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Vinyl flooring

Afternoon all

Am reaching the end of a bathroom redecoration, and have ordered some vinyl flooring to go down.

The existing floor boards were in a pretty rough state, so I have fitted 18mm ply over the top. However, there are still minor differences in level where the sheets of ply meet.

Is it best to fit another thin sheet of hardboard over the top, rather than risk ridges appearing - or can the vinyl 'absorb' a degree of imperfection? 

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  • Bendy_House
    Bendy_House Posts: 4,756 Forumite
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    Could you belt-sand or plane the difference away?
  • cc58
    cc58 Posts: 38 Forumite
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    Generally with flooring it depends on the thickness. Anything over about 18mm will be able to absorb a bit of unstraightness, anything less you want to level out
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