Laminated nightmare
Robert Clark
6 months ago
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Comments (29)Adding my twopennyworth, I personally find laminate flooring cold and uninviting for living rooms, both in looks and feel. But I'm from the generation that aspired to carpets rather than lino or bare boards and have lived in enough old, cold British houses in the days pre-central heating to not want to bring back the old days. Rugs certainly have a place but in my house they're only in doorways to wipe your feet on! We have Amtico in our kitchen & utility which has stood the test of dogs & time very well. We also had, for a short time, have laminate flooring in our hall but it was noisy so was soon carpeted. As for red wine on pale, plain carpets......after much testing(!) over the years, soak it up in an old towel immediately, apply lots of cold water and soak up again with towels afterwards....See MoreGloss laminate floor in a kitchen
Comments (5)I would recommend lifting the ply and the tiles, then replacing with at least 18mm marine ply and countersunk screws. A screed of feather finish will hide all the screw heads and joints. This will leave your new floor ready for any work you undertake, from laminate to even a simple sheet vinyl like rhinofloor. This is the most expensive option for definite but when a subfloor has been done "on the cheap" or cutting corners I have found it to raise problems later on. You can screed over the top of the tile if they have been prepared correctly (degreased and keyed), this can be a cheaper option as long as you get a floor layer that knows his stuff. This will lead to your floor now being higher than before therefore if you add an 8mm laminate with a 3/4mm underfelt your doors might need planed and you will have a slight step from the adjoining rooms. The LVT (luxury vinyl tile) is fine with underfloor heating because it is so thin although you will need to tell your supplier so the advise you on the correct adhesive. It won't retain the coldness of ceramics and is very resilient. Hope this helps....See MoreGlitter wall and dressing room
Comments (9)Rachel: Very nice, but you could've just bought glitter wallpaper y'know? Yeah I know that, but where's the fun in that? Also, my niece has glitter wallpaper in her room and I personally think that it looks awful. It's totally not the same. Also, I'm a man - So I want/have to spend loads more time, loads more money, and loads more effort on doing something that £25's wallpaper would achieve. I wouldn't have been doing it for my brothers out there if I did anything easy. I want to do a job that I can constantly moan about, make a big fuss over, make loads of unnecessary mess, and come across as a total hero to everyone that I tell. What I did was a million times better story than "I put up a few strips of wallpaper" :) AS: Valspar at B and Q do glitter ..... This is actually where I started. Talk about a massive con. It's just paint, with a tiny sachet of really fine glitter (like the old salt'n'shake crisps) that you need to open, pour in, and mix yourself. I would definitely not call it 'glitter paint' by any stretch, more 'standard paint with the odd random piece of glitter'. Now I've purchased the furniture, and put up a few shelves it's actually starting to become a really nice room. It just needs sorting out then it's pretty much complete:...See MoreCarpet or floorboards in hallway
Comments (5)I would never carpet a hall. Bedrooms yes as it’s cosy and living room too. You could have a wooden floor laid over your wooden one in the hall, and the living room too if you wish and it can be lifted if necessary, something like engineered wood or even a laminate. I have laminate in my living room and it is so easy to look after and pretty hardwearing and it was laid over the tatty original floorboards. First picture is laminate and second is engineered wood....See More
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