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I’m considering 2 options: 1. the joint must always be over a joist or nogged. Screw down at the recommended spacings. Replacing all of the boards is expensive and probably a waste of money. We had a slow water leak behind the sink. It stops free flow of air, creates a home for insects and vermin etc. I have traditional timber floorboards. Cutting the door stops with a saw helps, so you can tuck the plank under stop. the existing floor alongside the nearest joist, against the side that's away from the wall. Our carpenter has suggested that it may make sense to do this throughout the property. Hi I've removed an old bathroom suite as the chipboard floor got water. It's very heavy stuff as are the joists and far better timber than is generally available these days. Product Width. 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All you then need to do is to screw an additional timber - say, 3x2 - against the exposed joist to 'widen' it and allow your new floor (which will have Chipboard flooring has T&G-type edges which makes it very solid at its joints - use adhesive such as polyurethane along all joints (expands slightly as it cures) and these boards won't move again. 79 Inc Vat. 2) Joist jacks directly under the joists upon which the appliance sits. Today I’ve taken up the carpet to have a closer look. There is a lip from the concrete floor to the wooden floor of approximately 10 to 15mm. I'm installing some chipboard flooring however my joist centres are 370mm (not 400mm) so I'm having to do a lot more cuts. The Ex-Kitchen Fitter New Member. #5. Choose one of those and it will do it’s job over the subfloor, under the finish floor. For what it is and what you want to use it for, you would be better off keeping it as carpet and saving all the faff and cost. Wickes flooring is laid with the label on top (there is some printing showing which way up as well if the label is missing). If you're up in Scotland they call them dwangs. Leave it to dry overnight and then use a floor scraper to take off the mess you've left. The nails I got out with the screwdrivers were. I am now given up the way I’m laying the floor as the gap between subfloor chipboard and the laminate floor is becoming bigger and bigger. Click & Collect. Joists are at 600mm, T&G chipboard 22mm @ 600mmX3000mm. Had a bit of an emergency and need to replace my floors fast (and cheap). i am doing my en-suite at home in the new extension, but the tiles we are laying are about 16mm thick. 79 Inc Vat. Anywhere that seems to absorb a bit you should brush in more. The laminate floor comes with its own underlay. 22mm Chipboard floor over insulation. The P5 Tongue and Groove Chipboard Flooring is a. It becomes flakey past the outer layer and would be a rough finish. In my living room I have a concrete floor at the back and a wooden floor at the front. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1. £6. Traditionally I'd always thought you should use OSB or plywood for this, but there's a 4 week delay. . Click & Collect. I would either overboard it with (providing its solid with minimum movement) 6 to 12mm wbp ply or i would rip it up compleatly and put 25mm wbp ply straight over the joists. 99 Price. Dawsy New Member. Recently bought a solid oak floor that is 18mm and 83mm wide that comes in various lengths 300mm to 1200mm. Delivery. I have checked under the chipboard floor to see if the smell was coming from the base. Fill gaps and blemishes in wood. Its turning into a nightmare! I was expecting to just replace the worst. I recently used 12mm backer for a floor - joists were are less than 300mm centres (nearer 250) and in between was the solid insulation for wet-underfloor heating so well supported. and one more thing, use a screw. It would be impossible to. Therefore, boarding directly onto joists would mean in many cases having reduced insulation in between the joists (75mm – 100mm) or squashing. is she the queen of the screwfix trade counter , she doesn't seem that nice , might be wrong edmund, Aug 30, 2012 #10. Various options available including those with added security of a key or code lock function. Ask a question. I'd fix at 150 centres as you would do with standard chipboard flooring. Can I lay ceramic floor tiles directly onto a new chipboard floor or does it need sealing? These are standard 30x30 tiles - what type of adhesive and grout should I use? Thanks. Discussion in ' Builders' Talk ' started by Vijay80, Aug 2, 2019 . Concrete beam and block base overlaid with 50mm rigid insulation with t&g chipboard top surface. I ripped my old carpet up, and I have chipboard underneath. 