Solid wood flooring, is it really this difficult?!
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Flibble said:
Ah there we come to the compromise, it was flowed through several rooms so ended up being that way round.
I was going to pull you on it being laid in the wrong direction but because there are multiple rooms this does happen. I have got 100m2 of engineered oak to put down starting next week and I have got one room that will end up the same unless I rotate it 90 degree
snowman99 said:
Is the problem he skimped on concrete for the base and now the floor is too low? So the battens are the increase the height?
It's one open room - so the height isn't really critical as long as it's below the door....It's an unbelievable thread - not one single person has offered even a glimmer of hope - it's a complete f
k up that even a half competent DIY'er can see is a disaster waiting to happen.Stop now before you waste more money - it they are gluing that floor, then it's effectively scrap - you can't take it up again - so at least stop them ruining the rest of the materials.....
REIOTW - despite the problems and refusal to acknowledgement advice from others etc, I admire you for posting about it all. A lesser person would keep quiet and not have the balls to share their experiences. Im quite similar myself, I always tell folk about my problems, fukc ups and the daft things I've done, some may laugh at me (and do) but I know they wouldn't have the balls to admit their own failings to others.
Is it called self depreciating? I'm not sure?
Is it called self depreciating? I'm not sure?
Edited by LeadFarmer on Sunday 25th October 09:38
ClaphamGT3 said:
Catz said:
ClaphamGT3 said:
Flibble said:
That is actually giving me a headache looking at it
LeadFarmer said:
Is it called self depreciating? I'm not sure?
Almost - 'self-deprecating' - the act of reprimanding oneself by belittling, undervaluing, or disparaging oneself, or being excessively modest.anonymous said:
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Why is not bundling them off the job an option? Are they holding your family hostage?A few years ago I got some builders in to convert my fireplace and fit a flue liner. After a morning's work it was clear they had the talent to rip things apart but little else. They were struggling and knew it, and I didn't feel they could complete the job successfully so I suggested we leave it there and I'd pay them for the work done. They were happy to get away, and I was able to get someone else to finish it.
But it’s not too late! I missed the bit about the boards being pine, rather than oak. Apart from being way too soft for a gym floor, with the battens at those centres (600mm?) you will actually feel the boards flex underfoot, let alone what’s going to happen when you put a cross trainer and a weights bench(!) on it. I can imagine the boards actually touching the floor between battens.
This is so easy to fix, just stop them now before they ruin the rest of your flooring. Lay it straight onto the underlay and put five coats of decent lacquer on it to try and prevent scratching.
Don’t drag anything over the floor at any point, you will need felt pads on all the equipment and foam mats for the weights area. Even hardwood floors scratch really easily, pine will actually crack and splinter unless treated really carefully.
This is so easy to fix, just stop them now before they ruin the rest of your flooring. Lay it straight onto the underlay and put five coats of decent lacquer on it to try and prevent scratching.
Don’t drag anything over the floor at any point, you will need felt pads on all the equipment and foam mats for the weights area. Even hardwood floors scratch really easily, pine will actually crack and splinter unless treated really carefully.
If it was direct to floor, we would latex, epoxy dam them latex, then bond direct to that when dry.
As it is on battens, we would advise 400mm centres as it will be a gym, the wood should be 22mm solid as a minimum and secret nailed to the battens.
You should not glue the wood to the battens.
Is the room at the temperature it will stay at to acclimatise the wood?
As it is on battens, we would advise 400mm centres as it will be a gym, the wood should be 22mm solid as a minimum and secret nailed to the battens.
You should not glue the wood to the battens.
Is the room at the temperature it will stay at to acclimatise the wood?
To be fair to the OP, you're mostly being a bunch of massive fannies.
Yes it's wrong, yes there's no reason for it to be wrong other than he's employing god knows what, yes pine will dent if he drops weights on it and the floor will be a bit springy, but it will take the weight and it won't break being used as a gym.
Go and get a pine floor board and set it on bricks, then jump up and down in the middle and see if you can break it. Then consider that each tongue and grooved board is supporting the others, so to break one you're going to have to break at least 5.
OP - please just fk these idiots off and order some chipboard and some glue.
Yes it's wrong, yes there's no reason for it to be wrong other than he's employing god knows what, yes pine will dent if he drops weights on it and the floor will be a bit springy, but it will take the weight and it won't break being used as a gym.
Go and get a pine floor board and set it on bricks, then jump up and down in the middle and see if you can break it. Then consider that each tongue and grooved board is supporting the others, so to break one you're going to have to break at least 5.
OP - please just f
k these idiots off and order some chipboard and some glue.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff