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Chipboard floors
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Need to sort out some creaking chipboard floors before having new carpets laid. I think the creak is from the joint (tongue and groove) between two boards. I am thinking about cutting the joint and just filling it with PVA wood glue. Or, I may cut a patch out and refit adding some noggins for support. To do the cutting (either just the tongue/groove joint or take a section out) I am thinking of buying a Bosch PMF-180 multi-tool. Don't want to cut a hole and use a jigsaw and I am unsure of elec cables / CH pipes etc. Any thoughts? |
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Hi Need to sort out some creaking chipboard floors before having new carpets laid. I think the creak is from the joint (tongue and groove) between two boards. I am thinking about cutting the joint and just filling it with PVA wood glue. Or, I may cut a patch out and refit adding some noggins for support. To do the cutting (either just the tongue/groove joint or take a section out) I am thinking of buying a Bosch PMF-180 multi-tool. Don't want to cut a hole and use a jigsaw and I am unsure of elec cables / CH pipes etc. Any thoughts? I usually fix creaking by putting a few more fixing screws in. Should have done so before our lounge diner carpet was laid. Keeps sounding like I am f**ting as I walk through the double doors between the two rooms. |
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Slider wrote: To do the cutting (either just the tongue/groove joint or take a section out) I am thinking of buying a Bosch PMF-180 multi-tool. Don't want to cut a hole and use a jigsaw and I am unsure of elec cables / CH pipes etc. Any thoughts? Although a multi-tool will do the job the blades tend to be expensive. It's cheaper to snap off a jigsaw blade so the maximum cut is only to the thickness of the board to avoid damage to things underneath. -- *If they arrest the Energizer Bunny, would they charge it with battery? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Invisible Man" wrote in message ... Slider wrote: Hi Need to sort out some creaking chipboard floors before having new carpets laid. I think the creak is from the joint (tongue and groove) between two boards. I am thinking about cutting the joint and just filling it with PVA wood glue. Or, I may cut a patch out and refit adding some noggins for support. To do the cutting (either just the tongue/groove joint or take a section out) I am thinking of buying a Bosch PMF-180 multi-tool. Don't want to cut a hole and use a jigsaw and I am unsure of elec cables / CH pipes etc. Any thoughts? I usually fix creaking by putting a few more fixing screws in. Should have done so before our lounge diner carpet was laid. Keeps sounding like I am f**ting as I walk through the double doors between the two rooms. I already have put about a hundred chipboard screws in the floor, it's the actual T&G joint that's causing the creak. Thinking if I break the joint then glue it back up, should cure it. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Slider wrote: To do the cutting (either just the tongue/groove joint or take a section out) I am thinking of buying a Bosch PMF-180 multi-tool. Don't want to cut a hole and use a jigsaw and I am unsure of elec cables / CH pipes etc. Any thoughts? Although a multi-tool will do the job the blades tend to be expensive. It's cheaper to snap off a jigsaw blade so the maximum cut is only to the thickness of the board to avoid damage to things underneath. -- *If they arrest the Energizer Bunny, would they charge it with battery? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. Did think about that, although it's an excuse to buy a PMF-180!! ;-) |
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Slider wrote: Although a multi-tool will do the job the blades tend to be expensive. It's cheaper to snap off a jigsaw blade so the maximum cut is only to the thickness of the board to avoid damage to things underneath. Did think about that, although it's an excuse to buy a PMF-180!! ;-) Find a bigger excuse and get the Fein. -- *Why is 'abbreviation' such a long word? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Slider wrote: Although a multi-tool will do the job the blades tend to be expensive. It's cheaper to snap off a jigsaw blade so the maximum cut is only to the thickness of the board to avoid damage to things underneath. Did think about that, although it's an excuse to buy a PMF-180!! ;-) Find a bigger excuse and get the Fein. -- *Why is 'abbreviation' such a long word? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. Too expensive. Could not justify the cost over the PMF-180. |
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"Invisible Man" wrote in message ... Slider wrote: Hi Need to sort out some creaking chipboard floors before having new carpets laid. I think the creak is from the joint (tongue and groove) between two boards. I am thinking about cutting the joint and just filling it with PVA wood glue. Or, I may cut a patch out and refit adding some noggins for support. To do the cutting (either just the tongue/groove joint or take a section out) I am thinking of buying a Bosch PMF-180 multi-tool. Don't want to cut a hole and use a jigsaw and I am unsure of elec cables / CH pipes etc. Any thoughts? I usually fix creaking by putting a few more fixing screws in. Should have done so before our lounge diner carpet was laid. Keeps sounding like I am f**ting as I walk through the double doors between the two rooms. I already have put about a hundred chipboard screws in the floor, it's the actual T&G joint that's causing the creak. Thinking if I break the joint then glue it back up, should cure it. My solution to this has been to get some heavy-duty polythene bin bags, and cut them into long strips 2 or 3 inches wide, and then lay these along the chipboard T&G joints before putting the boards down. In fact, for the miniscule extra effort it caused, it was worth laying the strips along the tops of the joists too! So every 'interface' was then protected/'lubricated' by a layer of slippery polythene. No more creaking, and no problems in future if I want to lift the boards again. |
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On Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:06:29 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote: In article , Slider wrote: To do the cutting (either just the tongue/groove joint or take a section out) I am thinking of buying a Bosch PMF-180 multi-tool. Don't want to cut a hole and use a jigsaw and I am unsure of elec cables / CH pipes etc. Any thoughts? Although a multi-tool will do the job the blades tend to be expensive. It's cheaper to snap off a jigsaw blade so the maximum cut is only to the thickness of the board to avoid damage to things underneath. Or beg,steal or borrow a circ saw adjusted for depth? |
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wrote: Although a multi-tool will do the job the blades tend to be expensive. It's cheaper to snap off a jigsaw blade so the maximum cut is only to the thickness of the board to avoid damage to things underneath. Or beg,steal or borrow a circ saw adjusted for depth? It will work but blades for those are expensive if you hit a nail, etc. Jigsaw blades are cheap. -- *They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Invisible Man wrote:
Slider wrote: Hi Need to sort out some creaking chipboard floors before having new carpets laid. I think the creak is from the joint (tongue and groove) between two boards. I am thinking about cutting the joint and just filling it with PVA wood glue. Or, I may cut a patch out and refit adding some noggins for support. To do the cutting (either just the tongue/groove joint or take a section out) I am thinking of buying a Bosch PMF-180 multi-tool. Don't want to cut a hole and use a jigsaw and I am unsure of elec cables / CH pipes etc. Any thoughts? I usually fix creaking by putting a few more fixing screws in. Should have done so before our lounge diner carpet was laid. Keeps sounding like I am f**ting as I walk through the double doors between the two rooms. Disguise this DIY blunder by actually farting as you walk through the doors. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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