I have just purchased my Solid Wood Flooring (SWF) and now trawling through this forum reading the hundreds of posts trying to figure out the best way to install the flooring for my situation.
My existing floor is a standard planked wooden subfloor with a 2 foot deep cavity which has a earth/rubble bottom, it is very well ventilated.
I am planning to lay the SWF on top of the existing wooden subfloor but at 90 degrees. The skirting boards will be removed before the SWF install and the expansion gap around the perimeter will be hidden by replacing of the skirting boards.
1. Do I need to lay a DPM first on top of the existing wooden planked subfloor?
2. Do I then lay the foam on top of the DPM if installed?
3. Should I secret nail the wood or glue the tongue and groove and use adhesive foam layer?
I don't really want to lay another layer, ply layer, on top of the existing wooden subfloor first. If I did this wouldn't I find that after I placed all the layers down that the skirting board is half way up the wall and a step exists leading from one room into the SWF room!?
There are so many posts here that contradict one another, hence the reason for my confusion and my post on the forum.
The builder is planning to install the SWF in the next couple of weeks using nails.
Please help/advise.
Thanks in advance
H.
My existing floor is a standard planked wooden subfloor with a 2 foot deep cavity which has a earth/rubble bottom, it is very well ventilated.
I am planning to lay the SWF on top of the existing wooden subfloor but at 90 degrees. The skirting boards will be removed before the SWF install and the expansion gap around the perimeter will be hidden by replacing of the skirting boards.
1. Do I need to lay a DPM first on top of the existing wooden planked subfloor?
2. Do I then lay the foam on top of the DPM if installed?
3. Should I secret nail the wood or glue the tongue and groove and use adhesive foam layer?
I don't really want to lay another layer, ply layer, on top of the existing wooden subfloor first. If I did this wouldn't I find that after I placed all the layers down that the skirting board is half way up the wall and a step exists leading from one room into the SWF room!?
There are so many posts here that contradict one another, hence the reason for my confusion and my post on the forum.
The builder is planning to install the SWF in the next couple of weeks using nails.
Please help/advise.
Thanks in advance
H.