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.

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Man sawing

Secret Nailing

SECRET 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 Fix with nails or screws

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

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

Gluedown

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 Floors

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

FLOOR TYPE / WIDTH mm	TIMBER JOISTS / BATTENS	TIMBER DECK (Supporting)	SCREED / CONCRETE*
TECTONIC 160 & 180 All Types
TECTONIC 240 All Types
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
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
Caramel Baked Oak 180
English Oak Overlay Other Harwood Overlays
American Oak Overlay
15mm Tectonic Oak
Oak Parquet Block Flooring
Scandanavian Pine
Narrow Harwood T/G up to 100

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 with a meter.

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: 01179 71 31 31.

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 .

Call us to discuss our floors on 01179 71 31 31.