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What to do with this floor?
GDB2222
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I'm not sure what to do with this engineered wood floor? It's suffered some water damage, and it's actually quite a lot worse than it looks in the photos.
Is it feasible to repair it? Unfortunately, I have no idea what the floor make is, so I have no idea how to match it.
Is it feasible to repair it? Unfortunately, I have no idea what the floor make is, so I have no idea how to match it.
No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
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The floor runs throughout the flat, and if it can't be repaired, I was thinking of cutting it roughly where the high chair is, and installing something more suitable in the kitchen area. The sub floor is suspended wood. What do people suggest, please?
How do you get the new floor to be the same height as the remaining flooring?
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Unless you've got matching boards I'd replace it with vinyl flooring. Cut through with a multi tool. level with hardboard or plywood sheets.
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Is there any element of bowing / warping elsewhere in the floor?No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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No, I don’t think so.Rosa_Damascena said:Is there any element of bowing / warping elsewhere in the floor?No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?1 -
I think trial and error is required here, start by getting the dimensions of the "planks". I loved my old engineered wood floor and it took a lot of free samples before I found a close match. But then I was ordering several hundred sq feet and not a small qty.
It's not an unusual shade, so you might find a good enough (not perfect) match at a local store.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Had a similar problem several years ago, I completely removed the floor in the kitchen and replaced with marine ply and vinyl tiles. Then used the removed boards to repair the floor where we had removed a wall.1
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Thanks. That's a good point, that we should store the removed boards and not let the flooring man throw them away.knightstyle said:Had a similar problem several years ago, I completely removed the floor in the kitchen and replaced with marine ply and vinyl tiles. Then used the removed boards to repair the floor where we had removed a wall.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
Umm. Anyone know a good flooring man in North London, please?No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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