Engineered wood in Conservatory - finishing at door

[Damian30]

Hi All,

I'm most of the way through replacing an existing conservatory and thinking about putting an engineered wood floor down.

I don't have any restrictions on the floor height, so was going to put a vapour barrier then 18mm plywood down on top of the existing sound tiles/concrete floor. I'd then secret nail the wood to the sub-floor.

I'm not sure though what is the best way to finish up at the existing door and in particular the door sill (as per photo below). My original thoughts were to try to cut back flush to where the door sits on the sill. A couple of challenges here - cutting neatly against the frame, the door frame will sit slightly higher than the finished floor level, so will need a moulding or something to bridge this gap (as well as the expansion.

Alternatively I could leave most of the sill in-situ and fit the floor around it but this may look naff.

Anyone have any view on standard practice here? Much appreciated.

Many thanks,

Damian

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• Damian30
• 8 Dec 2014
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[crazydaze]

Fit an end molding flush against the sill with mitres to frame it either side, then fit the skirting over the top.

The Real wood top layers will be heavily affected visually by the light/heat of a conservatory.

 

[Damian30]

Thanks - are you saying that engineered wood is a no no in a conservatory then?

 

[crazydaze]

It's not a no no, but it should be a consideration, and I personally wouldn't secret nail it, I would float in a conservatory due to the potentially wide temperature and humidity fluctuations experienced in such an area. Wood being a natural material will fade, stain, dent and scratch where there are other products that will be more resilient.

Also, the floor will react to the environment quite alot being a natural product, the surface spec (laquered, uv oiled or oiled) will react in different ways also and should be a big consideration of visual appearance is a BIG importance. A good quality laminate for example would keep its appearance significantly better for example if uniformed appearance is of high importance. If you consider an LVT floor, you must fit it on high temp adhesive in an area like this.