Floor Structures

360 topics in this forum

1. Will this floor patch give way ?

   By Spinny, June 17
   • 10 replies
   • 362 views
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   • Nickfromwales
   • Friday at 06:45

2. Self-levelling on wooden floors

   By tokyotecubate, January 23, 2025
   • 14 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • Nickfromwales
   • May 21

3. Drying of screed 1 2

   By Jude1234, September 19, 2018
   • 39 replies
   • 14.8k views
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   • saveasteading
   • May 17

4. What type of screed?

   By Warrentdo, April 7
   • 3 replies
   • 672 views
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   • Nickfromwales
   • April 10

5. Scrapping power floated floor and going conventional slab

   By flanagaj, March 17
   • 7 replies
   • 722 views
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   • Nickfromwales
   • March 17

6. Joist hangers - what am I missing 1 2 3

   By Moonshine, September 27, 2020
   • 52 replies
   • 13k views
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   • Gone West
   • February 19

7. Concrete floor as a finished surface. The results are in.

   By saveasteading, February 7
   • 5 replies
   • 744 views
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   • -rick-
   • February 7

8. Floorboard rip up

   By deasonuk, December 9, 2025
   • 5 replies
   • 1.3k views
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   • marshian
   • December 10, 2025

9. how to deal with first floor at different levels

   By crispy_wafer, December 10, 2025
   • 0 replies
   • 950 views
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   • crispy_wafer
   • December 10, 2025

10. Floating floor (in)decision

    By Workerbee, December 2, 2025
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Workerbee
    • December 2, 2025

11. Floating floors: compression vs vibration

    By Workerbee, October 31, 2025
    • 9 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Workerbee
    • November 26, 2025

12. Can a old dpm be trusted for a new floating floor?

    By Julestools, November 14, 2025
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Julestools
    • November 21, 2025

13. Building internal block walls directly on slab?

    By flanagaj, October 31, 2025
    • 10 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • saveasteading
    • October 31, 2025

14. Insulate first floor screed. Or not?

    By Mr Blobby, October 22, 2025
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Mike
    • October 23, 2025

15. Suspended Wooden Floor Rebuild Design

    By Ayms, September 6, 2025
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Conor
    • October 5, 2025

16. Double (2Ply) EasiJoist joints...?

    By WoodpeckerDentMan, September 28, 2025
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • WoodpeckerDentMan
    • September 29, 2025

17. Joist holes, should I be worried?

    By Dave A, September 23, 2025
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Dave A
    • September 23, 2025

18. UFH boundary - new build sup next to

    By EdSt, September 1, 2025   

    • ufh
    • retrofit
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      • floor tiles
    • 8 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • EdSt
    • September 3, 2025

19. Edge insulation on stone foundations

    By Coll659, September 1, 2025
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • September 1, 2025

20. replacing existing floor with new slab - minimum excavation

    By Bemak, June 13, 2024
    • 8 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • Bemak
    • August 28, 2025

21. Engineered wood floor over PIR upstand (thermal bridging and strength)

    By paro, August 20, 2025
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • paro
    • August 20, 2025

22. how to deal with old floor construction

    By Coll659, August 4, 2025
    • 15 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Onoff
    • August 14, 2025

23. How to lay ply as build up prior to lino lay

    By markharro, August 6, 2025
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • August 7, 2025

24. T&G chipboard flooring fixing over ply diaphragm

    By Rick734, August 5, 2025
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • iMCaan
    • August 6, 2025

25. DIY Sand and Cement screed?

    By BTC Builder, June 28, 2025
    • 18 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • BTC Builder
    • August 5, 2025