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andos

Bumping this incase anyone can help:

With my extension making progress I need to figure out what to do about flooring. Builders are going to put in joists to raise the height of the floor (was an existing lower floor) and ply line over the joists - I'm then getting some Larch floorboards which I will fit myself. How should I do this? Should I secret nail, glue or what. There is pipework underneath and while I hope to never need to access it, it does scare me to not have easy-ish access.

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Nef in reply to @andos

Make sure you get a good plumber to do the install? I take it there won't be a crawl space? You can put access hatches in, but it's extra work and may well be no use if there's a problem elsewhere than the hatch's location. FWIW, I laid a hardwood floor in my hallway over lots of pipes and electrics - I just had to take the gamble that we won't need to access any of it any time soon.

As for fixing the boards, I used tongue tight screws.
https://www.toolstation.com/reisser-torx-diamond-point-flooring-screw/p49364
I vaguely remember the Reisser ones being better than the other brands I tried. Save yourself trouble and buy a load of the correct size Torx bits as they easily get knackered as they're so small. Don't glue the boards as it'll prevent natural shrinkage and expansion.

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absurdbird in reply to @Nef

Make sure you get a good plumber to do the install

Yup.
Insist new pipe work is pressure tested - and left at pressure overnight or longer.
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andos in reply to @Nef

@nefarious thanks! I didn't know those tongue tight screws ever existed!

I'm going to have the rad and washing machine in place and likely running for a couple of weeks before I get round to installing the floor so hopefully any issues will arise before then. My plumber pretty good so I'm sure all will be swell. Thanks!

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