Solidrealwood flooring Parawood

[jorgemandrade]

Hello everybody, just looking for some advice please. I have got this flooring from homebase:

Homebase UK

15mm Solid Parawood Flooring at Homebase

www.homebase.co.uk

I need to fit it in a bedroom upstairs that has got timber floor planks. Reading at the instructions it says that I can:
1. glue it using adhesive
2. use nails (secret nailing)
3. leave it floating using self adhesive underlay.
It also says that the planks need to be covered with at least 6mm plywood.

What would be your recommendations? Do I still need to use underlay on options 1. and 2.? If so what is the best underlay?

Thank you for any advice.

 

[crazydaze]

Glue or secret nailing does not use underlay, you would fix directly to your Ply Preparation.

Floating will require an underlay, ply prep of the floor will achieve best results then float the floor, or if boards are good, float on underlay over that.

All three methods require expansion gaps around the edge of the installation covered in beading or remove skirts, fit floor, fit skirts.

 

[jorgemandrade]

Glue or secret nailing does not use underlay, you would fix directly to your Ply Preparation.

Floating will require an underlay, ply prep of the floor will achieve best results then float the floor, or if boards are good, float on underlay over that.

All three methods require expansion gaps around the edge of the installation covered in beading or remove skirts, fit floor, fit skirts.

When using underlay for floating, does it need to be self adhesive for this flooring?

 

[crazydaze]

No, you don’t use adhesive underlay with Solid wood.

 

[jorgemandrade]

No, you don’t use adhesive underlay with Solid wood.

Oh really? Wonder why it says on the instructions to use self adhesive underlay when floating?