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Caberfloor P5 v normal Chipboard P5?

Can anyone who has experience of both tell me if the former is woth the extra cost pls as we need quite a lot of it for our floors. Thanks

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  • tacpot12
    tacpot12 Posts: 9,471 Forumite
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    It will depend on whether you can get a good quality P5 chipboard. If you can't, the Caberfloor will be worth paying extra for. Branded product will generally warranties that are worth something.
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • bpj
    bpj Posts: 114 Forumite
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    edited 13 December 2020 at 7:20PM
    How cheap can you find unbranded p5 chipboard? Travis Perkins and Jewson both sell Caberfloor under £10 a sheet trade prices. Or if you don't want to open an account, whenever I've bought Wickes branded (e.g. https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-P5-T+G-Chipboard-Flooring---18mm-x-600mm-x-2400mm/p/164516 ) they've provided Caberfloor. They also seem to sell it at 10% off quite frequently, so if you can wait might get it for £9 a sheet for the 18 mm.

  • lmsco
    lmsco Posts: 8 Forumite
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    edited 17 December 2020 at 1:51PM
    Thanks for replies. We don't have trade accounts and price difference is quite a consideration when doing the whole house.
    Good info on the Wickes version tho, thanks. 
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