Repairing and Replacing Floorboards
Most older homes will have floors constructed using individual floorboards nailed to the floor joists, either on both floors or just the first floor.
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Flooring
Laying Carpet Underlay
Carpet Underlay serves several useful purposes. It acts as a cushion for the carpet, helping to reduce wear and stopping the pile being flattened. Properly laid, it will also act as a very good insulator of both heat and sound
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Laying a Concrete Floor
A rotten or damaged suspended timber floor, on the groundfloor of a house, can usually be replaced with a solid concrete floor if you wish. Here you can learn how.
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Using Floor Levelling Compounds
When laying any type of floor covering onto a solid floor, it is important that the subfloor is sound, level
Read moreChoosing Floor Coverings
Choosing floor covering used to mean picking a colour of shag-pile carpet. Luckily, nowadays there is a huge range of options available to us lucky DIY-ers to choose from. But exactly what is available and what are the pro’s and con’s of each type?
Read moreProtecting Solid Wood Floors
As with any painting or varnishing job, preparation is the key. However, the correct preparation is even more essential when the paint or varnish is being applied to floors. Floors obviously take more of a beating than walls, etc, so getting it right first time will mean less repair work in the future.
Read moreRestoring Woodblock Flooring
Woodblock or Parquet flooring can be very attractive in any home, but especially in period homes. Over time, a woodblock floor can become faded and damaged, even losing some of the many hundreds of individual wooden blocks which make up the pattern.
Read moreLining a Floor With Hardboard
If you are planning to lay vinyl sheet, tiles or even laminate, and your subfloor is old floorboards, it is more than likely that the floor will need to be levelled. The easiest way to do this is to cover the boards with a thin layer (3mm – 12mm) of hardboard.
Read moreWorking with Granite Tiles
The appeal of granite is that it is beautiful, durable, and strong all at the same time, carrying the ability to withstand high traffic and use.
Read moreFloorboards
There are several options to choose from when laying new or replacing existing floorboards, but your final decision will depend very much on how you plan to finish the room.
Read moreSanding a Wood Floor
Having sanded wooden floors can make a big difference to the look and appeal of your house.
Read moreLaying Carpet
Laying carpet is something that many people would consider attempting themselves and whilst it is perfectly possible for the average person to make a good job, there are several things you should know if you want to make a good job a great one.
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Insulating a Concrete Floor
The concrete floors of most modern houses should all have been insulated during construction, normally using a thick layer of
Read moreLaying Ceramic Floor Tiles
Ceramic floor tiles can really add appeal to a room. But as well as aesthetic value, ceramic tiles also have the added bonus of being hardwearing, easy to clean and cool in the summer. Laying them is not too much of a job, but preparation is key
Read moreGuide to Underfloor Heating
Underfloor heating seems to be the new ‘wood flooring’ of the building and home improvement world. Barely a day goes by when you can’t turn on the tv and see someone fitting it, having it fitted or talking about having it fitted on diy and home improvement programmes.
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Laying Soft Floor Tiles
This guide looks at laying self-adhesive soft tiles, and the steps are the same for vinyl, cork or any other flexible tile.
Read moreLaying Hessian-backed Carpet
For the best finish, hessian-backed carpet needs to be stretched, using a knee-kicker, and fixed around the edges of the room with gripper rods.
Read moreLaying Laminate Flooring
This guide relates to both the interlocking type of laminate flooring and the tongue-and-groove variety. We will show you how to lay both properly, but much of the preparation and the finishing applies to both types.
Read moreLaying Sheet Vinyl
If you want to lay sheet vinyl in a small room such as a bathroom, the easiest method is to make a paper template which you can transfer on to the sheet of vinyl.
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