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Incidentally, I did a lot of our loft with left over PIR straight onto the rafters - boxes of crap on top of that. If you can find some cheap gumtree PIR might be worth a go, certainly a lot easier and quicker

Someone on here recommend these irwin chisels:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/irwin-marples-bevel-edge-wood-chisel-set-4-pieces/2195x

Happy with them, but I'm sure they were cheaper. So unless you'll use them a lot I'd probably get the £13 Magnusson 3 pack.

Feel free to post how you get on as I have a similar job on my tdl.

I’ll have a measure and see if it’s square and I can get the right size with no trimming just a bottom cut.
If I could do it all in a day I’ll see that as a win.

@hugo7 will be in the new year but if I can find someone to do it for a reasonable price I’ll save myself the hassle and shame of bodging it.

depends on how much head height you have and how much you can afford to lose. We used the 175 ones because the existing joists gave us about 200mm of space and 375 total was enough. There is a point where extra insulation gives diminishing returns and you should be aware about not blocking off the eaves.

As stated already, the short ones are for restricted head room. Currently regs is 270mm loft insulation I think so 300mm gives you space for that + decent air gap.

The boards might not like being walked on unless you have joists above the legs too. I just used the loft zone stuff which includes lightweight metal joists for not a massive price (their boards are a rip-off though)

In need of a sense check.

We have very tatty old carpet on our stairs and landings (two flights of 14 steps, 2 landings) and I’m keen on ditching the carpet and renovating the wood. I’ve stripped the paint off a couple to see what’s underneath (see pics) and would be interested to hear from people who’ve done similar if the condition of the wood is good enough to make this worthwhile.

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That looks like an active woodworm infestation.
Kill the things with chemicals (is Xylophen a thing in the UK?) before you go further.

I did wonder. Bugger

I'll be doing the same next year so progress pics and learnings would be geat.
I like the tiles btw

Ah, go on then, what did you strip them with?

Just a carbide scraper

If you're planning to paint them I think they could look good.

The amount of filler you'd need to use on the woodworm bits might detract from the look a bit if you wanted to just use oil.

Got a load of floorboards to get rid of. Posted them here a bit ago but they're still available.
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/401350/newest/

Personally I'd relay carpet after checking there's no active woodworm.

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-	Utterly horrific ball ache of a job to strip • #46990 tbc What's the forum recommended wood glue? • #46991 superbagneres Toolchimp have some good offers on Hikoki at the moment: https://www.toolchimp.co.uk/flash-deals/hikoki-hot-deals 2 Attachments • #46992 mespilus in reply to @tbc Which wood or 'wood product'? • #46993 JonD in reply to @superbagneres Do they also make garden hoes? • #46994 tbc in reply to @mespilus A chair, there's a loose leg on an otherwise good condition Ercol chair so ideally something that still works when applied thinly. • #46995 mespilus in reply to @tbc Is the joint just two flat surfaces or is there a dowel involved? • #46996 superbagneres in reply to @JonD No, power tools only I believe. • #46997 JonD Shame. I was very tickled by the idea of a hoe from Hikoki. • #46998 superbagneres in reply to @JonD Very good! I totally missed the word play. • #46999 hugo7 in reply to @tbc I'm quite into soudal pro 45p at the moment. It's quick and expands. Otherwise I use the blue/outdoor evo-stik. Although that takes forever to fully cure. • #47000 fredtc in reply to @TTM If you do go down that road as I did - it’s much easier to strip the treads and repaint the risers in white. Coarse sandpaper on a random orbital sander took an afternoon for me. Just make sure you use plastic sheets at the top and the bottom of the stairs so the dust doesn’t get everywhere First 1879 1880 1881 Last Page of 1,883 First Prev / 1,883 Last Next Post a reply Bold Italics Link Image List Quote code Preview Sign-in to post a reply × Formatting Help Don't worry about formatting, just type in the text and we'll take care of making sense of it. We will auto-convert links, and if you put asterisks around words we will make them bold. Tips: Create headers by underlining text with ==== or ---- To *italicise* text put one asterisk each side of the word To **bold** text put two asterisks each side of the word Embed images by entering:   That's the hard one: exclamation, square brackets and then the URL to the image in brackets. * Create lists by starting lines with asterisks 1. Create numbered lists by starting lines with a number and a dot > Quote text by starting lines with > Mention another user by @username For syntax highlighting, surround the code block with three backticks: ``` Your code goes here ``` Just like Github, a blank line must precede a code block. If you upload more than 5 files we will display all attachments as thumbnails. For a full reference visit the Markdown syntax. Close Post a reply About Home DIY Posted by @hippy Actions Forums Today Following People Top About Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Report a problem × LFGSS London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK. This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly. Sign in or Register to continue