Hardboarding prior to laying lino.

hiking bear · Post by **hiking bear** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:33 pm

Im putting down some new lino in my kitchen. Previously it was hardboarded, but not very well! The joins showed through the lino after a couple of years and i dont want that happening again. I intend to lay new hardboard, 3.5mm.Should the joints be sealed with a mastic or possibly taped? Any advice welcomed...

ali · Post by **ali** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:23 pm

Actually I'd be interested in the answer to this too.

We got a new chipboard floor laid in our kitchen but it's pretty rough and the nail gun the joiner used has sunk the nails with such force that they're almost out the other side! There are also joins that are a bit nasty.

We're still toying whether to go with tiles or lino. I like the look of tiles but my gut feeling is that lino would be more practical with my lot and the newbie very dirty, mud loving, lab pup we have aquired.

But we'd need to put down sheets as in the post above if we laid lino, so please advise hiking bear so I can copy him!

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:30 pm

I'm no expert on floor coverings, but if you lay the hardboard so that the manufactured edges are butted together (rather than manually cut edges) and you are using good quality lino, ....the joins shouldn't show through!

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:34 pm

I've not done this type of flooring in about 15 years - and then only the once - but when I laid hardboard I wet it all first altho' I can't remember whether I let it dry out first (I assume I did) but it was left in the room it was to be fitted in for a couple of days prior to fitting.

One of the pro's will confirm whether this is right or not

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:45 pm

skiking wrote:I've not done this type of flooring in about 15 years - and then only the once - but when I laid hardboard I wet it all first altho' I can't remember whether I let it dry out first (I assume I did) but it was left in the room it was to be fitted in for a couple of days prior to fitting.

One of the pro's will confirm whether this is right or not

Spot on Skiks, I'd forgotten about that!!.........You should get the hardboard wet, and lay it when it's still wet!!...........When it dries, it will be as tight as a drum!!

davek0974 · Post by **davek0974** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:15 am

I was told to always soak the rough underside of the hardboard before laying, leave it half hour then lay it before it dries out fully to stop bubbling etc.

Worked for me.

Jenny the novice · Post by **Jenny the novice** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:50 pm

ali wrote: We're still toying whether to go with tiles or lino. I like the look of tiles but my gut feeling is that lino would be more practical with my lot and the newbie very dirty, mud loving, lab pup we have aquired.

My sisters puppy destroyed most of her lino by trying to dig under the door