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i need to lay some new flooring in my kitchen, nothing fancy.  So, is it just a matter of getting a roll of lino, some adhesive and a stanley knife and off I go or is there anything else I need to think about?

or am i better off going with self-adhesive floor tiles?  I've got to replace it because the old tiles that are there are coming up at the edges and chipping away, but looks like they've been laid onto vinyl rather than straight on to the flooring - presumably if I pull the lot up that should be ok?

Get the landlord to pay for the job obv.

he will be paying, but I want it done sooner rather than later so would rather just get it done myself and dock the next rent payment :)

off out to get some tiles - wish me luck!

Just make sure when you've taken all the material back to bare floor that it is all swept clean before laying, and if its a pourous concrete floor its a good idea to apply a coat of diluted PVA and then lay whilst its still damp

EDIT:  Just read your talking of self adhesive tiles not quarry tiles

Claire,

If you are stripping back to the floor, make sure the surface is clean and even. This may be the reason the previous person laid vinyl before laying the tiles.

I done mine last year and when stripped back to floor, there were some uneven parts to the surface. I got round this by laying a thin 2-3 mm layer of plywood on floor and then applying tiles to that. Done the job quite nicely.

Geo

cheers folks - I'll check out the state of the floor once I've got the old stuff up and take it from there.

Clare STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOUR OLD FLOOR TILES MAY CONTAIN ASBESTOS DEPENDING ON THEIR AGE DO YOU KNOW ROUGHLY HOW OLD THEY ARE?

false alarm

just read yr 2nd post if they have been laid on lino they shouldnt be old enough to contain asbestos

http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/essentials/floortiles.htm

FFS, make up your mind!!!is she gonna gas the whole street to death or what? ::)

whats that got to do with the price of eggs?

lol they're only vinyl tiles - don't think they've got asbestos in!  Anyway, it's turned out to be a pretty painless task - took up the old tiles and lino and there was already plywood laid underneath - half the kitchen done now :)up

pictures!! during and after

feckin ell...you run good!

dunno - would I have to tidy my kitchen first?

nah

ok - I've taken a pic showing some of the new flooring laid, some of the old flooring still down on the other side, and some of the strippped floor in the middle - something for everyone!  I'll put it up later after I've put Hannah to bed (she's staying up for x-factor :))

hope you haven't corrupted her into thinking JLS are any good! ::)

nah she likes Eoghan and Diana ::)

Are you insane, your putting down flooring yourself when the landlord would have to pay someone to do it eh ??? I would rather pay then do it myself but since you wouldn't even have to pay???.

[ ] I'm not lazy

PS PMSL at the asbestos scare nh wp cia  :)up

nah I'm not insane - I like doing stuff ;D

anyway...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/clairep75/floor.jpg)

Same difference  ;)

Have fun

safety 1st  :)up

over 2/3 done now.  Bit ropey round the edges, but I'm quite pleased with myself anyway.  Matt's back tomorrow after being away for a couple of days.  I wonder how long it will take him to notice?

If the edges are a little ropey and you should do this any way, Use a clear silicone all around the edges (skirting boards and kitchen units)  you might want to get someone who knows what they're doing to do it because if it is done wrong it can look terrible but when done right it really finishes it off well

cheers.  The wall edges are fine, it's just the edges by the units that are a bit dodge, and you can only really see them if you are on the floor :D

take the plinths off

doh - never thought of that.  If I've got enough tiles left over at the end I will do them again.

 ;)

phew, well all done bar the last 10 tiles or so which I'm going to do tomorrow after Matt is back and can help me move the appliances out of the way.  Feeling very sweaty and proud of myself :D

I'm a bit disappointed with that photo, I thought it was gonna be all colourful like the adventure game

well it's still clean at the moment - give it a while.  I did lol when I read on the packet  'don't wash the floor for 5-7 days'.

[  ] I would have washed the floor within the next 7 days.

Well done, you did that really quickly. I like the new flooring.

I have just had my bathroom re-furbished, just because we needed a new toilet seat.  Its a long story but we are without flooring at the moment as the special non-slip I want is out of stock.

However, Claw you remind me of myself when younger, I used to do everything, even put floorboards down in a cupboard that used to be a coal cupboard.  That is when hubby was away as he thought no one could do a job as good as him lol.

Oh to be young again, I used to clean the house thoroughly in a day.  Now have to do housework for ten minutes then have a sit down and play poker in between. For the last 3 days I have been sorting out cupboards and still not finished! I play more poker nowadays than doing jobs round the house.

Oh to be young - make the most of it while you can . age creeps up too quickly.   ;tk;   (forgive me for using TK's smiley but I am older than him)   ;bumwiggle;

:)  laying floors/decorating etc I all love doing because it's novel and you get something new at the end of it.  housework is another kettle of fish altogether!!!!

No black pudding, eggs or beans....................4/10

lol

Good job Claire

Geo

Brilliant!  I was going to post that the flooring was a better effort than the fry-up but you beat me to it.

3 minutes (as soon as i walked into kitchen)


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