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    Board options for stud wall to be covered with lining paper

    Hi, I'm wondering what board options are best for a stud wall, probably to be covered for decorating in lined paper. I've put up a stud wall before and plaster boarded it, but I'm wondering what other boards could be used for a stud wall. The wall is going to be used to create a new bedroom and...
  2. A

    Which Plywood

    In the planning process of laying a reclaimed hardwood parquet floor in our lounge. Our current floor is pretty solid (tongue groove floorboards) although I plan to sheet over it with 9mm Ply before laying the blocks. I was just about to order some plywood although slightly confused by all...
  3. J

    Shed Roof

    Hi all, I’m in the process of strengthening our shed to change the roof from 12mm softwood ply to 18mm hardwood ply and a shiny new EDPM covering. Having never worked with ply what should I be using to attach the 18mm hardwood to the roof structure, screws, nails and if so which ones. I’ve...
  4. R

    Flooring Advice Needed

    Right, long story short our upstairs is floored with 18mm chipboard, with tongue and groove joints. Problems are: - the guy who owned the house before us did it himself, so nothing is glued, only screwed. It’s by no means the only job he absolutely sh*gged up. - multiple hatches have been cut...
  5. BruceA

    Tiling bathroom wall in shower/bath area

    My builders have plyed the area to be tiled surrounding a bath with shower. I understand that it is good practice not to tile direct onto the ply. Should I use a base of cement board (Hardiebacker?) with a waterproof membrane applied or use a decoupling membrane like Ditra? I'm assuming any...
  6. warbi

    Repairing plywood subfloor for new vinyl

    Hi all, I'm swapping out old LVT flooring for new 2.8mm sheet vinyl in our ensuite. The old flooring came up really easily in most areas, but in others it's splintered the plywood, or brought up big chunks with it. Can this be filled with wood filler and sanded? On the rest of the ply, there's...
  7. D

    Sealing ply edges for outdoors

    I’m about to build an outdoor kitchen with some class 3 hardwood ply. I’ve read various ways to seal any cut edges. What have people found to be the most effective and efficient way? Also, assuming only the cut edges have to be sealed or would you seal all exposed/butt up edges? Dan
  8. M

    Plywood Corners?

    I could do with buying some plywood triangle corners to strengthen a wood framework I've made. I don't have ply cutting capability here but I'm sure I've seen them for sale somewhere?. Thoughts?
  9. L

    Replacing chipboard flooring.

    Hi Could anyone tell me or send me a link to the best plywood to replace the old sagging chipboard flooring is please? Know it needs to be a minimum of 15mm for the width of our joists so was going for 18mm ply, but merchants and other ply sales places seem to be abit vague on what can and...
  10. K

    Plasterboard and plywood plug

    Recently had a stud wall put up, but to make it sturdy they've put plywood on it and then covered it with plasterboard. What sort of plugs will I need to mount a TV to it? Need something strong enough to hold around 50kg
  11. A

    Nailing Ply Subfloor

    Hi there I have a slight problem doing my plywood subfloor for LVT. I need to hire a nail gun but all I can see are First-fix guns which cannot be adjusted and the nails fire too deep (and also the nails that it takes are too big). Then I found Air compressor guns, but these nail only from...
  12. J

    Mould On Underside Of Roof

    Hi, wondering if anyone has had similar or can advise please… Had a fairly large outdoor shelter built this summer and when the cold winter weather hit a few weeks back, we noticed mould had started to grow on the underside of the roof. Pictures uploaded but structure is essentially open on 2...
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    Flooring Query

    Firstly thanks for reading! I plan to lay Ployflor LVT interlocking herringbone (already bought). I am going to level the entire floor with 6mm flooring grade ply, and then self level over any dips etc, however I have a slight issue. Part of my kitchen is an old extension and is a concrete...
  14. B

    Plywood on garage walls

    Looking at attaching some kind of wood to the inside of my garage wall. Garage is detached. The aim is to hang some retro road signs, about 10. They aren't heavy. All well under 500g each. So there a good wood for this? Will I have to treat it? Any thing else to consider? I just don't want...
  15. Chris_Munday

    Laying LVF (planks) over floorboards

    Hi im trying to prepare my office to lay luxury click vinyl flooring planks from Wickes (like laminate flooring planks). ive read everywhere about having a level floor and I’m going to lay these over floorboards. I’ve bought some 5.5mm hardwood plywood from wickes in case I need to use these...
  16. D

    18mm sheet material for ottoman bed

    Planning to build a standard double ottoman bed frame upholstered. Have a few 18mm standard MDF sheets but also considering this 18mm structural plywood: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Structural-Plywood-CE2%2B---18-X-1220-X-2440mm/p/252240?_br_psugg_q=252240 Which one would be better? Would...
  17. T

    Plywood subfloor

    Hi I'm about to start laying 6mm plywood over floorboards in preparation for engineered flooring, after I make sure it's sufficiently level. Am I right in thinking that the screws I use to fix should not go into the joists? Any screw recommendations? The floorboards and ply will be about 24mm...
  18. R

    Make side-hinged garage doors? Or buy them?

    Budget is an issue. I need 2 pairs of side hung garage doors and the cheaper ones that are available from the local merchants or online that are in the sub £500 price range seemed to have terrible reviews because they made out of the worst, thin, knotty pine and held together with staples and...
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    MDF Vs Plywood

    Hi, I'm about to start building some alcove wardrobes for our spare room. The prices for MDF and plywood and very similar and pre-pandemic MDF was about half the price of plywood. I was originally thinking of using MDF but given that there is little difference between the two, which would you...
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    Protecting Plywood floor from water?

    Hi all, I’m a first-time DIY’er and have built this frame to raise the washing machine up to a more comfortable height. It’s been coated in Cuprinol, followed by some anti-damp/mould resistant paint around the base, along with the bottom 2-3 layers of brick have also been coated with the...
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