Having had a wall removed I'm now left with a gap between the concrete floor of the kitchen and the suspended floor of the dining room.
What's the best way to fill this in ?
Thanks
San
Hm. Muck it up flat, board over the lot with hardboard, and carpet it.
Carpet in a kitchen ? Nah!
Boarding it would make sense though...
I reckon you should fill the gap with concrete then use a threshold strip to join whatever the two floor coverings are going to be.
Dave
Oh, knickers - sorry, I see your point.
What sort of covering have you in mind? There will probablt always be an issue with the join, unless you mke the suspended floor solid, and maybe even then... you could, if you made it solid, remove the bricks of the wall, then only have one "joint" to deal with....
What are the levels like?
That's what I was thinking, how would I pour it without it seeping under the suspended floor though ?
Really I want the whole loot (kitchen and dining room) to have the same floor, laminate I'd imagine. Could I not just board over the lot (assuming its roughly level) and then put laminate down ?
| | > What sort of covering have you in mind? There will probablt always | > be an issue with the join, unless you mke the suspended floor solid, | > and maybe even then... you could, if you made it solid, remove the | > bricks of the wall, then only have one "joint" to deal with.... | | Really I want the whole loot (kitchen and dining room) to have the same | floor, laminate I'd imagine. Could I not just board over the lot (assuming | its roughly level) and then put laminate down ?
Steps should *not* be between 1 inch and three inches high. Ramps should not bee too steep.
| > I reckon you should fill the gap with concrete then use a threshold strip | > to join whatever the two floor coverings are going to be. | | | That's what I was thinking, how would I pour it without it seeping under the | suspended floor though ?
Block the holes with filler first.
I can't see how that would work, the hole is about 1.5 meters long and upto two inches wide in places.
| > Block the holes with filler first. | | I can't see how that would work, the hole is about 1.5 meters long and upto | two inches wide in places.
Block off the big holes with newspaper or plastic bags, anything which will hold the filler, cover with filler, pour the concrete..
Tricky. First make sure the crap that's fallen in is cleared out, you don't want it bridging the DPC in the bottom of the removed wall (if there is one), or touching the timbers. You could remove a board to rake it out. Use something (strips of hardboard, whatever) to close the gap, and gently tamp in some concrete slightly proud of the surface, "saw" it off with a batten, and finish the surface smooth. If you're putting down laminate, it might be a good idea to hardboard the lot before putting down the underlay/laminate. How are you finishing any laminate edges, e.g. in doorways? Is there carpet or whatnot elsewhere?
Ahh I see what you mean. What sort of filler are you refering to though ?
Its all going to be laminate downstairs so it could really do with being all the same level.
Take a couple of the front floorboards up to reveal the joist,screw battons just below the height of the concrete floor to the brickwork as close to the concrete edge, cover the area with plywood the same thickness of the floorboards, screw plywood to joist and battons along the brickwork...no need to fill with concrete
-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
| > Block off the big holes with newspaper or plastic bags, anything which | > will | > hold the filler, cover with filler, pour the concrete.. | | | Ahh I see what you mean. What sort of filler are you refering to though ?
Whatever is cheapest, you will need a lot.
That's no way to conduct yourself!
This I lke the sound of, thank you!
Ok, I'll refrain from waving my arms in the air.
I'll get the battens. :-P
-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
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