I am laying 20mm thick oak flooring over a 1 1/8th thick pine floor. I require access under the floor in all rooms to carry out the usual maintenance/new work. Does anyone know of a two part prefabricated aluminium frame that could fit the hatch opening and also act as a carrier for the oak flooring. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Access Opening
Aug 21, 2006
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Floor boxes in plastic or metal are pretty standard, eg
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are used where you want to be able to plug things in in the middle of the room - very common in offices.
If you just want an inspection hatch then you can also use a Trend Routabout to make neat traps in the floors.
Thanks to Andy Hall for this detailed posting from 2002:
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Trend product uses a router, there is also a solid board cutter (Screwfix 77885) using a drill
Owain
Thanks Owain for the effort and info. Just the ticket!!
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