Hi there. I have an extension to my 1930s house. The back is now open plan.
The old bit is pine floorboards and the new bit is screed set 55mm below, although the old floor is not horizontal and varies by about 18mm so the low bit is only 37mm above the screed.
I am having engineered oak flooring fitted next week. The fitter told me that I need to fit battens and plywood sheets over the screed to make it the same height as the highest bit of the old floorboards (55mm).
The plywood will be 19mm so I need 36mm battens. I will space them 400mm apart. My question is...
How do I fix the battens to the screed? If I screw then how deep and how frequent should they be? Will softwood like in B & Q do? Also, should I fit sound insulation and if so what is recommended?
Sorry that this is pretty basic stuff. I wish my extension came with a 'what you need to do next' manual. Thanks in advance for any help.
The old bit is pine floorboards and the new bit is screed set 55mm below, although the old floor is not horizontal and varies by about 18mm so the low bit is only 37mm above the screed.
I am having engineered oak flooring fitted next week. The fitter told me that I need to fit battens and plywood sheets over the screed to make it the same height as the highest bit of the old floorboards (55mm).
The plywood will be 19mm so I need 36mm battens. I will space them 400mm apart. My question is...
How do I fix the battens to the screed? If I screw then how deep and how frequent should they be? Will softwood like in B & Q do? Also, should I fit sound insulation and if so what is recommended?
Sorry that this is pretty basic stuff. I wish my extension came with a 'what you need to do next' manual. Thanks in advance for any help.