subfloor preperation

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    Overdoing subfloor when prepping for new carpet?

    Hi folks, We're getting new carpet fitted upstairs and I thought I would take the opportunity to try and fix some squeaky floorboards by screwing them down. I removed the carpet in one room and the carpet sales person suggested replacing the hardboard that was there before the carpet was fitted...
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    Subfloor advice for tiling

    I am looking for some advice on suitable bathroom subfloors on joists. I have had a look on the forum, and am struggling to find an answer. Currently the bathroom subfloor is some kind of 18mm chipboard screwed onto the joists (400mm centres). Previously carpet was laid on top of this so...
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    Plywood over plywood?

    Hey, as usual looking for advice. have a small area of 2sqm (1m X 2m). I removed old lino and plan to glue karndean, the problem is, have to raise a floor by about a cm to level it with next room. Current floor is chipboard with 9mm plywood screwed to it. I can probably remove the 9mm ply and...
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    How to replace this osb with better wood for laying laminate flooring?

    I have no experience with any DIY project. I am going to lay laminate flooring (10mm) with wood fiber underlay (5mm) on a subfloor which is a suspended floorboard. There is an osb there near the heater. (attached photos) 1) Can I just lay laminate flooring (10mm) on it without replacing it? 2)...
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    Plasterboard as part of subfloor for LVT

    Hi. First time to post to this forum so forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, but I have scoured the internet for guidance on this and have struggled to find any pointers to my scenario... I have started a complete refurb of my bathroom, have ripped everything out and will be doing...
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    Replacing screed (25-40mm) and installing dpm

    I recently pulled up the screed from my floor because it was cracked and damaged from damp. So I need to replace the screed, the screed depth required ranges from 25-40mm (concrete floor is not entirely level). I've taken some pics so you can get the idea: Here, you can see the depth of the...
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