Period floorboard overlay across BR1/BR2
A Victorian bickley detached homes in Bickley typically gets 6mm ply for LVT prep, 3mm hardboard for vinyl, or heavy underlay only for carpet. We spec on the survey to match the decorative floor above.
What cover old floorboards in Bromley actually involves
A Victorian bickley detached homes in Bickley typically gets 6mm ply for LVT prep, 3mm hardboard for vinyl, or heavy underlay only for carpet. We spec on the survey to match the decorative floor above.
Bickley homes often have deep voids under timber boards — extra noggins before LVT.
- Ply, hardboard or latex prep depending on board condition
- Fixes squeaks, gaps and unevenness
- Ready for LVT, laminate, vinyl or carpet
- Suits Victorian, Edwardian and inter-war floorboards
Before we quote a subfloor prep job in Bromley
- Bromley subfloor reality
Bickley homes often have deep voids under timber boards — extra noggins before LVT.
- Underlay choice
8mm crumb is the usual call for Bromley bedrooms; 10mm PU on stairs to stop bounce.
- Doorway transitions
Most bickley detached homes doorways here need a bevelled bar rather than a Z-bar to clear the carpet next door.
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In short — cover old floorboards in Bromley from £20/m² prep, spec'd to the decorative floor above.
Postcodes: BR1/BR2 · Routes: the A21 and A222 · Common build: Bickley detached homes.
Covering Bickley, Shortlands, Plaistow.
Relevant finishes for cover old floorboards
Cover Old Floorboards in Bromley — common questions
Usually just a heavy underlay is enough for carpet in Bromley period rooms — the underlay bridges gaps. LVT, laminate and vinyl all need proper ply or hardboard overlay.
Yes — that's the whole point. We fix loose boards, screw where the boards are moving, then overlay on top. Skirting stays in place on most Bickley fits.
6mm overlay plus 4mm LVT plus 1mm underlay = 11mm rise. Interior doors often need trimming. We handle it as part of the BR1/BR2 prep.
Absolutely — a lot of Detached and large semis around Bickley, terraces near town, modern flats by The Glades customers in Bromley keep original boards in a sitting room and overlay the halls and kitchen. We coordinate the transition.