Parquet flooring and underlay

[olivermarshall]

Hi all
I'm planning to lay some parquet flooring this weekend (though looking back on this I have no idea why I decided that, seems madness). My plan is to use 5mm underlay tiles and then to stick the parquet to the underlay using adhesive.

My question is, should I stick the underlay to the subfloor, or should I use some tacs here and there, or should I leave the underlay floating?

Olly

 

[Tigercubrider]

If it is proper parquet, it needs a solid base.

 

[olivermarshall]

It's proper Parquet, well, bamboo, but it's herringbone parquet that clicks together in to a pattern of your choosing.

I've seen videos with both underlay and no underlay. But you're saying that you would use no underlay?

Olly

 

[crazydaze]

It's proper Parquet, well, bamboo, but it's herringbone parquet that clicks together in to a pattern of your choosing.

I've seen videos with both underlay and no underlay. But you're saying that you would use no underlay?

Olly

Sounds like it’s a clicknsustem gloating floor that needs laying on underlay.

Doesn’t sound like it’s a ‘proper’ parquet floor.

The packs should have the details the manufacturer recommends regarding installation.

 

[olivermarshall]

Thanks. It's this stuff here. It's tongue and groove. Looks very normal rather than a bespoke fitting type as you see on some engineered flooring.

Carbonised Strand Woven Bamboo - Herringbone Parquet 10mm UV lacquer Solid Real Wood Flooring (108630)

The fantastic Herringbone 10mm x 90mm Carbonised Strand Woven Bamboo Solid Real Wood Flooring (SKU-249972) is brought to you by Liberty Floors and only available at Leader Floors. This solid wood floor is constructed with a beautiful variation in colour and texture from plank to plank, giving a...

www.leaderfloors.co.uk

There's no obvious indication as to whether it *needs* underlay and there's nothing in the actual box when the pieces arrived.

Would love your advice.

Olly

 

[crazydaze]

Thanks. It's this stuff here. It's tongue and groove. Looks very normal rather than a bespoke fitting type as you see on some engineered flooring.

Carbonised Strand Woven Bamboo - Herringbone Parquet 10mm UV lacquer Solid Real Wood Flooring (108630)

The fantastic Herringbone 10mm x 90mm Carbonised Strand Woven Bamboo Solid Real Wood Flooring (SKU-249972) is brought to you by Liberty Floors and only available at Leader Floors. This solid wood floor is constructed with a beautiful variation in colour and texture from plank to plank, giving a...

www.leaderfloors.co.uk

There's no obvious indication as to whether it *needs* underlay and there's nothing in the actual box when the pieces arrived.

Would love your advice.

Olly

From the description, to me, that actually looks like it needs to be fully glued to a flat screed prepared or SP101 Ply subfloor and can’t be floated on an underlay.

Plain tongue and groove and not being suitable for UFH would suggest fully stuck install

The website seller should supply full installation guidelines, very poor to be selling stuff without those guidelines detailed