I've tried to have look over relevant posts and info available re laying a solid oak floor but have a couple of remaining questions which I'm hoping you can assist with;
I've a recently installed chipboard sub-floor which is solid, level and sound. I've a variety of lengths of solid oak t&g flooring to lay on top (120mm x 18mm). I've pretty much settled on nailing as the installation method (considered floating or elastilon underlay but not totally comfortable with either - prob just a weird personal thing!).
Appreciate the need for ply to be screwed down on top of the chipboard but not sure what thickness would be required. Not happy to go to 18mm ply (+ 18mm oak) as the difference in adjoining floor levels would be excessive, so would 6mm ply screwed onto the chipboard be sufficient?
The other point I was curious about was whether any additional membrane needs to be fitted between any of the layers (chipboard to play or ply to oak) - did read somewhere (don't believe it was on here) that wax paper should sit beneath the oak flooring?! Couldn't see any particular benefit myself but I was considering an underlay with good insulating properties possibly between the chipboard and ply (integral garage conversion and not convinced the volume of insulation fitted beneath the chipboard is totally sufficient for the winters up here). Would there be any issues in installing the flooring this way? Got quite a few sq.mtr of the silver coloured foam/dpm underlay from B&Q from laying laminate a few years back (thankfully, I've seen the light and have converted to real wood)!
Appreciate any thoughts advice.
Thanks.
I've a recently installed chipboard sub-floor which is solid, level and sound. I've a variety of lengths of solid oak t&g flooring to lay on top (120mm x 18mm). I've pretty much settled on nailing as the installation method (considered floating or elastilon underlay but not totally comfortable with either - prob just a weird personal thing!).
Appreciate the need for ply to be screwed down on top of the chipboard but not sure what thickness would be required. Not happy to go to 18mm ply (+ 18mm oak) as the difference in adjoining floor levels would be excessive, so would 6mm ply screwed onto the chipboard be sufficient?
The other point I was curious about was whether any additional membrane needs to be fitted between any of the layers (chipboard to play or ply to oak) - did read somewhere (don't believe it was on here) that wax paper should sit beneath the oak flooring?! Couldn't see any particular benefit myself but I was considering an underlay with good insulating properties possibly between the chipboard and ply (integral garage conversion and not convinced the volume of insulation fitted beneath the chipboard is totally sufficient for the winters up here). Would there be any issues in installing the flooring this way? Got quite a few sq.mtr of the silver coloured foam/dpm underlay from B&Q from laying laminate a few years back (thankfully, I've seen the light and have converted to real wood)!
Appreciate any thoughts advice.
Thanks.