DIY advice... kitchen flooring

[shouldbeinbed]

Are the floorboards in a state to allow them to be properly sanded and varnished and left au naturelle? if not I like the steel stepping plate look as well, I'd love I in mine but I'm outvoted everyone to 1

 

[Aperitif]

Are the floorboards in a state to allow them to be properly sanded and varnished and left au naturelle? if not I like the steel stepping plate look as well, I'd love I in mine but I'm outvoted everyone to 1

One of my favourite books from 70s/80s times. I used to steal the metal bread 'crates' in order to pose my socks and pants etc in proper fashion of the time. Decking plate was de rigeur... Great pointer to style that changed a lot of things...should you get the chance to peruse a copy of this book.

 

[MontyVeda]

Are the floorboards in a state to allow them to be properly sanded and varnished and left au naturelle? if not I like the steel stepping plate look as well, I'd love I in mine but I'm outvoted everyone to 1

unfortunately not... but i am edging towards the metal checker plate look too, as i have this crazy idea of sticking a large photo of a washing machine door to each of my cabinet doors to give it some launderette chic.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

unfortunately not... but i am edging towards the metal checker plate look too, as i have this crazy idea of sticking a large photo of a washing machine door to each of my cabinet doors to give it some launderette chic.

brilliant idea

 

[Archie_tect]

How about real Linoleum? Natural, antibacterial, hard wearing, looks really good when professionally laid with a pattern.

I don't like the cushioned vinyl flooring as it can tear if you have to move an appliance over it and will suffer dents from chair or table legs.

I have a tile effect laminate in my kitchen and after 8 years it is still looking good and hasn't failed anywhere. The difference in floor height isn't much of an issue unless there is no flooring outside the kitchen door. However, a ramped threshold strip under the door works well.

Providing you treat it with Forbo Nairn's proper sealant every 3 years or so.
http://www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/Com...ext-Generation-Of-Marmoleum/Marmoleum-Linear/

 

[rich p]

I laid 2400 x 1200 phenolic faced plywood on the floor of my son's shop. Easy to clean, waterproof, non-slip and easy to cut.
@threebikesmcginty may have more info.

 

[Aperitif]

I laid 2400 x 1200 phenolic faced plywood on the floor of my son's shop. Easy to clean, waterproof, non-slip and easy to cut.
@threebikesmcginty may have more info.

I built a kitchen worktop using that stuff - very durable and used for the floors of vans. Bit of a b'stard to cut and match (for kitchen perfection etc) as it had a slightly raised hexagon shape cast into the resin. (The rest of the kitchen was made with Kee Klamp & gavanised tube + lacquered MDF...Hopton St circa 1996 )
Lovely stuff for a floor. Maybe pop to Brighton for a 'butcher's'...

 

[MontyVeda]

kitchen worktop is another thing I'll be needing... would you say @Aperitif @rich p that Phenolic faced plywood is a cost effective alternative to a 3m x 600mm x 30mm* worktop?

*i have a reclaimed sink, not the drop in type that is 30mm deep on the front and sides... so for uniformity, I'm after 30mm as opposed to 40mm

 

[rich p]

The ply would be too thin and flexible for a worktop I would think. Scaffold boards sanded down are a possiblilty if you want something left field.

 

[nickyboy]

Hello Night Train

The issue I'm having with 'lino' is every seller calls any flat vinyl flooring thing lino. What was once a specific product using linseed oil (i think) is now a generic term for any flooring that isn't wood, stone, ceramic or carpet. How would one even find 'real' linoleum these days? (theere used to be a mahoosive lino factory down by the river, but that's flatter than the lino it once produced these days)

As a proud son of Lancaster proper lino is the only option isn't it. Lord Ashton would be turning in his grave with all this cork tile malarkey.

 

[Beebo]

Just a word of caution before you go too far off piste, if you ever want to sell this house, buyers are very picky about kitchens and a bad kitchen can make a house tricky to sell.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

As a proud son of Lancaster proper lino is the only option isn't it. Lord Ashton would be turning in his grave with all this cork tile malarkey.

I thought Kirkcaldy in Scotchland was the epicentre of the lino world, or used to be.

 

[Trembler49]

God, this thread is so exasperating.

Cork, no, it looks awful and is old technology.

It's a kitchen. It gets wet, a lot!!!! The only surface is ceramic tiles, preferably with underfloor heating for comfort. Do what needs to be done to get tiles down..

Just get on with it.

Sorry for shouting.

 

[Archie_tect]

Trembler... you can't lay ceramic tiles onto timber joist floors... well, you can but you'd need to stiffen the structure up and ideally lay 22mm chipboard or 18mm ply sheets down in lieu of hacked about softwood T+G boards, rigid tiles will crack and lift with the movement...

 

[Archie_tect]

Cork... a new trend? ...why not!