Hi,
I'm trying to lay solid wood flooring on wooden underfloor. As the underfloor planks are running towards the window (just as my floor should at the end), I believe I need 6 mm plywood sub floor to be screwed to the underfloor first.
I also plan to lay 5 mm fibre underlay for sound insulation, these are the big green sheet from the big DIY retailers for £20 a pack. As I found they are suitable for laminate and for real wood flooring as well.
I found controversial information on the internet whether I should glue, nail or leave float the flooring, and unfortunately I have no guidelines come with the flooring I bought (125 mm width, 18 mm thickness, various lengths, hand scrapped solid oak).
One advise that solid wood should be glued to wooden underfloor only, but how can I use fibre underlay? I don't think that should be glued?
I would prefer to float it, as it will be fiddly due to the various board lengths and various board widths(about 3 mm tolerance).
What are your thoughts on this?
I'm trying to lay solid wood flooring on wooden underfloor. As the underfloor planks are running towards the window (just as my floor should at the end), I believe I need 6 mm plywood sub floor to be screwed to the underfloor first.
I also plan to lay 5 mm fibre underlay for sound insulation, these are the big green sheet from the big DIY retailers for £20 a pack. As I found they are suitable for laminate and for real wood flooring as well.
I found controversial information on the internet whether I should glue, nail or leave float the flooring, and unfortunately I have no guidelines come with the flooring I bought (125 mm width, 18 mm thickness, various lengths, hand scrapped solid oak).
One advise that solid wood should be glued to wooden underfloor only, but how can I use fibre underlay? I don't think that should be glued?
I would prefer to float it, as it will be fiddly due to the various board lengths and various board widths(about 3 mm tolerance).
What are your thoughts on this?