I'm in the process of information gathering on putting a new oak strip floor down in a ground floor room, 3 metres by 4 metres, which has a concrete base. The Oak is 120mm wide, random lengths and 18mm deep. It has been suggested that the best method to install it would be to fix a base of 18mm Ply (BB/CC WPB) which comes in 2.44 metre by 1.22 metres and nail the Oak to this through the tongues using a suitable floor nailer.
What fixings do you suggest for the ply going into a concrete base and can anyone advise on where and whether DPM is required? I'm thinking that if it goes under the ply then will be it be compromised when the fixings are made into the concrete base.
What fixings do you suggest for the ply going into a concrete base and can anyone advise on where and whether DPM is required? I'm thinking that if it goes under the ply then will be it be compromised when the fixings are made into the concrete base.