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Lovely choice of colours, but yes - it looks like you held the brush with your teeth whilst doing the cutting in!
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[Help] Wooden flooring
- Thread starter zefarelly
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Lovely choice of colours, but yes - it looks like you held the brush with your teeth whilst doing the cutting in!
dejavuatbtn
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If you’re not detached, it’s a good way of annoying your neighbours!
dejavuatbtn
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Trubble a t’mill?
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Yes it’s mental out there instead of holidays many are spending money on their property, I don’t know if I’m coming or going to be honest. I booked in 23 fuse board changes this morning I will fit them in somehow.
Nice decorating.
But you've made me wonder whether my Lowry is truly an original like the bloke in the antique shop told me.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Couldn't live with that plug top hanging out the side of fire place
Likewise in the conservatory with underfloor heating too - very pleased with it (eventually - the builders ****ed up the screeding first time around, we let the flooring company do it second time)
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
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Which part of Sussex are you?
We're Brighton.
We bought the oak boards ourselves and used the highly recommended services of a chippy from Eastbourne, who did a great job. He's £225/day I think at the moment.
Trustworthy, he just got on with it. He's always busy, he didn't drag it out to exploit being paid at a day rate.
We're Brighton.
We bought the oak boards ourselves and used the highly recommended services of a chippy from Eastbourne, who did a great job. He's £225/day I think at the moment.
Trustworthy, he just got on with it. He's always busy, he didn't drag it out to exploit being paid at a day rate.
Re the cutting in I have touched it up since*, this was on the day they installed the flooring.
*still looks a bit shit mind. At least I got the paint from Seagulls Paint. https://seagullsreuse.org.uk/paint/
The whole fire-surround was BLACK previously.
*still looks a bit shit mind. At least I got the paint from Seagulls Paint. https://seagullsreuse.org.uk/paint/
The whole fire-surround was BLACK previously.
Brok
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Billy the Fish
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Same, due to be fitted in about a month. I did stress tests on all our samples, hammer, blowtorch and solvent. As much as I love the feel of engineered or solid wood, the LVP was basically indestructible!
Jimmehh
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I got myself Amtico fitted courtesy of Mr [MENTION=13230]Psychobilly freakout[/MENTION] himself over 3 years ago - still going strong here (and got a pack of slats left over to replace as he said, when they get damaged).
Really recommend Amtico/luxury vinyl - never had to worry about dodgy washing machine leaks or that sort of thing with these, and easy to take care of - especially with a little'un who doesn't understand keeping things on her plate.
Really recommend Amtico/luxury vinyl - never had to worry about dodgy washing machine leaks or that sort of thing with these, and easy to take care of - especially with a little'un who doesn't understand keeping things on her plate.
maltaseagull
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Couldn't live with that plug top hanging out the side of fire place
Needs black socket covers and plugs
Billy the Fish
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Out of interest what went wrong?
This is exactly what I'm having so would be good to know what the pitfalls are!
They tried to screed a new chipboard floor without putting plywood on it first and then priming it - the screed obviously didn't bond to the chipboard (which also had the electric UF heatmat attached to it), so the screed blew and had to be taken back up (ruining the heatmat as well obviously). The conservatory builders were supposed to leave the floor 'ready for flooring' - so they had to redo it and put down plywood and prime it. They were going to rescreed as well but I told them I wanted the flooring company to do it instead...............
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
That's not what you need is it
In that case mine's slightly different, it's a wet system so the screed goes over PIR insulation on a membrane. Needs to be pressurised when they screed otherwise it also blows!
Comrade Sam
Comrade Sam
If I still lived in Sussex I'd be round on Monday. I've fit dozens and it's a piece of piss. Just need a mitre saw, hammer, the bent metal thing for wacking them in, jigsaw and a multi tool. For architrave bottoms it's nice to either saw or multi tool the bottom 8-10mm and slide underneath. Don't forget a decent underlay for heat or sound, depending on which floor. If possible remove the skirting as it leaves a nicer finish when put back than the beading quadrant people use.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
Cotton Socks
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- Feb 20, 2017
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I'm no expert, but I think you should invest in some wide masking tape when you're next cutting in.
Comrade Sam
Comrade Sam
I am an expert and that's not how masking tape works! Just use a decent brush that's not overloaded and drag cleanly.I'm no expert, but I think you should invest in some wide masking tape when you're next cutting in.