Hi WoodYouLike. Been trying to catch your attention with not much luck. (sniff sniff )
Subfloor: Pine Wooden floor (30 years old). MC of 13% - 15% but very few boards at 17% (no idea why but could be to do with the plastering we did 3 weeks ago and the removal of the radiators). I will replace both radiators and turn them on for a few days before laying the floor.
Wooden Floor: Acacia 12cm x 90cm x 18mm boards where most (95%) of the pieces are the same. MC ranges from 9% to 14%. The boxes have been sitting in our hallway next to the area where it is to go down for the last 3 weeks.
The room: The room's widest part is 4.8m. by the way, leaving a large expansion gap is not too much of a problem as i can chisel the bottom of the walls for the extra space. Length is about 9m. Will fit the boards perpendicular to the subfloor which runs along the length of the room. The room is above a rather damp garage but not sure if that is important.
Would you say floating is the way to go with this?
Would fibre boards be ok to lay on top of a pretty even pine subfloor? It would be good as a way of correcting some of the slight uneveness on some parts of the floor. Would a 3mm compressed foam type material be better?
I have read your bit about proper gluing on your excellent site but did not really understand what you meant by starting from the bottom of the groove when holding the plank. Do you mean the deepest part or the bottom (i.e the nearest bit to the floor)?
Last bit is, you are welcome to do a blog on our furniture advice site if you like. You can include a link to your site.
Subfloor: Pine Wooden floor (30 years old). MC of 13% - 15% but very few boards at 17% (no idea why but could be to do with the plastering we did 3 weeks ago and the removal of the radiators). I will replace both radiators and turn them on for a few days before laying the floor.
Wooden Floor: Acacia 12cm x 90cm x 18mm boards where most (95%) of the pieces are the same. MC ranges from 9% to 14%. The boxes have been sitting in our hallway next to the area where it is to go down for the last 3 weeks.
The room: The room's widest part is 4.8m. by the way, leaving a large expansion gap is not too much of a problem as i can chisel the bottom of the walls for the extra space. Length is about 9m. Will fit the boards perpendicular to the subfloor which runs along the length of the room. The room is above a rather damp garage but not sure if that is important.
Would you say floating is the way to go with this?
Would fibre boards be ok to lay on top of a pretty even pine subfloor? It would be good as a way of correcting some of the slight uneveness on some parts of the floor. Would a 3mm compressed foam type material be better?
I have read your bit about proper gluing on your excellent site but did not really understand what you meant by starting from the bottom of the groove when holding the plank. Do you mean the deepest part or the bottom (i.e the nearest bit to the floor)?
Last bit is, you are welcome to do a blog on our furniture advice site if you like. You can include a link to your site.