Floorboards

Loose floorboards are very common. They can often be felt moving when you walk on them. Even more annoyingly, they will often creak. This can be quite annoying, but the truth is it is actually very easy to fix. Providing your floorboards are not damaged, or don’t fit properly, they shouldn’t take more than a

Most standard floorboards in residential properties are not treated timber. Also, new floorboards that you will find at big DIY stores and most builders’ merchants, will be standard, kiln dried, untreated timber. Providing there is good ventilation beneath the floorboards, untreated boards are fine. Ventilation will usually be provided by air bricks Whilst pressure treated

Loose, damaged, and creaking floorboards are a common problem. When it comes to fixing them, you have several options that might be suitable. For example: Refit the existing floorboards – Often, loose boards can be screwed down to stop movement and creaking. Its very common for old nails to deteriorate and this can cause the

Loose floorboards are pretty common, especially in older properties and there are several reasons this can happen. In most cases it will be due to general wear and tear, or poor fitting. However, in a small number of instances it can be the sign of a more serious issue. There are really only 3 reasons

In this article we will be looking at several different methods to lift chipboard flooring. Some are pretty easy, and others can be difficult. This mainly boils down to the way the boards are fixed. If they are nailed it can be a nightmare job and if they are screwed it can be a little