porker
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Hi,
I'm currently getting through a major refurb of my ground floor having gone open plan and now thinking about the flooring. I am laying 20mm engineered oak planks that glue together along the long edge but are floating on my concrete floor on a membrane. My house has several levels so there are a couple of steps I need to contend with.
What I would like are opinions on whether what I am proposing will work or if there is a better method. The orientation of the planks is such that one step is across plank ends and the other along its length.
I have some solid oak long enough to make these nosings and was proposing to route a tongue and groove as per the other planks, create a bull nose on the front and glue these on. Is there an issue with too much overhang on the steps risking the oak splitting along the grain from constantly being stepped on? It would be good to know if anyone else has done this.
I'm currently getting through a major refurb of my ground floor having gone open plan and now thinking about the flooring. I am laying 20mm engineered oak planks that glue together along the long edge but are floating on my concrete floor on a membrane. My house has several levels so there are a couple of steps I need to contend with.
What I would like are opinions on whether what I am proposing will work or if there is a better method. The orientation of the planks is such that one step is across plank ends and the other along its length.
I have some solid oak long enough to make these nosings and was proposing to route a tongue and groove as per the other planks, create a bull nose on the front and glue these on. Is there an issue with too much overhang on the steps risking the oak splitting along the grain from constantly being stepped on? It would be good to know if anyone else has done this.