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solid oak floor on to chipboard??
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:41 am
by eddylyons
ive recently replaced all my floor boards down stairs with a 18mm chipboard floor, i have now found the solid wood that i like and have mixed responses on how to fit it.....been told not to nail as chipboard is weak.....not to glue coz floor will want to move naturally....so i thought of maybe just laying the floor over a underlay and not glueing at all would prob be best method.....obviously leaving the 12mm expansion gap around the edge of the wood. is this correct or should i throw a few nails in to stop the floor from having gaps appear over time?? thanks eddy
Re: solid oak floor on to chipboard??
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:11 pm
by welsh brickie
no thats fine its called a floating floor,If you want no nail it down you need to screw-down 6mm ply to the existing chipboard.
Re: solid oak floor on to chipboard??
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:19 pm
by eddylyons
cheers brickie......what sort of underlay shout i use?? its only for sound purpose....?
Re: solid oak floor on to chipboard??
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:14 pm
by welsh brickie
there is an acoustic boarding you can buy, or a thin polystyrene 3mm.I think the board is 7mm but dont quote me on the thickness,you lay it on a 45 degree angle to the flooring.
Re: solid oak floor on to chipboard??
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:53 pm
by eddylyons
hi this weekend the floor is going to be laid, someone mentioned a dab of glue in the groove at both ends to keep them from spliting. what u reckon brickie?? sound ok??
Re: solid oak floor on to chipboard??
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:56 pm
by welsh brickie
yes