Flooring - Subfloor levelling and final finish

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Hi folks,

I am nearing completion of my ~50sqm of subfloor insulation. Thank god. I am now being advised it looks like a warehouse floor, especially given Wickes seemingly spend an extra quid or two on black ink writing and stickers all over the boards.

The floors are fairly level - although there is a distinct difference between the remaining 1930s boards and the new 22mm chipboard.

I am thinking a screed is probably unavoidable. Would I also need to overboard in ply?

For final floor I have a lead on 88sqm of Amtico (£2k) which, even with 10% extra on what I need, is almost double. However I do want the herringbone pattern - so I assume I will probably waste significantly more?

Are any of the "big box retailers" worth checking out?
Is it worth paying someone?

Pics for your time:
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ANDARIAL said:
:confused: why screed on top of weyroc?,it should be flat enough
re herring bone pattern it takes more wastage than straight but you `might`save the ofcut to use on the opposite side of floor.....maybe depending on size
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What's weyroc?

It seems flat but like I said, I have some 'joins' onto the old 1930s t&g. I also don't know if it's 'flat enough' for something like amtico.

Also if I ever take the floor up, will if not destroy the chipboard?
 
I've whacked the 6ft level over a 3 way join in the dining room and there is a definite wobble. Can you run a plane/sander over this to remove any high spots?

Share a similar opinion @danlightbulb w.r.t to screeding over wood.
 
To be honest it's not far off perfect. Maybe I just need to book some time removing high spots 'manually'. 1mm or so over 6ft must be within tolerance? :D
 
Buffman said:
I hope the above pic is before you have used d4 chipboard glue to the floor (and joints) and screwed it all in by the way
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I never bothered glueing to joists because it's silver taped anyway. It's screwed with proper spax floorboard screws 3 times per joist though. The boards are d4'ed to each other.
 
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gingergundog said:
Should ply over the chipboard. I don't know how feasible it is using SLC over chipboard then laying, sounds a bit off.

As to the level/flatness the tolerances will obviously vary between products but 1mm is nothing.
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Latex self levelling is the thing to use from what I can tell.
 
tonys said:
I've had solid oak t&g glued down in my living room for the last 15yrs or so, just glued straight onto the chipboard with no problem. Any small difference in height will probably be taken up with the adhesive.
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Not waterproof tho so not sure if that'll work in the kitchen?
 
Sorry for another bump - I had some laminate delivered recently that looks fantastic. Is it really "bad" or does it just get bad press for the landlord special stuff?

It is from UK flooring direct and comes with a 25 year warranty. It is rated for AC4 Heavy Domestic.

Thoughts? It looks great!
 
Thanks - I think so; I mean it is the same sq/m price as "no name" Lusso LVT. The difference being I am kacking myself slightly less at the prospect of laying laminate versus the prospect of glueing LVT...
 
Hyburnate said:
Where are you based? I forget.

But yeah laminate is fairly easy to lay if I'm honest!
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Why? Are you offering to help out? :D

Not far from you - South East. Laminate slightly more forgiving - in my head, my chipboard is almost OK but needs plywood overlay and screed....
 
200sols said:
It'll be floating I guess. It's very easy to lay. Even if you're screwing it still easy. In fact all flooring is easy as all the hard work is in the preparation of the sub floor. Laminate never looks real to me, you could look at vinyl planks e.g quick step if you wanted that but I'd choose engineered wood myself.
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Yeah floating laminate I can do in my sleep. I just can't get passed the word laminate though. Engineered is about twice the price and I am a bit cautious as it'll be going in the hall and kitchen (water). Some of the engineered wood I've looked at in my price range only has a 3 year warranty too.

Subfloor is all recently reboarded 22mm chipboard so its 90% perfect.

Hyburnate said:
Where are you based? I forget.

But yeah laminate is fairly easy to lay if I'm honest!

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This is how I got on;

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Excuse the lack of plastering around the window, paper blinds, lack of skirting board and unfitted sockets :D
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That looks mega! What brand is this?

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This was the laminate recommended by an Instagrammer, but he made clear he was refurbishing to sell:
 
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I think I may choose the exact stuff hyburnate linked above. Was that the vendor you used @Hyburnate ?

It's like 1200 quid for my entire downstairs. I'd banked on something closer to like 6k lol. At 1200 I think it's worth a punt!

My only concern is expansion under heavy stuff like my 80kg bookcase.
 
Hyburnate said:
Yeah I used Floor Street. Yeah I had done similar and it came massively under budget and I've been happy, the only thing is they don't do any colour match beading for it, just one to bear in mind :)
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Brill thank you.

Did you have any concerns about really heavy furniture sitting on it?
 
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