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Title: oak flooring
Post by jon on Mar 16^th, 2005, 2:07pm

I have pre-finished solid oak t&g flooring , boards are 150mm wide & various lengths, it is being layed on a concrete base, what method should i use for fixing. Any advice would be appreciated.

Title: Re: oak flooring
Post by greg on Mar 16^th, 2005, 4:03pm

Im no chippy but as the boards will need to expand i would imagine it will have to be installed as a floating floor with some kind of membrane

Title: Re: oak flooring
Post by coggy on Mar 16^th, 2005, 5:23pm

Hi

Yes agree with Greg. I would put a 1000 gauge membrane sheet down and glue each board to do a floating floor. Make sure you leave a good gap round the edges for expansion. If the floor is slightly un even put levelling boards down on top of the membrane. There about £20 per pack from Wickes, B & Q etc and are a green board that covers about 10m2.

Hope this helps

Jase
Coggy

Title: Re: oak flooring
Post by CWatters on Mar 18^th, 2005, 8:31pm

I've just been to see a large farm house with a similar oak floor only they had UFH in the screed. Their floor was installed as a floating floor with a plastic membrane. It's now two and a half years old and looks great.

Make really sure the concrete is really dry before you lay the floor. The test someone recommended to me is to put a rubber car mat down for a 24 hours. If there is any damp/condensation under it when you lift it the concrete isn't dry enough. I guess a damp meter would also work!

Title: Re: oak flooring
Post by JerryD on Mar 18^th, 2005, 10:13pm

Use a proper damp meter! :)