vinyl flooring

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    Vinyl Plank help over asbestos and moisture

    Hey everyone! I need some help on how to handle asbestos (non friable black mastic) and a lot of moisture on my concrete slab. I have attached a photo but recently my hardwoods were torn up leaving me with an exposed concrete slab that had asbestos on it. I do not want to pay to abate the...
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    Karndean over underlay?

    Hello, I'm planning to lay Karndean Korlok in my flat. I've removed my old engineered wood floor. Underneath that I have a 6mm black rubber Tredaire underlay for acoustic insulation. Do I have to remove it before laying the Karndean? Their instructions say their flooring needs no underlay, but...
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    Can I...?

    I was wondering what I would do about a uneven plywood overboard would I be able to use self leveling compound ontop of the ply wood overboard. Would the adhesive stick I assume yes if it says it it will stick to concrete but... Could I just lay the vinyl straight onto the compound or would...
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    Batheroom leak has penetrated subfloor

    Hello everyone. Almost a year ago I had a leak fixed in the bathroom, but now there seems to be another problem... Part of the fix I had done last year was having a new shower screen and bath panel installed. Just been reading the instructions and realised it wasn't sealed correctly on the...
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    What can I lay on asphalt flooring?

    I have a newly laid asphalt floor throughout ground floor of a project house. Since then I’ve had every conflicting advice going about what I can put on top of it. Can anyone advise if I can lay ceramic tiles (and if so, do I need a primer?) Also can I lay vinyl on top of asphalt? Will the glue...
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    What type of flooring do i need

    We have lifted up the flooring under our stairs, via 150mm ecotherme covered with 22mm caber deck. We will be using as a washroom with a washing machine sat on top. What would be the best flooring where there may be moister or water if we every get a leak. Had tiles with flexible adhesive on...
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    Damaged one "tile" in kitchen vinyl floor.

    I had Vinyl flooring fitted in my kitchen in 2015. A few days ago I cooked myself a baked potato in the microwave (as I have done many times before!). However, after ten minutes (2 x 5 minutes) + 2 minutes cooling; the potato was black! Therefore I put the potato in the bin and microwaved...
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    Can I use “Royal Board” under vinyl?

    Hi, I’ve removed some “Royal Board” from a few internal doors which the previous owners had applied. They are in pretty good condition so I was wondering if I could recycle them for my next project which is to lay vinyl flooring in the hallway. Do you think the “Royal Board” would be...
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    Replace laminate

    I lifted up the ageing laminate in the kitchen of the apartment where I moved into recently and noticed what loomed like reasonable tiling. Having decided the laminate had to go I then found the reason with it had been covered over; cracks in some of the tiles and bits of plywood between the...
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    Glue for Vinyl Flooring

    Hi all, is there a glue that will stick two pieces of vinyl floor tile together. Reason for the question is, I have an uneven transition between a kitchen and a conservatory, instead of overlaying with a threshold strip I wondered if I could glue two pieces of vinyl together (think of an L shape...
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