Hi all
I am about to undertake laying wooden floorboards in my living room, its my first time doing this and I am hoping some kind soul will cast their eye over what I plan to do and let me know whether I have missed anything important! Theres also a couple of queries i need some help with:
The flooring I am laying is Pine T&G floorboards (I know, not ideal but I have a fetish for floorboards and simply couldnt afford any other type). It has been acclimatising in the room in question for 5 weeks now.
The room is 12x25 feet (surface area of approx 30m2) and the subfloor is concrete.
I want to lay the floor using the floating method, i have checked the levels of the subfloor and these are pretty good so I have no need to level the floor first. My plan is to use a combi underlay (sound proof & DPM), I have earmarked Timbermate Excel 4mm underlay for this. Would this be appropriate for this use/are there any other appropriate options?
So DPM/sound proofing goes on the sub floor, floorboards are then laid straight onto the underlay gluing each T&G fully as I go. I have already prepped the door frames and skirts, both of which are 21mm thick and was planning to leave an expansion gap (on all walls) of 15-20mm (the room is 3.5m ish wide @3mm gap/m = 12mm minimum so 15-20 should be more than ample) does this seem appropriate?
After sanding the new floor I want to treat with HardWaxOil, there seem to be a few options available and i am aware that pine can have a tendancy to turn orange (which i want to avoid). I need to keep the finish as light as possible as the room is very dark so i want to avoid any dark colours. Is it possible to stain the wood and then apply HardWaxOil over this to achieve the desired colour (not orange)? are tester pots for the various tints of HWO available? Any ideas on appropriate product would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks for any help you can provide.
I am about to undertake laying wooden floorboards in my living room, its my first time doing this and I am hoping some kind soul will cast their eye over what I plan to do and let me know whether I have missed anything important! Theres also a couple of queries i need some help with:
The flooring I am laying is Pine T&G floorboards (I know, not ideal but I have a fetish for floorboards and simply couldnt afford any other type). It has been acclimatising in the room in question for 5 weeks now.
The room is 12x25 feet (surface area of approx 30m2) and the subfloor is concrete.
I want to lay the floor using the floating method, i have checked the levels of the subfloor and these are pretty good so I have no need to level the floor first. My plan is to use a combi underlay (sound proof & DPM), I have earmarked Timbermate Excel 4mm underlay for this. Would this be appropriate for this use/are there any other appropriate options?
So DPM/sound proofing goes on the sub floor, floorboards are then laid straight onto the underlay gluing each T&G fully as I go. I have already prepped the door frames and skirts, both of which are 21mm thick and was planning to leave an expansion gap (on all walls) of 15-20mm (the room is 3.5m ish wide @3mm gap/m = 12mm minimum so 15-20 should be more than ample) does this seem appropriate?
After sanding the new floor I want to treat with HardWaxOil, there seem to be a few options available and i am aware that pine can have a tendancy to turn orange (which i want to avoid). I need to keep the finish as light as possible as the room is very dark so i want to avoid any dark colours. Is it possible to stain the wood and then apply HardWaxOil over this to achieve the desired colour (not orange)? are tester pots for the various tints of HWO available? Any ideas on appropriate product would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks for any help you can provide.
