An existing timber floor checked
A straight edge across an existing timber floor shows a lip between boards and a step at the doorway.
Specialist work
We prepare over an existing tile or timber floor so new floorboards can go straight over it, and make small cuts in the concrete slab.
Includes
- Preparation over existing tile
- Preparation over existing timber
- A check first, on site or from your photos
- Small concrete cuts
- Subfloor sanding
- Feature walls and ceilings
If the existing tiles can stay, we prepare them so floorboards can be laid straight over the top. That saves taking the tiles up and getting rid of them. We prepare over existing timber floors as well.
When a job needs it, we also make small cuts in the floor slab.
Over existing tile
Whether the tiles can stay depends on the tiles and on the floor going on top.
We check the tiles first
Before we take the job on, we look at the tiles, either on site or from photos you send.
Boards go straight over
We grind, level and prepare the existing tile so the new floorboards can be laid straight over it. The tiles don't have to come up.
More jobs we do
Over existing timber
We prepare over existing timber floors too. The boards are checked and flattened so the new floor can go over them.
Small concrete cuts
We make small cuts in the floor slab when a job needs them: for electrical conduit, PVC drainage pipes, a bathroom, or any other cut needed in the slab.
They are small, specific cuts done alongside the floor preparation. We don't take on large cutting jobs or bring in large machinery.
Subfloor sanding
On timber, particleboard and plywood subfloors, we sand the high joints, raised edges and cupped boards flat, ready for the new floor.
Feature walls and ceilings
We lay floorboards on walls and ceilings too, like herringbone feature walls and timber-lined ceilings.
Where our work sits
- New floorLaid by your installer, or by us if it's floorboards.
- Correction layer Our workFills and corrects the low areas, where needed.
- Prepared surface Our workThe surface prepared for the new floor.
- Existing tileThe tiles stay where they are.
From our jobs
Herringbone feature wall
Plywood backing went up first, then the herringbone was laid across it.
Timber-lined entry ceiling
Timber boards lining the ceiling over a front entry, fixed over plywood backing.
Questions
Can my tiles stay?
Send us photos of the tiles, or we'll come and look. It depends on the tiles and on the floor going on top.
Do you do this over timber floors too?
Yes. We prepare over existing timber floors as well as tile.
Can you cut the slab for a plumbing or electrical change?
Yes, small cuts. For example for electrical conduit, PVC drainage pipes or a bathroom, alongside the floor preparation.
Do you take on large concrete cutting jobs?
No. We make small, specific cuts only, and we don't bring in large machinery.
Often next
Services that often go with this one.
- Floor grindingWe grind off high spots, lumps and rough patches so the floor is flatter.
- Low spot correctionWe find the low points in the floor and fill them with the right floor-prep material.
- Floorboard installationWe lay floorboards: timber, engineered, hybrid, laminate and herringbone. Floors, feature walls and ceilings.
