Advice needed on T&G floorboards.

[natco]

Hi all

I hope someone can answer this query of mine.

I am in the process of completing a loft conversion, which is only to be used for storage, the ceilings are 12.5mm and the joists are 7 by 3 inches.
My query is regarding 22mm T&G 2 by 8 feet chipboard flooring.

1. Can this be cut where 2 pieces meet over a joist?
2. What sort of screw should be used to hold it down?
3. Which side up is the correct, as one side has writing on it ?

Thanks in advance.

Naz

 

[kujina]

I would like to know these answers too.

Regards

 

[DAZB]

The ends can be butted up after cutting and joined on a joist without any problem and you can use 2 1/2 " Chipboard screws for fixing them . Some boards actually say on them " this face down"
but if not it is usually the writing that goes face down.

 

[jbonding]

it might be worth cutting access points to wires or pipes you might want to get to in the future.

 

[HandyJon]

Ideally you should only need to cut on the ends nearest the walls and not in the middle of the floor. That's what the T&G is for. Where there is a join between two boards, it should be over a joist or if you can't do that, put a noggin in between the joists for the joint to rest on.

If in doubt about which way to lay if a board doesn't have writing on at all, I tend to go by looking at the tounge of a T&G floor panel and put the side with the most tongue showing uppermost.