i have a rented flat and i have lived here for 3 years...because we couldn't afford carpet or laminate flooring we decided to paint it, using a floor paint normally used in garages! silly i know, now...!
it is a brand new building and we are the original tenants...
i would like to strip it off and put something else down but my partner wants to paint over it....
it is a big job - i understand this..but i want to exchange and i really think that by doing this will give us a better chance of swapping
i don't intend to ask the housing association as it is my problem not theirs...
has anybody got any good advice for me, please?
2006-11-11 04:22:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
hi all,
thank you for your answers!
to be honest what the flooring is made of,but im sure it is chip or plyboard....
it is standard flooring that is put into all modern houses and flats..
so would it be possible to laminate over it?
somebody said to me - ages ago - the the flooring needs to 'breathe' - and by painting over it i am not allowing it to do so and it will bow during the hotter weather..not that i have noticed so far, but the boards are quite squeaky...
i wouldn't want to have to replace the boards altogether...
somebody has suggested self-adhesive tiles...would they be ok?
im sorry, i am not sure about these things..
if there are any websites that can be of help - please let me know.
many thanks for the 'oldhouse.com' website....
2006-11-11 05:40:03 · update #1
oops...i meant to say that i am not sure what the flooring is made from....
2006-11-11 05:40:39 · update #2
Impossible to strip chipboard. . . and by now, it should be really 'worn' in walk areas?
Your partner is correct - REPAINT, is the best/cheapest way to go. . . have you considered doing 'graphic' designs on the floor?
Wow - what an artist's canvas you have!!!!
Wanna invite me over to 'design' the patterns????
Cool ------
2006-11-11 04:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paint off of chipboard forget it buy new chipboard anything you use on it will destroy the glue that holds it together and you will have to replace it anyway. Are you sure it's chipboard. Or paint over it.
2006-11-11 04:33:47 · answer #2 · answered by Crazy Diamond 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy laminate flooring quite cheap or paint over it.
2006-11-11 04:54:20 · answer #3 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would consult this website:
www.thisoldhouse.com
I know it's PBS, and whatnot, but they've been doing things for a long time... check out some of the other PBS home-improvement stuff.
or, the DIY network...
2006-11-11 04:26:14 · answer #4 · answered by Sylvie M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