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This will seal gaps and cracks, but has the disadvantage of making any pipes or cables under the Floor difficult to get to. Second, the Floor can be sanded smooth using a rented industrial Floor sander and small belt sander (see right). Small holes can be filled with wooden plugs or wood putty, but saw out and replace large areas of damage. To lift a board, punch the nails through and prize it up with a claw hammer and bolster. Tongue-and-groove board must be sawn along the seam with a padsaw to cut the tongue.
The re-screeding compound used on concrete floors works on the principle that a liquid always finds its own level. The first stage of the process is to make make up the self-levelling compound following the manu-'iff'acturer's instructions. If mixed correctly, it should have a stiff pouring consistency. Then all you need to do is pour it over the floor, where it will fill all gaps and cracks. Roughly trowel the compound over the whole surface and then leave it to level itself out and dry.It is just as important for a wood floe smooth and sound as a solid one, so examine it carefully before laying an of floorcovering. Remove any old tac unwanted nails and hammer down a Floor nails that are standing proud o boards. If the Floor is uneven, then you h; options. The first is to lay sheets of masonite, rough-side up, over the v Floor (lay board smooth-side up onh floorcovering is recommended for I, that way). This seals any gaps and c between floorboards and improves evenness overall. It also has the ad' ling to the floor's soundproofing y. A disadvantage is that it makes it lit to get under the Floor at any future Fyou need access to pipework ing.
If a Floor shows Signs of dampness, it is important to deal with it. A minor case of rising damp might be cured by coating the Floor with a special latex waterproofing compound, but a Floor that is really damp will have to be dug up and replaced with a new concrete base, damp-proof membrane, and screed. If the damp is simply the result of moisture condensing on a cold surface, this usually clears up when the Floor covering is laid.
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