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by harry69
Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:31 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Fitting Karndean Floor
Replies: 9
Views: 42927

[quote="rosebery"]"I suspect that your fitters may have missed this..." Exactly - so they didn't do it properly in the first place. Fetch 'em back in! Edit: Kardean might just have something to say about it if the installer didn't follow the company's installation instructions - ...
by harry69
Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:25 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Flooring advice
Replies: 1
Views: 3110

You need to rip out the vinyl and let the floor dry out as best as possible, maybe source the damp and take care of that. Then preparation wise.. You need to create a DPM..On a solid floor we use a neoprene primer, a pva primer may work just aswell, but the neoprene is industry standard for flooring...
by harry69
Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:20 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Fitting Karndean Floor
Replies: 9
Views: 42927

6mm should be fine in most case's for karndean. Most important that it is fixed with ring shank nails 18mm at regular intervals. IE: one every 6 inches or less. to take any movement out of the floor whatsoever.. Then the thing that has maybe been missed on yours at a guess, is that we then coat the ...
by harry69
Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:21 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Floor screeding / self levelling
Replies: 2
Views: 5255

Don't use sharp sand .
You can buy an aggregate/small chippings from a local builders or flooring suppliers to reinforce the screed..
It will take a few layers to get it that hight even with an aggregate...
by harry69
Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:16 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: DIY Karndean Flooring (or equivilent)
Replies: 3
Views: 9670

Karndean specify that once a self smoothing compound has been layed, that you should then put a coat of feather finish, which is a compound from ardex, that takes out any trowel marks /dips or raises in the screed.. For karndean the floor should be as close to a sheet of glass as possible.. When we ...
by harry69
Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:03 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Backing for bathroom vinyl
Replies: 2
Views: 3378

Re: Backing for bathroom vinyl

[quote="RoyG"]I'm in the very early stages of planning an overhaul in the bathroom. I'm considering what to do with the floor. I'm thinking of cushionflo(o)r or similar--a thick vinyl, anyway. The question is, what to lay it on to. I don't want to put it down directly on the floorboards as...
by harry69
Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:57 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Self Levelling compound - Where do I start
Replies: 3
Views: 4683

as a floorlayer myself, i can tell you that if he is using a 2 part latex smoothing compound (its not self leveling). and supplying it too, the price is not that bad.. In the trade we call it a bag and a bottle and its about £15 for them. He would need around 4-5 (2 part units) to cover the area at ...
by harry69
Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:42 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Laying Carpet.
Replies: 5
Views: 7992

Re: Laying Carpet.

[quote="bluenun"]I have laid laminate flooring and tiled floors before but never fitted a carpet. I am getting a new one coloured, unpatterned carpet for the lounge and hallway. Is this something a reasonable DIYer could fit or should I get a professional in? If I do it myself I would need...
by harry69
Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:38 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Uneven joists
Replies: 2
Views: 4425

Re: Uneven joists

[quote="gholland"]I am replacing some chipboard flooring in my bathroom as the old boards (under the bath) have deteriorated. Having removed the old boards, I find that one joist is slightly lower than its neighbours. The new flooring panels therefore dip a bit where I attach them to this ...
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