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Floor protection from workers

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  • 25-04-2007 3:53pm
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    paddynead
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    Getting closer to the end of our self build:D . I am just about to put in some wood floors upstairs, I am looking for some advice on what I could put over the floors to protect them? As there will be work men traffic on them for a while. Looking for something like thick paper liner like you get in an art shop or boot liner you get from the garden centre. Anybody know where I might get this or some other protective cover?
    Thanks


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    CJhaughey
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    I would leave the floors till the very last if I was you, it isn't just foot traffic, you will also have possible water leaks, and tools/drills etc being dropped.
    If you HAVE to put them down try getting fridge boxes or something similar from an appliance store.


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    Borzoi
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    paddynead wrote:
    As there will be work men traffic on them for a while. Looking for something like thick paper liner like you get in an art shop or boot liner you get from the garden centre. Anybody know where I might get this or some other protective cover?
    Thanks

    Practically worthless IMHO, on any site where I've seen floor protection it's sheets of hardboard & duct taped joints.


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    harto
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    I'd second that. Sheets of 3.2mm 8x4ft hardboard will cost you about a fiver in your local building supplies stop. Well worth it if you are going to lay floors before all other trades are out.


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    looksee
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    everyone got there before me :D , make sure there is no grit under the sheeting and that it is well sealed or grit will get under and grind your nice new floor.


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    hobie
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    Hardboard is certainly the way to go ......

    for less arduous jobs I use cardboard boxes from my local bike shop .... the quality of material is excellent ...... sizes vary but a full size bike box will give you a big sheet of cardboard ..... the Bike shop is only too glad to get rid of them ..... :)


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    paddynead
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    CJhaughey wrote:
    I would leave the floors till the very last if I was you, it isn't just foot traffic, you will also have possible water leaks, and tools/drills etc being dropped.

    Thanks for the advice guys, If we don’t put the wood floor down (upstairs) I am worried they will damage my under floor heating that I have just painfully installed. I know it is a bit scary putting it down, they are unfinished so I will be sanding and varnishing it after anyway. The cardboard may be my best option as I have a big area to cover and the boards may turn out to be a bit of an expense in the long run. I know you can get this thick paper in the US and you just tape it together. I have not seen it here.
    Thanks for your input.


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