Flooring question

[laracroft2001]

Hello all

We are about to put an offer in on a fantastic 4 bed property. The only issue is that the whole place is tiled. I am under no illusions that the great price we can the property for is because of this.

However we really love the property and location so want to be able to work with it.

Does anyone have any idea how much it would be to rip the tiles up and replace with floorboards/carpet? Is it a complete mare of a job.

We would be looking to do this for 4 x double bedrooms, a reasonable sized living room and two hallways.

I can provide measurements but happy widths

Silly phone.

But happy with estimates/advice.

Also is it possible to lay flooring on top of the tiles ? I assumed not due to doors but have read online that some people have done it

Thank you!

Hopeful bump

I can't help with estimates of the cost, but could you ask a local builder based on the room sizes? Also can you find out from the vendor what the subfloor is both downstairs and upstairs assuming they had the work done?

'Subfloor'.. That's a useful term I have never heard of thanks. Have posted the job on my builder so hopefully get some estimates.

Just realised my message could come across sarcastic... Not meant too??

Genuinely thanks as never heard that term and I know the type of floor underneath can make a huge difference to the scale of the job

Could you go to a local carpet shop and ask them for a quote and whether you can put carpet/wooden flooring over the top?

Can I ask what the problem with tiles is? I appreciate living areas carpeted would be preferable but as we are thinking of tiling the hall / kitchen / dining and family room of our new house, I want to be sure I'm not making a huge mistake.

Hi Crikey

Nothing in theory for tiles, however personally for me I think they seem cold and a bit sterile. Totally fine in kitchen and bathroom (we will be keeping them) but for me tiles in bedroom and living area say to me holiday apartment somewhere hot!

I also don't like the idea of grubby grouting in the tiles.
Totally personal taste however and i am sure it can look amazing. (These particular tiles are ALL white and just not to my taste)

Yes will try a carpet shop as well thanks!

Are even the bedrooms tiled?

We moved into a house with fully tiled ground floor. We replaced the living room and hall with wood and it felt much warmer and more homely.

Sorry I didn't read your post well enough. I see they are in bedrooms and living room. Yep - I'd get rid too.

Hi Chilly

Yes even the bedrooms??

We had cold, cracked slate tiles throughout our downstairs and hated them. We have a solid concrete subfloor btw. We did a couple of things - in one room we (and when i say "we" i mean we got someone else to!) laid self-levelling compound as the floor was uneven and this got rid of the grooves between the tiles. We then carpeted over the levelled floor. Fairly straightforward and we could just isolate that room while the compound went off overnight.

For the other rooms, we had the tiles ripped up as they were lifting up anyway and a fresh screed (essentially a very dry concrete mix) laid. We then had oak engineered board laid over. Self levelling wasn't an option here as the tiles were in such poor nick, plus the height of the floor would have been too high if we'd left the old tiles in situ. It was a messy job and the rooms needed to be completely empty and we stayed with rellies for 3-4 days while they were ripping out and re-screeding.

We had plasterers do all work for us as its essentially re-plastering the floor! I'd say that cost wise, it was probably about £300 per room before taking into account floor coverings and we're rural north, so not London prices for tradesmen.
Remember that if you lay carpet or wood or whatever on top of the tiles, bear in mind you'll need to to trim all doors and door surrounds as your floor will aise up by about 2-3 cms, and possibly skirting too. Not awful, but more faff and cost to consider. Luckily DH is handy that way! Good luck!

Huhpuh- fantastic information thank you!