Hi,
I'm replacing my bathroom suite and will be stripping out the existing 18mm chipboard (which is starting to resemble weetabix)
The bathroom is 1800 x 3170 but it has a step to a raised area half-way down which means it is really two separate floors, one at 1800 x 1560 and the other at 1800 x 1610.
I plan to use Aqualoc laminated flooring on a WBP plywood base. AFAIK, Aqualoc is 7mm thick.
I plan to floor the entire area, and then place bath, wc etc on top of the flooring.
Question number 1: will 12mm ply be man enough for the task? (it will be on huge 3" x 8" timber joists at 1ft centres).
If I can go with 12mm then that leaves the new floor at the same level as the old (12 + 7 = 19, or 1mm higher than the original, but 18 + 7 = 25mm, or 7mm higher and this has implications for the door way etc)
Question number 2: I've seen recommendations to glue laminate flooring when it is being prevented from floating due to being "trapped" by WCs etc. Does the collective agree that is a good idea? If so, what glue to use so the the aqualoc can be stripped out sometime in the hopefully distant future without destroying the ply?
Comments welcome.
--Mike