I am an occasional DIY participant, hence this question may be a little simple! I am fitting a real wood floor in a room about 18m2. I have encountered a number of small problems which I would appreciate some advice around.
1) I am having great difficulty hammering the end piece in (the one which meets the wall. I have a tool to do this but no matter how hard I seem to hit it I can't get it to fit. I have got round this by reducing the lip with a stanley knife and using plenty of adhesive. Is this a really bad thing to do, and if so do you have any advice on getting the boards to fit?
2) I am concerned that the expansion gap is 15-16mm in places as this was the only way I could seem to get the first 3 rows in straight. All the quadrant/scotia I have seen has a depth of 15-20mm. Is this enough to ensure the floor is secured, or can I get something around 20mm which I would much prefer!!
Any help would be much appreciated as I am starting this now and want to finish this today!!!
1) I am having great difficulty hammering the end piece in (the one which meets the wall. I have a tool to do this but no matter how hard I seem to hit it I can't get it to fit. I have got round this by reducing the lip with a stanley knife and using plenty of adhesive. Is this a really bad thing to do, and if so do you have any advice on getting the boards to fit?
2) I am concerned that the expansion gap is 15-16mm in places as this was the only way I could seem to get the first 3 rows in straight. All the quadrant/scotia I have seen has a depth of 15-20mm. Is this enough to ensure the floor is secured, or can I get something around 20mm which I would much prefer!!
Any help would be much appreciated as I am starting this now and want to finish this today!!!