For a (sort of) barn conversion I'm working on in France, I've bought some lovely T&G merbau to go into the bathroom. This room is on the first floor and so had floorboards down. These boards were in quite a poor state so they've been treated and then covered with chipboard. The store in France where I bought the new merbau flooring said that it was suitable for use in a bathroom (they are quite thickly lacquered) and should be glued down.
I guess I should put down some exterior or marine grade ply either over or instead of the chipboard before laying the merbau.
When glueing the floor down, though, how is this done? What concerns me is that with all the tapping into place of the T&G won't this break the glue bonds of the merbau onto the base? Am I better off nailing them down (invisibly of course)? The store in France sold glue that it said was suitable for use in bathrooms but this was very expensive - must I use this if I stick (arf arf) to glue?
Also, I'm think of putting underfloor electric heating under it as well. Anything to be aware of with this?
Many thanks!
I guess I should put down some exterior or marine grade ply either over or instead of the chipboard before laying the merbau.
When glueing the floor down, though, how is this done? What concerns me is that with all the tapping into place of the T&G won't this break the glue bonds of the merbau onto the base? Am I better off nailing them down (invisibly of course)? The store in France sold glue that it said was suitable for use in bathrooms but this was very expensive - must I use this if I stick (arf arf) to glue?
Also, I'm think of putting underfloor electric heating under it as well. Anything to be aware of with this?
Many thanks!