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Reasonable??? Which ones?? The only DIY shops I know are homebase, B & Q etc lol
What type of floor is it going on?
Prepare the floor before you lay it. Make sure the floor is fairly smooth and has no high spots as these will show through the finished job. Ask about adhesive where you get the covering from, they usually sell the appropriate stuff for the type of surface you are going onto.
Don't be tempted with the paper thin stuff.
Don't be tempted with the paper thin stuff.
Will have to see whats under the carpet to see what kind of floor it is, already have lino in kitchen which is glued down so not sure about taking that up,
my floor is uneven, thats something that i will have to live with, doesnt really bother me, aint spending more than i need to (and can afford)
my floor is uneven, thats something that i will have to live with, doesnt really bother me, aint spending more than i need to (and can afford)
It shouldn't costs a lot to level most floors, just some elbow grease usually (available in various sizes and many colours lol).
If the floor is wood, make sure it is properly secured to the joists, use screws if you have to. Wooden floors have a habit of squeaking when you put a permanent floor covering down.
If the floor is wood, make sure it is properly secured to the joists, use screws if you have to. Wooden floors have a habit of squeaking when you put a permanent floor covering down.
Be really careful if you are screwing down floorboards. many older houses have electric cables and pipes sat in notches on top of the joists. You don't want to screw through a cable or pipe. Don't think you are safe if you keep away from the middle of the floorboard either. As a rule of thumb you are but I have seen cables right at the edge of the board before.
just a little smile,at the same time,look helpless, mention its yer birthday, n ya netted yerself a sucker emzie.
Not worked yet, still got same old flooring lol
I suspect that you are laying it in a bathroom.
I have done this once (successfully)
I didn't glue it down
The way of making it easier, is to use the floorcovering that you lift up, as a template on the one you are putting down.(leave a 'seam allowance' as you would when dressmaking - and trim it when down)
Fitting round pedestals is tricky - you will need to cut it so that the join is behind the pedestal
ps fitting vinyl tiles is easier but they wont work well if the floor is uneven
I have done this once (successfully)
I didn't glue it down
The way of making it easier, is to use the floorcovering that you lift up, as a template on the one you are putting down.(leave a 'seam allowance' as you would when dressmaking - and trim it when down)
Fitting round pedestals is tricky - you will need to cut it so that the join is behind the pedestal
ps fitting vinyl tiles is easier but they wont work well if the floor is uneven
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Should be easier then because there are no 'curvy' shapes to fit it around.
I dont know why the men recommended glueing it
- if the room is so big that it will have to go down in more than one piece, I would use double sided sticky tape at the join.
Should be easier then because there are no 'curvy' shapes to fit it around.
I dont know why the men recommended gluing it
The rooms long and narrow so luckily no joins needed
Should be easier then because there are no 'curvy' shapes to fit it around.
I dont know why the men recommended gluing it
- if the room is so big that it will have to go down in more than one piece, I would use double sided sticky tape at the join.http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/diy/building/vinyl_flooring/vinyl_flooring_2.html