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Solid wood floors can be fitted using a number of methods.
Which of these are most suitable will depend upon the exact nature of the product and the sub-floor.
Broadly speaking the options are glue or nail fitting.
Parquet floors will always need to be glue fitted. They can be fixed to level concrete screed or plywood fixed to joists. They will also always need to be sanded with a professional sander (upright continuous belt sander not a disc or flat bed sander). |
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Narrow plank floors can be glue fitted to a level concrete floor.
Wider plank floors (up to 150mm) should be secret nail fixed to joists, batons, or an existing level timber sub-floor (as long as this is level and solid).
Plank floors over 150mm wide should be secret nail fixed and then face fixed. |
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Pre-filled & sanded boards will only need minimal sanding in situ. Other boards may need filling and will require more substantial sanding.
Many plank products are accessible to the competent DIY'er, carpenter or builder in straightforward sites. More complex products such as parquet or wide boards, or more complicated sites (such as odd shaped rooms, uneven surfaces etc) are normally better tackled by a professional. It would be normal for a professional fitter to have a portfolio of previously completed sites to show to a new customer.
For further details on these fixing methods and more fitting information see " Wood Floor Want To Know More? ".
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