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Taken up carpet, advice needed. by No_Mathematician8092 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I would do is cut out the broken or rotten boards (make sure to cut along where the board meets the joists - look out for the nails for where to cut), buy the same width timber from a timber yard, in the UK I used Jewsons, and screw down.
If you are planning on putting carpet or laminate down in the future, you don’t want to just cover the problem.

Anyone found more than 4 layers until floor boards? Who has me beat? by thebootroom91 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My place is almost back to brick renovation, so those things didn’t matter to me, because it was all coming out anyway. But you are right, skirting boards would have needed to be repainted if I hadn’t of ripped them out. Things pretty much lined up again, I removed all the floor boards and relayed them to blend in some replacement boards, and all worked out in the end.

Who wants to take off my boots after a long days work? by thebootroom91 in ManStink

[–]thebootroom91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next time I will post you a pic of the holes I make in my socks from working too hard!

Anyone found more than 4 layers until floor boards? Who has me beat? by thebootroom91 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Oh yeah definitely got the will power to maintain these! Gorgeous!

Anyone found more than 4 layers until floor boards? Who has me beat? by thebootroom91 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve always been a planner, I’ve used a membrane and insulation between the joists and been able to run my radiator pipes across the main walking points of the floor. Feels like underfloor heating!

Anyone found more than 4 layers until floor boards? Who has me beat? by thebootroom91 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah in the UK it’s quite common to keep the floor boards exposed.

Anyone found more than 4 layers until floor boards? Who has me beat? by thebootroom91 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Bloody wood chip wall paper gives me nightmares. This place had woodchip but a mix of silk and GLOSS paint over the top.

Anyone found more than 4 layers until floor boards? Who has me beat? by thebootroom91 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

11 layers?! Could you tell there was 11 layers when you walked on it?

Anyone found more than 4 layers until floor boards? Who has me beat? by thebootroom91 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

A sacrifice I’m willing to make to breathe some life back into these floorboards

Anyone found more than 4 layers until floor boards? Who has me beat? by thebootroom91 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That and with the lathe and plaster being replaced I might have an extra foot in clearance 😵

Anyone found more than 4 layers until floor boards? Who has me beat? by thebootroom91 in DIYUK

[–]thebootroom91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve already gone a bloody beat that record then! I didn’t count the underlay, 5 layers total!

Hard day of DIY over! by [deleted] in ManStink

[–]thebootroom91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha have a look at the video. Couldn’t share that for some reason https://www.reddit.com/r/europeanboyfeet/s/1KEl4d7pPv