It is easy to see why Solid wood flooring has been a popular choice for flooring. It enhances nearly every home from a country cottage to a modern home to give a timeless look. It is an attractive addition to your home. There are many types of hardwoods available from the more popular range of Oaks to the beautiful walnut. With Boards widths from 125mm up to 200mm and the average thickness of 18mm and 21mm.
There are IMPORTANT factors that need to be considered when selecting your ideal hardwood flooring for your home. Knowledge of hardwood. Installation guides, Maintenance and care for the hardwood floor. Once you have understood the basics of hardwood you will be able to decide to make the correct decisions for your home. The main disadvantage of solid flooring is its installation as solid wood will naturally expands and contracts after installation, it will also react to moisture problems in either sub floor or room it is installed in. with this in mind take special care when in stalling as guidelines must be meet.
For fixing and installation you could use the following methods: 21mm x 150mm – 200mm
The best way to fix a solid floor is by secret nail into Joist you can also fit by secret nail in to a plywood or chip board sub floor or to an existing floor such as softwood T&G or to anther hardwood floor if required.
18mm x 125mm
This is not recommended to be fix to joisst but can be fixed to a Plywood or chip board sub floor or to an existing floor such as softwood T&G or to another hardwood floor if required. But with this thickness you can also use the bona R850 adhesive to fix to plywood or chip board sub floor |