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fred09 GDPR opt-out	Installing wooden floor Apr 3^rd, 2015, 12:06pm Happy Easter and all that old baloney.... Anyone have any advice on installing engineered wooden flooring over UFH (wet, on aluminum plates between joists). Glue, screw or nail, or even a mix? Boards will be varying lengths and 190mm wide in case that makes a difference. Thank you in advance for any help, Ta.
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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: Installing wooden floor Reply #1 - Apr 3^rd, 2015, 8:43pm Secret nailed, then a 1mm expansion gap between every 5 board. When you turn the under floor on it must be very low around 14c then increase it 1c every week. The boards should be stored in the space they are being fitted for at least a month. other than that consult the manufacturer.
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Reply #2 - Apr 3^rd, 2015, 8:43pm

It depends what the recommendation is for the product. And what the wood is.

I've seen it just secret toenailed and nailed so the nails are a feature.

Glue seems to be used on some woods, but not others, depending on expansion requirements.

Where is the wood from? That's the best place to ask for advice really.

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woodsmith Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 4403 Total Thanks: 136 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Installing wooden floor Reply #3 - Apr 5^th, 2015, 9:26am You need to make sure the flooring is designed to be fitted over joists, that means it has to be at least 18mm thick and in as long a lengths as you can get. The big disadvantage of fitting a floor like this is if you ever need to get access under the floor there is no way that you can do so and effect an invisible repair.
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Re: Installing wooden floor
Reply #4 - Apr 17^th, 2018, 8:59pm

I would use a flexible adhesive from granwax/Mapei in a sausage glue form.
Set out fist row in the glue and either face pin to joists or use tonge tights .
Then glue and and secret nail the remainder of the flooring.
If they are random lengths and finish in between the joists then I would go as far as pva in the side tongue and groove as well to eliminate any clicking if the side joins are a little loose.

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londonman Trade Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1697 Total Thanks: 13 For This Post: 0 Malvern United Kingdom Trade: Cabinet Maker	Re: Installing wooden floor Reply #5 - Apr 17^th, 2018, 10:28pm Three years on..I think he might have finished by now !!
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