2mm x 55mm 200 Pack (49231) Zinc and blue-passivated and case-hardened. Where needed, screw some wood to the underneath of the board around the hole - so some of the wood projects into the hole and acts as a ‘ledge’ for the replaced chipboard. One has said he would secret nail it the other said he would float it. £10. 73. Quantity. My question is whether ot not it is necessary to have the ends/joints supported by joists. Set the blade depth to just less than the thickness of the board and slice down the flooring above two adjacent joists just to the inside of the nail line. ) Then put your replaced board on the wood and screw down. carly1979 New Member. on new buid when we lay a 22mm boards its standard to glue the joints and glue the joists that they are layed upon. £122. Water-Based Adhesive. Screwfix Community Forum. Optimaxx TX Countersunk Flooring Screws 4mm x 50mm 500 Pack (226TY) (2) compare. I have been told to use 6mm ply with screwed down 6" centre's then a flexible adhesive - anyone got any advice on this - this house is around 17 years old Thanksnumber 4 New Member. Lowvolts,. Includes TX20 bit. Having opted for a timber suspended floor (easier to hide cables etc) I have laid the joists and am about to start fixing T&G chipboard. Product Type. Screw down as you suggested, and as Sinewave has mentioned. The flooring is constructed as follows. nigel Guest. com. Laying a floor? Using Chipboard flooring panels? Take a look at how to use our CaberFix D4 glue in conjunction with CaberDek panels. Actually I think it's a bit under 25mm thick so just measure a piece - circa 22. Add to Cart. This is one of the most important steps, and it’s one that’s tripped up a lot of homeowners in the past. Mark Griffiths, Feb 6, 2023. theguildmaster New Member. Home Tags > chipboard floor. Suitable Application. My house is only a few years old and all the flooring consists of huge sheets of chipboard, with the walls added on top of it. The 18mm boards run lengthways and the water damage may be at one end only. Screwfix Community Forum. Click-Lock. the floor is quite solid and I can not feel any major movment from the flooring, (there is 1 or 2 spots where it does flex but i intend to screw this down better than it is at present to fix this. There are tile adhesives that state they are suitable for chipboard, most likely prime the chipboard with tile primer or SBR first, or just overboard it with a decent 9mm plywood then prime and tile over with a 'regular' adhesive. Assess the current insulation and ventilation. MDF-Tite MDF Screws are designed to eliminate blistering when installing MDF boards, fibre boards and chipboard flooring. You’ll find chipboard flooring available in 18mm or. The timber in your pic above is the sole plate of the stud wall ,and not so easy to remove. #2. We live in a Taylor build Wimpey new build, which makes loud cracking noises in the rooms directly underneath when someone walks around the rooms upstairs. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute. Backer boards will add some strength, but whatever you do, the slight movement in a wooden floor will lead to the grout cracking. Requires no pilot hole or pre-drilling. My builder wants to glue 22mm chipboard and make a floating floor straight on top of insulation in a garage conversion, after levelling the floor with a screed. Flooring Chipboard. For Interior & Exterior Use. com. you then have to put noggins (pieces of 3 0r 4x2)under the cuts and half the thickness sticking out to support new piece as well. There is 1 row of strutting at the center of the span. I have done this with 22mm T&G chipboard flooring over 50mm celotex - cheaper than buying the celotex bonded stuff. (£18. 5mm. just one at the centre of the board will suffice. 18mm x 2400mm x 600mm Caberfloor P5 Tongue and Grooved Moisture Resistant Chipboard Flooring TG4. There is a page that shows ways of fitting the newel post onto a curtail tread, this will be the same principle but. as mentioned above ,must be caberdeck which has a plastic sheet stuck to it with taped. Many would just lay 6mm for something like tiling, but then they're not trying to retain levels as in your case. Spacing wise I've seen 150mm spacing, does this mean across the whole board so a layout like this: View attachment 61755 I've left 50mm around the edge then split into 150mm as best I can, it. 77 inc VAT per sheet. #6. Tolley, Aug 15, 2005. 