FITTING OUR WOODEN FLOORS
We supply the necessary adhesives for fitting, where required. We have a range of Hardwax Oils and Waterbased Lacquers for finishing your floors in a range of surface strengths to suit the site conditions. For a comparison of Hardwax Oil vs. Lacquer finishes here.
When deciding how to fix a floor down, there may be more than one option, and expert fitters
may have their own preferences on how to lay a wooden floor in a particular.
The table below shows different fitting options available, with icons shown in order of our recommended preference. This table is for guidance only and is by no means comprehensive. If you have queries or concerns about laying any of our floor, please call us on the number below.
FLOOR FITTERS
If you would like us to fit your flooring please contact Chaunceys Floor Fitting Services
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NAILING:
Fixing the boards with nails through the tongue
at an angle (usually 45-47degree) so no fixing is seen once the floor
is laid. Can be done by hand but with many hardwoods piloting (pre-drilling)
may be required, especially near the ends of boards. An easier and
quicker method is to use a mechanical nailer (eg. Porta-nailer, Powernailer
or compressed air gun) |
 SURFACE FIXING:
NAILING: May be with countersunk nails that are
then punched in and filled or flooring brads which are left exposed
as a feature.To joists or deck.
SCREW DOWN: Boards may be screwed with screw head
a few mm below surface. This hole can then be plugged with matching
wooden pellet which is then sanded flush. |
 GLUE DOWN:
Boards are fixed down directly to subfloor with
appropriate adhesive. Try hovering over specific glue icon on chart
for type of glue recommended. Commonly Sikabond glues - may be applied
by applicator or trowel depending on application.
SUB-FLOOR MUST BE DRY |
 GLUE DOWN:
Boards are fixed down directly to subfloor screed
with or without underfloor heating incorporated. see other pages
for more information on fitting over underfloor heating.
SUB-FLOOR MUST BE DRY |
 FLOATING FLOOR:
For Chauncey's Tectonic or other engineered boards.
Floating floors are fitted by glueing the T/G joint with a good quality
PVA adhesive to form a "skin" which "floats" over
the supporting sub-floor. SUB-FLOOR MUST BE DRY |
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| Continental Oak 100 / 140 Standard European Oak 100 / 140 English Oak 90-140 Brown/Tiger Oak 100-140 American Oak 100-140 Other Hardwoods up to 140 |
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| Continental Oak 180 Standard European Oak 180 Regency Oak 177 / 250 Old French Oak Railway Boards Other Hardwoods over 140 Square Edged Boarding Reclaimed Pine Pine over 140mm |
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| Caramel Baked Oak 180 |
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| English Oak Overlay Other Harwood Overlays |
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| American Oak Overlay |
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| 15mm Tectonic Oak |
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| Oak Parquet Block Flooring |
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| Scandanavian Pine |
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| Narrow Harwood T/G up to 100 |
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We
have small wall mounted digital meters for measuring the relative
humidity and temperature of the air in the room to ensure best
conditions for your flooring before and after fitting).Click pic for more information:
NB * All subfloors must be dry. If in doubt, check screed moisture levels
We can arrange for your new floor to be laid by experienced floor layers.
If you would like a quote on having your floor give us a call: +44(0)1179 713 131
ADVICE: : We have an advice page to deal with some of the most frequently asked questions, that clients ask us about flooring applications. This page is constantly developing. If you have any comments or useful tips for this page, we would be pleased to hear from you. FAQs .
