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Solid oak floor - lifting!! Enough gaps left.

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  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Don't lose track of the fact that all floors are exposed to changes in humidity do to heating and weather, it's airborne and your house isn't airtight, the floor should float;);)
    Thats exactly why a solid wood floor should NOT be installed as a floating floor. Its far more susceptible to these external influenmces than engineered or laminate.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    Well I see it as 2 options.
    You either nail it down dam well, which in this case hasn't happened, or you do allow it to float.
    I have oak floor throughout my home, all are glued to themselves and not to the flooring, (chipboard), no issues.

    There is no real option to installing it as floating if as in mine, part of the house has solid concrete floors;);)
    I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.

    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

    Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed
  • Jonesya
    Jonesya Posts: 1,823 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    There is no real option to installing it as floating if as in mine, part of the house has solid concrete floors;);)

    You can glue solid wood flooring down onto concrete, just as you'd glue parquet, SIKA sell adhesives specifically for this. The other option is to fix battens to the concrete then fix the planks to the battens.
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    There is no real option to installing it as floating if as in mine, part of the house has solid concrete floors;);)
    With all due respect Cy thats beside the point although you glue solid to concrete normally. OP has a wooden floorboarded subfloor and thats what we should be concentrating on.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    keystone wrote: »
    With all due respect Cy thats beside the point although you glue solid to concrete normally. OP has a wooden floorboarded subfloor and thats what we should be concentrating on.

    Cheers

    No probs, ;) But exactly what is the issue with a floating solid oak floor? Ok, I accept it may move a little more than engd or laminate.


    Any way OP. put the sofa on the bulge, job's a goodun:D:D
    I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.

    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

    Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed
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