Hardboard
Richard Savage
bathroom floor. The idea being that it shrinks tight and flat as it
dries.
Is my memory wrong? If not, how wet (damp), for how long and which side
(rough or smooth)?
BTW it's only intended to be temporary.
Rgds Richard
Dennis
"Richard Savage" <r...@iclway.co.uk> wrote in message
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> If not, how wet (damp), for how long and which side
> (rough or smooth)?
within a couple of minutes.
Scott Mills
> bathroom floor. The idea being that it shrinks tight and flat as it
> dries.
>
> Is my memory wrong? If not, how wet (damp), for how long and which side
> (rough or smooth)?
yup, I had to do this in my hallway. I seem to remember it was about 1/2
pint of water per sheet, they were soaking and they warp straight away. I
then put them in a big pile and let them dry out for a couple of days.
Nail them down with millions of nails (I bought a nail gun for this job) and
then seal off with a PVA mix before putting down a proper flooring. As I was
sticking a parquet flooring down I did it rough side up. but I think most
people tend to stick 'em down smooth side up.
Scott
Chris Cowley
wrote:
>Nail them down with millions of nails (I bought a nail gun for this job) and
>then seal off with a PVA mix before putting down a proper flooring. As I was
>sticking a parquet flooring down I did it rough side up. but I think most
>people tend to stick 'em down smooth side up.
I've just found this site:-
http://www.technosolution.co.uk/diy/building/Hardboard/Laying%20hardboard.htm
Which says lay the hardboard rough side up. Although it doesn't explain
why.
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Chris Cowley
Chris Hodges
According to my readers digest DIY book it's to give a better key to any
adhesives used in laying the carpet. I can't see it though, as this
face can produce dust - I suppose damping it down helps with this as
well as shrinking it.
However when I put hardboard down shiny side up in 2 rooms the carpet
fitter didn't comment on that. He did comment on the fact that I had
improved from 1 room to the next.
I also didn't wet it, but the floor was reasonably even and I used
_a_lot_ of staples to hold it down, then gaffa tape to seal the joins.
I don't know why everyone recommends nails - 12mm staples and a decent
staple gun do very well.
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Chris
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Kev C
Chris Cowley typed the following
Probably because the roughness (can't think of the technical term)
"hides" the nail heads so they don't protrude and make dents in possibly
thin vinyl.Not so important with carpet I would have thought
_________<== Vinyl
/\_T_/\_T_/\ <== Tacks (T)in between the "roughness" (/\)of the
hardboard
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yours K (Addy not usable [not that you would try it anyway])
There wis a Hare ran tae a burn it ran sae fast it couldnae turn
\\SPLASH// :o)
[Please note grammar and descriptions are loose so no picking on me please]
Richard Savage
> I don't know why everyone recommends nails - 12mm staples and a decent
> staple gun do very well.
>
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> Chris
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Nails are cheaper than staples when you don't own a staple gun? On the subject of
which; which staple gun do you use/recommend and why?
Rgds Richard
Chris Hodges
One that takes T-50s.
I've got a stanley that only takes stanley staples, and the gun's OK,
but the staples are a bit thin. Nothing fancy - I bought it when I ran
out of staples for the old gun and couldn't get new ones to fit, and it
was mainly with hardboarding in mind - i.e. light duty.
Chris Hodges
> http://www.technosolution.co.uk/diy/building/Hardboard/Laying%20hardboard.htm
>
>>Which says lay the hardboard rough side up. Although it doesn't
>>explain
>>why.
>
>
>
> Probably because the roughness (can't think of the technical term)
> "hides" the nail heads so they don't protrude and make dents in possibly
> thin vinyl.Not so important with carpet I would have thought
>
Espcially with underlay as well.