why is it now ok to lay the wooden floors directly on the finished floor?
is the underlay being used good enough to provide damp protection and also allow the timber to breath?
thanks chrisboy.
how long have you the floors down?
do you know why they are no longer doing the damp course and battens any more though?
have you been assured (by who?) that there will be no dampness/ other issues in the future either?
i can tell you that gluing your floor straight to the concrete will be absolutely fine, as long as you :
1. seal the floor
2. the concrete has had enough time to dry sufficiently, check the moisture content before installing...chrisboy is right you should have a damp course few inches below finished floor level.
3. you use the right, good quality glue..even if it's more expensive it's worth using there IS a difference
4. leave the floors in the house for as long as possible with the boxes opened slightly (i always say 3weeks minimum bit longer if you can so they can expand as much as possible before installing) with heating on as you normally would if possible... (leave heating off for about 2-3 days before installing)
5. leave 10-15 mm gaps around ALL the edges but make sure the skirting will cover the gap.
Make sure you use a high graded floor if your looking for no gaps, there are 5 different grades, 1 being the best and 5 the worst...difference between them is board widths would differ slightly in a lower grade (grade 5) hence leaving 'gaps' in the floor and generally not as good quality timber either as a better grade.
Oh and make sure your carpenter is neat and tidy i.e cuts under door frames for floor etc.
good luck.
thanks everyone for the replies.
just a couple of things:
1. how do you "seal" the floor?
2. I have a radon barrier in the raft foundation, which acts as the damp course as far as i know.
i have now laid 100mm of insulation on top of the raft.
do i need to put in a damp course before i get the finished floor (of 4 inches) poured?
thanks again.
3. you use the right, good quality glue..even if it's more expensive it's worth using there IS a difference
Good post Charlie.
Can you recommend a good quality glue?
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