First timer laying a floating solid wood oak floor questions

[no fit state]

Hi. I'm about to embark on the laying of a solid oak floor in my living room, hall and bedroom in my 5th floor new build flat. The total amount will be 39 square meters. So I'd just like to you run it all by you's to see if I'm missing something!

I'm going to be using boards around 120mm in width. (does the width matter much?) Bought from B&Q (Any problems with their flooring?)

I'm going to leave the un-opened packs in the flat for 7 days to acclimatise.

I'll be leaving a 15mm expansion gap in all the rooms.

and I'll glue the T&G with a wood PVA glue and have the floor floating

All good so far, hopefully?



With the expansion gap being 15mm this will mean that at the doorways I'll have a gap of 30mm. What's the best sort of thing to bridge this gap?

Is it better to use seperate DPM and underlay or are combi ones just as good? (it will be layed onto a 6-12 month old concrete floor)


What would be the maximum thickness you would reccommend for the underlay? As I've read (somewhere) that on solid wood floors, too thick an underlay can cause the floor to be "springy"

Thanks for looking.

 

[WoodYouLike]

Hi 'no fit state'

Your name doesn't fit you Your list of items is excellent.
For the gap between the rooms use a twin threshold (T-bar).

3mm foam combi underlayment would do fine if your concrete floor is level (and dry of course. Is your floor 6 or 12 months old?)

 

[no fit state]

Hi 'no fit state'

Your name doesn't fit you Your list of items is excellent.
For the gap between the rooms use a twin threshold (T-bar).

3mm foam combi underlayment would do fine if your concrete floor is level (and dry of course. Is your floor 6 or 12 months old?)

Hi and thanks for the reply (no fit state is after a few beers )

I dont have an exact date for the floor, probably 8 months to be more precise. Though this is only going by knowing when the building was started and about how long the floors have been in place. Hopefully it being this new wont be a problem if I make sure it has a proper DPM?

 

[trim67]

Check if you are allowed to install wood / laminate flooring first. In some flats they are not allowed because of the noise. Worth checking so you don't waste money.

 

[no fit state]

Check if you are allowed to install wood / laminate flooring first. In some flats they are not allowed because of the noise. Worth checking so you don't waste money.

Already checked, and it's no problem.