Hi, my second post about this, hope someone can advise.....
I've just bought some reclaimed Junckers sports flooring - solid beech 'twin plank' boards which are 22mm thick, 130mm wide, random lengths and T+G all four sides. The Junckers website has installation information for this type of flooring, but I assume these instructions are really for commercial installations involving very large areas and many different environments. Normal installation is to secret nail to supporting battens, but I plan to glue this down to a screeded floor which is well established and dry.
One thing Junckers specify is the fitting of spacers every few boards - there are different spacing requirements depending on the type of building. Should I be worrying about this? I know beech is a bit prone to movement, but I'm glueing it down and the floor is max 4.4m wide. I've seen a post somewhere by WoodYouLike which talks about leaving a 'lazy tongue' half way across the floor - maybe this is all I need to do?
Just for info, I'm planning to use Everbuild 650 parquet glue - I used it last year for a solid oak floor and was very pleased - it seemed to have very strong adhesion but was very flexible.
One final question. The flooring has a moisture resistant film on the back. It's easy to peel off, which is what I assume I must do for my type of installation - yes?
Advice appreciated, TIA
Nick
I've just bought some reclaimed Junckers sports flooring - solid beech 'twin plank' boards which are 22mm thick, 130mm wide, random lengths and T+G all four sides. The Junckers website has installation information for this type of flooring, but I assume these instructions are really for commercial installations involving very large areas and many different environments. Normal installation is to secret nail to supporting battens, but I plan to glue this down to a screeded floor which is well established and dry.
One thing Junckers specify is the fitting of spacers every few boards - there are different spacing requirements depending on the type of building. Should I be worrying about this? I know beech is a bit prone to movement, but I'm glueing it down and the floor is max 4.4m wide. I've seen a post somewhere by WoodYouLike which talks about leaving a 'lazy tongue' half way across the floor - maybe this is all I need to do?
Just for info, I'm planning to use Everbuild 650 parquet glue - I used it last year for a solid oak floor and was very pleased - it seemed to have very strong adhesion but was very flexible.
One final question. The flooring has a moisture resistant film on the back. It's easy to peel off, which is what I assume I must do for my type of installation - yes?
Advice appreciated, TIA
Nick