2020 (870) tháng 1 2020 (870) 2019 (923) tháng 12 2019 (750) tháng 11 2019 (138) fortnite custom parkour maps Minecraft INSANE LAVA. a quick question. FlyByNight, Mar 12, 2020. 49 Inc Vat. Showing 1—17 items of 17. #2. Then allow extra 15mm at least to mark cut line above centre of joist. My current ideas are. Final finish will be vinyl click planks which are meant to be 100% waterproof. Deleted member 11267 Guest. About a year ago we had our chipboard kitchen floor tiled. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Carpenters' Talk > Chipboard ! Discussion in 'Carpenters' Talk' started by Vic_39, Apr 20, 2022. Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by David Prentice, May 29, 2019. Volume. A bit of a nightmare. Steviejoiner74 New Member. Replace with ply or chipboard. 98 Inc Vat. Double Catch. Wickes Chipboard Loft Panels - 320 x 1220mm - Pack of 3 added to "My Project List". Double Self-Countersunk with Underhead Ribs. When it comes to putting the floor back down make sure you have left the nails in the joists- most of them will have a small circle of the flooring around them and just lay board on top so it doesn't leave any holes. 99 Inc Vat. You will definitely need to overboard the chipboard as you can't (or shouldn't) tile directly onto it. Then at the other side of the room set the string line again at the same height above floor level. 7m at most before it runs across the solid supporting wall. What will I prime the floor with?Got a very uneven chipboard floor and laying laminate floor on it. Inc. You are on a Saturday night wind-up. Delivery. Over board the chipboard with a minimum of 12mm but preferably 15mm WBP plywood, screwed down at 150mm centres. The squeak can be caused by the boards rubbing against each other or rubbing against the joists, glue on the joists is sometimesd used at installation this helps as does replacing nails with screws [even ringshank nails cannot cope with the poor density of chipboard]. At Selco, we stock a wide range of chipboard in a number of different sizes. Use a tape measure to 'dip' the dimension from the string line to the floor level at mid span. My house is less than 30 years old and has chipboard flooring sheets (2400mm x 600mm) throughout on joists. 40. As for fixing boards down it's the same again. Deep, Sharp, Single Thread for Cutting Cleanly through Wood. No problems at all. 5mm x 45mm 200 Pack (85991) (91) compare. Jord86, Nov 22, 2021. 1) Make sure 100% level. The spax screws mentioned also mentioned are perfect for the job. Or. Recently tiles are coming loose and grout has cracked around most. Hi guys, hope everyone is staying safe. The floor level would ideally come up a bit too. Click & Collect. Redscyth and longboat like this. Plan was: Put in several air vents. Small Head Fixes Flush for an Almost Hidden Finish. Our chipboard flooring features a tongue and groove fitting system for easy installation. For Cement Based Mixes. Don't forget, next day UK delivery is available on selected items. =30mm. Ideal for renovations and extensions, it can be used as a replacement. The kitchen floor is a floating chipboard subfloor and the. Get great value and great versatility with our range of chipboard and oriented strand board (OSB). 45 Inc Vat. Selex Structural Plywood B/C Grade Tongue and Grooved 2425mm x 600mm. 25 m. Leave an expansion gap of approx 10mm all around the perimeter of the room. com. 5mm x 30mm 200 Pack (16775) (3518) compare. But what was causing the squeaking? Two boards close together without any tongues will squeak when walked on. Well that's ok, if they were 24 inches/600odd mm then you'd have to use 22mm thickness material which may limit you to chipboard as I'm unsure if you can get T and G Ply in a certain thickness, google it though whatever you opt for use Tongue and groove as its stronger and eliminates the need for noggins at the. just one at the centre of the board will suffice. terrymac , Sep 24, 2020I will been doing some T&G Chipboard in our bedroom. Screwfix customers rate this product 5/5. 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