On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:58:44 +0100, "John Schmitt"
wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 18:30:37 +0100, Deville wrote:

How sure are you it is flooring grade chipboard?

There's a layer of lino on it and a layer of cork tiles on top of that
so I don't know what the surface looks like yet.

The remaining adhesive under the lino needs to be removed with a vengeance.

I'll bear that in mind.

You do not . as such need
to retain the chipboard as this will cause a step (the tiles will anyway
unless you plane down the joists).

I'm not sure I understand this. The rest of the flat has 14mm
hardwood flooring on top of underlay on top of the chipboard (at least
outside the bathroom) so there will be a step at the bathroom door of
some kind anyway.

My long term plan is to create a dais-type floor in the bathroom with a
couple of steps, so that the bath is sunken relative to the floor. I will
also go for cork flooring, due to its general comfort and non-slip
tendencies. Stiletto heels are death to cork, but I never wear them, at
least in the bathroom. ;-)

The problem we've had with cork floors is that they don't wear very
well.

Thanks, I've bookmarked it.

You will find that I am not the only member of this NG who has written
useful FAQs. The amount of knowledge collectively held continues to
astound me.

John Schmitt