Hi all,
I’m looking for some help laying a solid oak tongue and groove floor over existing suspended wooden floor and concrete floor in the same fitting
The situations is this: I have had the living and dining room opened up via a 2.1 meter square opening and need to lay solid oak floor throughout unfortunately the living room is typical floor board construction but the dinning room is concrete. And the floors are about 5mm different in height (the concrete being the higher) is this the correct procedure or not? Or is this overkill and could be done easier.
1) I need to first of all lift the floor boards and insulate between the floor joists floor get very cold in winter due to the five air bricks in the front of the property– Can I use insulation board for this or is it best to use glass fibre wool? I assume this new insulation is to be kept level with top of floor joists so its tight to underside of floorboards when replaced so there’s no void between floor boards and insulation
2) Do I replace the lifted floor boards and cover these and the concrete floor a with a DPM which is left long at the edges to tuck up behind skirting board. Or is this meant just for the concrete floor
3) Do I then use 12mm ply wood on top of the DPM throughout both rooms using wood shims to lift the height of the timber floor to the concrete floor level? and I assume this is screwed down to the wooden floor (how do I fix it to the concrete floor)
4) Then can I lay the oak flooring on top of this using glue or secret nail method or do I need to do anything else?
5) Also I have 2 chimney breasts and will be fitting 2 new hearths what would be the neatest way to finish the oak floor around a hearth with out using beading is it o.k. to let the hearth over hang the flooring slightly?
Or have I got this completely wrong
I have looked and looked on the internet for info but there is so much contradicting info on all it’s done is confuse me further to what’s best way to fit and want it done right as the oak floor alone has cost me a small fortune.
Thanks in advance everybody
I’m looking for some help laying a solid oak tongue and groove floor over existing suspended wooden floor and concrete floor in the same fitting
The situations is this: I have had the living and dining room opened up via a 2.1 meter square opening and need to lay solid oak floor throughout unfortunately the living room is typical floor board construction but the dinning room is concrete. And the floors are about 5mm different in height (the concrete being the higher) is this the correct procedure or not? Or is this overkill and could be done easier.
1) I need to first of all lift the floor boards and insulate between the floor joists floor get very cold in winter due to the five air bricks in the front of the property– Can I use insulation board for this or is it best to use glass fibre wool? I assume this new insulation is to be kept level with top of floor joists so its tight to underside of floorboards when replaced so there’s no void between floor boards and insulation
2) Do I replace the lifted floor boards and cover these and the concrete floor a with a DPM which is left long at the edges to tuck up behind skirting board. Or is this meant just for the concrete floor
3) Do I then use 12mm ply wood on top of the DPM throughout both rooms using wood shims to lift the height of the timber floor to the concrete floor level? and I assume this is screwed down to the wooden floor (how do I fix it to the concrete floor)
4) Then can I lay the oak flooring on top of this using glue or secret nail method or do I need to do anything else?
5) Also I have 2 chimney breasts and will be fitting 2 new hearths what would be the neatest way to finish the oak floor around a hearth with out using beading is it o.k. to let the hearth over hang the flooring slightly?
Or have I got this completely wrong
I have looked and looked on the internet for info but there is so much contradicting info on all it’s done is confuse me further to what’s best way to fit and want it done right as the oak floor alone has cost me a small fortune.
Thanks in advance everybody