This O’meter gives you lots of tips about different substrates for timber flooring. To me, I don’t care what I fix timber to so long as I know the moisture content of the concrete and floorboards plus size / character of board …. and can chose who lays them, esp. what adhesive system they use.
If you want trouble, just specify timber floors without knowing what good carpenters know:
- select hard & durable timber i.e. stiletto proof and rot proof
- require warping grooves for all boards wider than 90mm
- blend / separate character and colour of the boards WITH the Client…. and agree. Take a photo for both of you to keep
- avoid secret nailing of wide boards unless the adhesive you specify is proven
- keep perimeter movement joints CLEAN
- choose a non-slip finish, keep some for inevitable scuffs and repairs and store the name for periodic resurfacing – yep, it is so easy to use a different system without this record.
Soon, we’ll give you more tips about butt joints and EJs, different species and bushfire & noise reduction advice.
