Solid 18mm * 120mm Oak flooring to apply to a pretty smooth flat concrete floor..I am Hearing mixed reviews and horror stories, manufacturer says glue it.. old boys say ply-line and nail.. no underfloor heating.. 12 year old property ground floor 33sq/m to lay HEEELP
noooooooooooooo.....use vapor padding concrete sweats
Apply a vapor barrier........vinyl sheet over the concrete......your local building supplier can help.....use snap type tongue and grove flooring........have fun......its calle a floating floor.......... s......
you're definitely going to want something with ridges underneath it so the oisture that can build up doesn't ruin your floors.
the best system for any solid wood floor is to put down 5/8 plywood nail it down with a flooring nailer. The single most important thing you can do to avoid warping later is to let the wood, sit in the environment where you'll be installing it for 2-3 days. Open the boxes and let it sit with the inside ambient air temperature to a setting that is normal for the house. I made a mistake and let my wood sit in an air conditioned room (unsually hot summer) and now it's warpped in some places.
never never glur it down to concrete. When you lay oak flooring you have to do several things. First you buy and bring home the flooring. You then have to open up each bundle of flooring so that air can get in.The rerason for doing this is that you have to let the flooring ajust to the heat and humidity in your home. It takes about 72 hours for this too happen. If you don't do thid you could have issues with shrinking, which leads us to why you never glue it to concrete. All woos real or synthetic will expand or contract with heat and humidity. If you glue the wood you may get cracking and spiltting as by glueing it you left no room for expasion or contraction. Always leave at least a 1/4 of space from walls when you install as to give the entire floor room to move, so that you don't get any buckleing. hope this helps
