Recent content by alex_scotland

Yeah, will do. Thanks!

Nice. Never even heard of an air scrubber so will be looking that up.

Yeah, I hear you and appreciate the encouragement. I can potentially get my hands on an orbital sander at no charge, but realise that I'll be creating a huge mess. I thought I'd just embrace the chaos but will look into what else I can get my hands on. Might get a pro to give me a quote also out...

Yeah, it sounds like wood, well definitely not like plastic anyway. Good point about the varying thicknesses. It seems to be around 1.5mm (no more) in places that I can see, so seems consistent. I think I'll just have a go at it, taking it easy with an orbital sander. If there are any...

Thanks C.J., that's very helpful. Surely laminate can't be sanded to look okay though..? Is there any chance it could in fact be laminate with a layer or two of varnish over it or is it most likely engineered wood..? I realise it's hard to know for certain from the images. I went at the same...

Thanks for your reply. It's about 14mm thick in total. It's pretty tough to get an accurate measurement for the darker layer at the top but I'd say it's about .15mm. When sanding, there seemed to be a thin layer of lacquer on the top to reveal the more natural shown in the pic. The cross section...

Hi all. I was hoping to get a bit of advice regarding flooring in my new home. We were originally planning to replace completely, but have been a little surprised by prices, so now looking for possible budget friendly options. My main question is if the floor is engineered wood or laminate. I'm...