. I have a glue down LVT in my kitchen (self levelled before). Near to the patio door a small area (~20cm) came up do to underneath moisture. I would like to damp proof this area, so it won’t happen again. What do you recommend? I read about Arditex NA, but I’m not sure if I need liquid...

Hi All, I need to deepen my 8x2s to ensure I have room for insulation as well as a service void. If I’m adding 2x2s to the bottom of the joists to give myself the extra room does it matter if I attach these parallel to the joists or should they run perpendicular? I have started running them...

Hi everybody, I have noticed swelling on my laminate/vinyl bathroom floor. I am about to ask my landlord to get it fixed/replaced with tiles, however I am wondering how fast is it going to swell and how much time do I have before it starts popping off? There were not any leaks in the bathroom...

What’s the best to tile a bathroom chipboard floor? I’m thinking of using tile backer board?

Hi, I've recently moved in to a ground floor flat in a Victorian house. The floor in one of the rooms was particularly squeaky so I decided to have a look over the weekend. This is what I found underneath, below the carpet and the 18mm plywood floor. No wall-plates, no noggins, half of the...

Hello, Just had an ensuite with freestanding bath fitted. Old house, with uneven floors and suggested more than once that we'd need a plinth/platform built but was told it's fine. Anywho, the bath now has a gap of 5cms where it doesn't meet the floor and looks awful as if it's almost floating...

Does anyone know how to calculate how much epoxy resin is required for a 4 metre by 5 metre room at 1.7cm thick I was/am hoping to get an answer from Epodex but their calc say i need 220kg of resin!! That's mega-money! I cannot get straight answer anywhere

Just had a caber floor laid in a space that will be used mainly for storage, but also occasional workshop (bicycles and general fettling) use. What's the best thing to put on chipboard? Paint? Lino\vinyl? Does it need any prep before finishing? Will it simply fall to bits if I do nothing to...

Hi all. I'm building a workshop at the bottom of my garden. It'll be 3m x 5m with a concrete floor. I've previously levelled off my garden and the lawn is lower than where the workshop floor will be, the front will be behind a small retaining wall (2 concrete blocks high), this retaining wall...

Hello, 2 weeks ago I laid a sand and cement screed at 75mm thick. On the whole it is okay however there is one corner section where the screed is noticeably higher by 15mm. is there a way I was grind/sand this down without having to take up the whole floor! Any advice would be much appreciated!

I am planning to replace my current flooring to vinyl or laminate planks. I have this subfloor, can someone advise what type is it and what do I need to do to pre the sub-floor? I thought it was concrete but there seems to be some tiles?

Floor is 30m2 with a variance of ~0.04m and ~0.08m (mostly the latter). Needs to be raised to match the rest of the ground floor. The question is what is the best way we could be talking c.3m3 of material? The catch is the floor needs to be solid as it's susceptible to floods. Current...

Hi, I am having a hobby room created by partitioning off a section of my garage (with Building Control approval etc.). To comply with the onerous thermal efficiency requirements in Scotland, the floor will be built up using 150x38mm joists sat on a DPM on the existing 125mm thick concrete slab...

We had a new floor laid in July. It started lifting and buckling recently so the builder came to look at it yesterday. The latex they laid underneath the tiles is cracking. They don't know why it's happening. Does anyone here know what might have caused this, and what we can do about it?

Just took carpets up for the 1st time in the little ground floor toilet room. Was pretty dumbfounded to see the complete lack of finish around the base of the toilet plumbing. I am having new carpets coming imminently. Should I do anything with this in terms of filling the "hole"?? House...

Id like to tile over asbestos tiles in a bathroom and kitchen, adding electric underfloor heating mat in between. I don't want to remove the asbestos tiles - how can i prepare them withoit rasing floor height too much for: 1. Electric undefloor heating mat 2. New tiles Any advice on best...

Has anybody used or had experience with the specific brand, "Therma-Foil"? https://www.therma-foil.co.uk/shop2/ I am considering using it as both some form of insulation and a vapor barrier. I have a suspended wooden floor, well ventilated below with air-bricks that are all clear. The company...