Need to do up our bathroom. Thinking of replacing bath with a shower - not
going to Wet Room - but possibly a large rectangular tray with some "drying
off space"

Current floor is tongue and groove with carpet tiles. I know I really need
to cover it with ply - but wary of creating a step. I am considering
Kardean or vinyl flooring.

What can I get away with on the tongue and groove.Is there anything like a
levelling compound for wood? Fairly wide gaps between the boards

Also - if I take the tiles off my plasterboard walls I guess it will wreck
it. Considering a panel wall covering. Would you remove the tiles or leave
them on. Any recommendations - or things to avoid?

On 24/05/2018 18:04, DerbyBorn wrote:
Need to do up our bathroom. Thinking of replacing bath with a shower - not
going to Wet Room - but possibly a large rectangular tray with some "drying
off space"

Current floor is tongue and groove with carpet tiles. I know I really need
to cover it with ply - but wary of creating a step. I am considering
Kardean or vinyl flooring.

What can I get away with on the tongue and groove.Is there anything like a
levelling compound for wood? Fairly wide gaps between the boards

Also - if I take the tiles off my plasterboard walls I guess it will wreck
it. Considering a panel wall covering. Would you remove the tiles or leave
them on. Any recommendations - or things to avoid?


FWIW, I used bathroom grade laminate over TG chipboard (the original
floor was beyond saving) and mdf panel stuff over tiles/crumbly walls. I
had to do it all quite quickly and to a budget, but it looks a lot
better than it did:

https://flic.kr/p/KmmoHu

Pithy comments about what it must have looked like before will be taken
with good humour :-)

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Cheers, Rob

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DerbyBorn writes
Need to do up our bathroom. Thinking of replacing bath with a shower - not
going to Wet Room - but possibly a large rectangular tray with some "drying
off space"

Current floor is tongue and groove with carpet tiles. I know I really need
to cover it with ply - but wary of creating a step. I am considering
Kardean or vinyl flooring.

What can I get away with on the tongue and groove.Is there anything like a
levelling compound for wood? Fairly wide gaps between the boards

Also - if I take the tiles off my plasterboard walls I guess it will wreck
it. Considering a panel wall covering. Would you remove the tiles or leave
them on. Any recommendations - or things to avoid?

The Karndean parquet laid in our hall/kitchen/diner was glued to a latex
*levelling coat*. The fitter was adamant that our nicely level, recently
laid 22mm chip would not do.
The latex powder mix is spread and then finished with a roller rather
like an under clothed Hedgehog. Sets off over night. I don't know if t&g
boards would do but the floor shop will know.

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Tim Lamb

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On 24/05/2018 18:04, DerbyBorn wrote:
Need to do up our bathroom. Thinking of replacing bath with a shower -
not
going to Wet Room - but possibly a large rectangular tray with some
"drying
off space"

Current floor is tongue and groove with carpet tiles. I know I really
need
to cover it with ply - but wary of creating a step. I am considering
Kardean or vinyl flooring.

What can I get away with on the tongue and groove.Is there anything like
a
levelling compound for wood? Fairly wide gaps between the boards

Also - if I take the tiles off my plasterboard walls I guess it will
wreck
it. Considering a panel wall covering. Would you remove the tiles or
leave
them on. Any recommendations - or things to avoid?


FWIW, I used bathroom grade laminate over TG chipboard (the original floor
was beyond saving) and mdf panel stuff over tiles/crumbly walls. I had to
do it all quite quickly and to a budget, but it looks a lot better than it
did:

https://flic.kr/p/KmmoHu

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Pithy comments about what it must have looked like before will be taken
with good humour :-)

I've seen better looking cess pits |-(

On 24/05/18 18:29, RJH wrote:


FWIW, I used bathroom grade laminate over TG chipboard (the original
floor was beyond saving) and mdf panel stuff over tiles/crumbly walls. I
had to do it all quite quickly and to a budget, but it looks a lot
better than it did:

https://flic.kr/p/KmmoHu

Pithy comments about what it must have looked like before will be taken
with good humour :-)


That looks amazing.

We have fitted click vinyl floor to one of our bathrooms and bathroom grade MDF to the other. The vinyl is a lot better as the MDF still tends to lift a little when wet and over time. If you run the boards perpendicular to the current t&g I would have thought it would be fine. You could always staple hardboard down first it you wanted

On 24/05/2018 18:04, DerbyBorn wrote:
Need to do up our bathroom. Thinking of replacing bath with a shower - not
going to Wet Room - but possibly a large rectangular tray with some "drying
off space"

Current floor is tongue and groove with carpet tiles. I know I really need
to cover it with ply - but wary of creating a step. I am considering
Kardean or vinyl flooring.

6mm ply would be adequate for Karndean. I just did two bathrooms with
it. Started with ply screwed down very well (all edges and 6" spacings),
then a feathering compound on top.

What can I get away with on the tongue and groove.Is there anything like a
levelling compound for wood? Fairly wide gaps between the boards

You could use levelling compound - but ply will be better.

Remember the Karndean is only 3mm thick so the total thickness will be
less than a carpet with underlay.

Also - if I take the tiles off my plasterboard walls I guess it will wreck
it. Considering a panel wall covering. Would you remove the tiles or leave
them on. Any recommendations - or things to avoid?

If they are sound and level you could tile over. You could strip the lot
and re-board. Or rip em off, and skim it flat (even if not pretty) and
tile that.

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John.

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"DerbyBorn" wrote in message
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Need to do up our bathroom. Thinking of replacing bath with a shower - not
going to Wet Room - but possibly a large rectangular tray with some
"drying
off space"

Current floor is tongue and groove with carpet tiles. I know I really need
to cover it with ply - but wary of creating a step. I am considering
Kardean or vinyl flooring.

What can I get away with on the tongue and groove.Is there anything like a
levelling compound for wood? Fairly wide gaps between the boards

Also - if I take the tiles off my plasterboard walls I guess it will wreck
it. Considering a panel wall covering. Would you remove the tiles or leave
them on. Any recommendations - or things to avoid?