So I have decided to buy 15mm thick oak to lay onto chipboard sub floor.
From what I have picked up the stages are
1. Buy wood.
2. Store in house prior to laying for at least two days , longer probably
3.Borrow next doors chop saw to square ends.
4. Clean floor up of surface imperfections.
5. Hire power nailer.
6. Work out the best pattern for the planks.
7. Check squareness of room and decide which side will be datum
8. start laying from datum
9. Nail at 45' into tongue.
10. Leaving expansion gap is optional as planks exapnd indiviaully.
11. Finish laying floor.
12. Sand flat using drum sander and belt sander
13. Oil with Danish oil.
14. Buy a three piece suite
Advised not to use foam underlay as it is uneccary with nailed planks and the underlay will lift the nails out over time
Is there anything wrong with this plan or is there anythingI have missed or would be best done otherwise.
Thanks for reading
From what I have picked up the stages are
1. Buy wood.
2. Store in house prior to laying for at least two days , longer probably
3.Borrow next doors chop saw to square ends.
4. Clean floor up of surface imperfections.
5. Hire power nailer.
6. Work out the best pattern for the planks.
7. Check squareness of room and decide which side will be datum
8. start laying from datum
9. Nail at 45' into tongue.
10. Leaving expansion gap is optional as planks exapnd indiviaully.
11. Finish laying floor.
12. Sand flat using drum sander and belt sander
13. Oil with Danish oil.
14. Buy a three piece suite
Advised not to use foam underlay as it is uneccary with nailed planks and the underlay will lift the nails out over time
Is there anything wrong with this plan or is there anythingI have missed or would be best done otherwise.
Thanks for reading