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Removing chipwood flooring
Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.36 PM
Hello, I have recently moved into a new property and we have an extension. In the upstairs bedroom as part of the extension, the floor is solid chipboard. As a result, it is horrendously squeaky when you walk on it and it feels very uneven. Moreover, the room is quite large (5m x 3m) so I think any removal of it is going to be quite pricey. I have had a look and there is no way I can remove and replace it myself with floorboards. I was just wondering if there was any way of levelling it out without replacing the whole room? Thanks for your help Laura.
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multi property & ground maintenance ltd
Rating: 5 out of 5
It is difficult to answer without seeing it but if there is no gaps between the boards and around the edges sometimes you can use flexible floor screed, it contains fibre glass in the mix so when the wood floor moves the screed will as well but it levels the floor out and helps secure the wood.
Answered10 April 2018
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CS Flooring
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
screw down any areas that are loose, plane off any peaks at the joints then nail down 6mm ply to smooth off the surface. Without uplifting and replacing with ply or floorboards there's no way to completely fix the area, using any screed over chipboard will result in failure somewhere down the line, it doesn't meet manufacturer instructions and BS.
Answered16 April 2018
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Anonymous user
I would not start screwing into a floor that you cannot physically see under first as you may end up screwing into a cable or pipe. The best option is to use a self levelling compound, I would suggest using arditex NA, it is a 2 part chemical compound and will stick to absolutely anything and you will be left with a perfectly flat floor.
Answered20 April 2018
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