Hi, we are laying an oak floor(solid not engineered) and originally this was going to go straight down onto a glazed tiled floor using elkabond adhesive.however on closer inspection the floor is not level as first thought so we need to level it.What sort of self leveller do i need? Is there a recomended one for this type of job? And any advice on actually putting it down would be appreciated-the leveller not the flooring that is.
Thanks alot.
Oak floor,levelling compound.
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Hi
Solid wood flooring will need to be fixed using mechanical fixing ( nails ) not glue. If you glue the floor it will not be able to move i.e. shrink and when it dose shrink it will split itself as most modern glues are stronger than the wood. Plus as the wood settles down to its new home it will naturally what to twist so it would stand a very good chance of lifting.
Most self levelling compounds are cement based and these can also come adrift the tiled floor.
What most people forget is the wood grows on trees and is a natural material and hence moves with the climate day in day out.
If you want a very stable timber floor you need engineered timber floor this is extremely stable and is less likely to come a drift and can also be just glued down.
Any way I feel you will need fix timber battens to the floor and fix the new floor to these making the floor level with the batterns.
Alan
Solid wood flooring will need to be fixed using mechanical fixing ( nails ) not glue. If you glue the floor it will not be able to move i.e. shrink and when it dose shrink it will split itself as most modern glues are stronger than the wood. Plus as the wood settles down to its new home it will naturally what to twist so it would stand a very good chance of lifting.
Most self levelling compounds are cement based and these can also come adrift the tiled floor.
What most people forget is the wood grows on trees and is a natural material and hence moves with the climate day in day out.
If you want a very stable timber floor you need engineered timber floor this is extremely stable and is less likely to come a drift and can also be just glued down.
Any way I feel you will need fix timber battens to the floor and fix the new floor to these making the floor level with the batterns.
Alan