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Location: Canal Street, City Centre, Manchester, Lancs
Date: Sept 2009
Description: We visited this flat when the previous tenants (original article here) flooded the property by installing their own dishwasher improperly. Unfortunately the landlord did not take up the floor at the time as suggested. The moisture stayed in the floor trapped between the foam underlay and the 3/4 inch wood flooring causing mold issues between the floors and a really bad smell.
when we received the call to sort out the floor we arrived on the first day with the intention of pulling up the old flooring to let it dry out. The wood was still physically wet and required about a week to dry out. We also sprayed an anti mold agent to avoid later issues.
When we went back a week later the floors were dry and we treated the surface for mold again. Once we removed the door from the kitchen we started to lay out the new flooring which was thinner than the old. We had to add a plywood filler to bring the height of the new floor to the same height as the old flooring which was still being used throughout the flat. We fastened the plywood to the sub floor with ring nails placed every six inches so the floor would not lift of squeak when walked on. Once the plywood was down we lay out the foam sub-floor and then started to install the new interlocking kitchen flooring. We worked our way across the kitchen removing and replacing the cabinet legs and appliances as we moved across the floor. When the flooring was complete we adjusted the plinths and finally trimmed the kitchen door to the correct height.
The flooring looks great and adds a richness to the room. The property owner has asked us to come back and replace the work surfaces and doors to give the room an fresh look.