[gracey_84]

Just wondered if there was any one out there who has had any experience with quary tiles?
We live in an old terrace, Woodhouse way, and have got quary tiles in our dining room. They look lovely, but are not all in great conditions, are hard to clean between and are very hard to fall on - this is relevant due to us having a 6month old baby!
We want to cover them over, with lino, cushion floor, or laminate but are getting very confused with all the different advice and quotations we're getting.
Someone has suggested screed(?) but this seems too permanent, as when the baby has stopped crawling etc and we've saved up, we'd like to get them restores.
Has anyone covered them before? Any advice out there? We were hoping to get the room done, it's only about 3mx3m for around £100-£150 but people are talking AT LEAST double this...!

[Bilge]

Cheap carpet with some decent underlay? Better for kids to fall on than anything else and can be done to your budget if you shop around.

Lino/vinyl straight on top will leave an imprint of the tiles and joints when it gets worn in so you'd need to lay hardboard over it first (glued on).

Laminate - dunno, not keen on it myself but maybe too dear anyway.

[spider1]

Originally Posted by Bilge

Cheap carpet with some decent underlay? Better for kids to fall on than anything else and can be done to your budget if you shop around.

Lino/vinyl straight on top will leave an imprint of the tiles and joints when it gets worn in so you'd need to lay hardboard over it first (glued on).

Laminate - dunno, not keen on it myself but maybe too dear anyway.

Get some advice from carpet shop where you buy carpet from . Get them to come out and measure carpet and ask for a price for job lot .But its Ply. Underaly. Carpet . If you want the job done right . You may get away with no ply . Ask them they are tha experts cost nothing to ask You may be able to get away with a good quality underlay and no ply

[mjhal]

agree with spider1 , the carpet companys are best to advise, make sure you explain to them not to damage quarry tiles

[gracey_84]

Hmmm, thank you.
I was hoping to have something wipe clean as our back door opens straight on to that room, but it does seem like carpets are going to be best probably after all.
Its so frustrating - I need to learn to research things before i get my heart stuck on it!
It would seem such a pity to do anything that would ruin the tiles, there seems to be so few original features around in houses that aren't like mansions.

[spider1]

Originally Posted by gracey_84

Hmmm, thank you.
I was hoping to have something wipe clean as our back door opens straight on to that room, but it does seem like carpets are going to be best probably after all.
Its so frustrating - I need to learn to research things before i get my heart stuck on it!
It would seem such a pity to do anything that would ruin the tiles, there seems to be so few original features around in houses that aren't like mansions.

Think Balfour carpets can sort it out with just good underlay and carpet .They will also make you a mat out of same material to go just inside door for very little extra

[gracey_84]

Thats a really good idea - never thoguh of that. can just wash mat then!
Cheers people!

[satman2222]

.... as log as they don't try to nail the grip rods down!



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