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Part wood part concrete floor

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Dear all,
My kitchen has part concrete and part wooden floor. I am thinking of laying some laminate flooring on top, can any one please suggest how do I go about it?

Kind regards,
sebastian

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  • themightystu
    themightystu Posts: 19 Forumite
    You need to make sure the floor is perfectly flat... Maybe put some of those big MDF type boards down first? Also make sure you use underlay with a damp proof membrane built in.

    My kitchen/dining room is exactly the same and I didnt use boards, I just used the damp proof membrane foam underlay and I dont think its settled very well... there are parts where the pieces bow slightly away from eachother when you tread on them :(
  • ukmaggie45
    ukmaggie45 Posts: 2,968 Forumite
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    sebastianj wrote: »
    Dear all,
    My kitchen has part concrete and part wooden floor. I am thinking of laying some laminate flooring on top, can any one please suggest how do I go about it?

    Not sure it's such a good idea to lay laminate floor in a kitchen - what happens if your washing machine or sink overflows and floods floor? Laminate is likely to buckle if it gets wet from what I've read on these boards. It's possible to get vinyl flooring that mimics wood pretty well if you are after the wood look.

    Our kitchen has the same part concrete and part wood floor as you. I think the concrete part was levelled with screed before we had vinyl installed (it's a long time ago now!) which didn't work as well as it might have done as our cat managed to walk on it and leave footprints. :o :rotfl:

    Then hardboard on top of the whole floor, but guess there's prob a more high-tech solution these days - this was back in the 70s. :o

    Good luck with whatever you decide to do, and I hope someone more knowledgeable than me comes along to offer some suggestions to you!
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    i wouldnt use laminate in a kitchen, no matter what the makers say about warranties etc...
    use proper floor tiles instead.
    my kitchen is extended and has a half concrete and half wood floor. i laid hardboard down first before the tiles.
    used flexible adhesive and had no problems at all. the floor has never moved in 4 yrs now.
    despite a washing machine bouncing around like Zebedee.
    Get some gorm.
  • sebastianj
    sebastianj Posts: 1,039 Forumite
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    edited 3 July 2010 at 10:49AM
    Many thanks for the suggestions, laminate is definitely out. There is a debate about whether to use vinyl or Tiles.
    We used tiles over hardboard in the bathroom and I can feel a couple of these moving a bit. There is a possibility we did not use flexible compound, this is the only worry I have, as I may decide to do the kitchen myself. Which flexible compound will be good for this kind of work. sorry I am not sure whether the flexible compound is for hard tiles or vinyle tiles.
    seb
  • ukmaggie45
    ukmaggie45 Posts: 2,968 Forumite
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    We'll be starting work on our new to us house soonish (end of August maybe) or rather our builder will. So we're trying to decide what to put in the kitchen and the utility room.

    I know tiles look great, but we'll go for vinyl as I have a vestibular disorder so am rather prone to falling over! At least with vinyl it's a bit softer to land on! ;) Plus I also tend to drop things too, at least there's a chance of fewer breakages with vinyl. :o
  • kbvital
    kbvital Posts: 1 Newbie
    Hi all my first post on here. I'm a floorlayer and would certainly not recommend laminate flooring in a kitchen or bathroom, in fact I don't like laminate flooring at all, it deteriorates quickly especially if the subfloor is not perfect. I would recommend vinyl tiles or wood effect planks, there are some very good alternatives to the big brands you will be familiar with. True forest and true mineral if you google it I've seen it for £12 m2 on internet. I've fitted loads of this and I think it's great. As for your subfloor I would cover the floorboards with 6mm ply (not hardboard) and latex screed the concrete area to meet up with the wood. Also I would get a local floorlayer to do the work for you, you can buy materials on the internet if you want and maybe a day and a half labour would work out a lot cheaper than going to a retailer you could pay £70 m2 by the time it's finished. If you get the materials expect to pay £10 m2 for fitting and a little less for the prep. work. Hope this helps.
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