Glue for blockwork flooring

[Halo Jones]

Hi All,

I have spent a while preparing some freecycle and reclaimed timber to make blockwork flooring for my hallway (I am going to attempt a basket weave pattern). The timber is climatising in the hall before final dimensioning. I am now wondering what the best glue is for sticking this to chipboard flooring (early 90's flooring so not moisture resistant). Lycol seems to be the no1 brand for flooring glue / filler / finish but all their documents spend most of the time telling you how to stick your timber to concrete. Previous posts on here about parquet and blockwork flooring do not go into specifics of types of adhesive.

Any recommendations of adhesive, filler and finish most welcome!

Thanks,

H.

 

[neilyweely]

Most parquet is fitted with a bitumen type adhesive. You can get different types but they are all much of a muchness.
I have 6 or 7 sackfulls of mahogany parquet fingers to fit to the sitting room/dining room, and have always presumed I was gonna have to use bitumen. I have sourced some cold fit which I was gonna use, so I am ineterested to see what folk reccommend. When I have used glues for wooden floors on clients houses I have always used Egger polyurethane, which is fantastic, but not sure I would use this for a parquet.

Sorry I can't be more help

Neil

 

[neilyweely]

Oh, sorry, for the finish we ALWAYS use Sadolin PV67. This is a varnish used on Ballroom floors and bowling alleys, so is very hardwearing. It stinks to high heaven though!

So, I was some use, eh?

Neil

 

[Cowboy _Builder]

I do a far amout of block flooring and use ....SOUDAFLEX 40FC .. as the addisive as it remains flexable and allows movement and Lecol 7500 filler then finish with 3 coats of Ronseal Diamond Hard Floor Varnish .

 

[Halo Jones]

Thanks guys. I was really wanting to stay away from bitumen - I hate the stuff and always get in a mess with it!

I hadn't thought of a sealent type product but something that stays flexible would be good given how our floors creak (although I do intend on fixing the creaks before I put the floor down!)

I assume the varnish that you both recommend is non-yellowing?

Thanks again.

H.

 

[Cowboy _Builder]

The Ronseal is non yellowing and is touch dry in 5-10 mins and can be recoated in 2 hrs .

 

[katellwood]

If fixing to a wooden floor this is how I fixed mine, secret screwed with a loose tongue of 1/4 ply. sorry no pics of it going down but the sketchup drawing may help. It was fixed on 10mm insulation sourced from B & Q

The blocks as they came

and prior to fixing

Hope this helps

 

[Halo Jones]

Thanks katellwood. That is a nice looking floor. I don't think I will be able to do it this way as by the time I have prepped the wood I will be down to 13 - 15 mm. I agree that the loose tongues would help register everything so will think on that.

I am struggling to understand when you would use a sealent type adhesive like cowboy_builder suggested and something like thishttp://www.wickes.co.uk/laybond-l16...ooring-adhesive-5l/invt/227905/?source=123_74 which seems to be a more rigid set product - used I guess like laying tiles.

 

[RogerBoyle]

Thanks katellwood. That is a nice looking floor. I don't think I will be able to do it this way as by the time I have prepped the wood I will be down to 13 - 15 mm. I agree that the loose tongues would help register everything so will think on that.

I am struggling to understand when you would use a sealent type adhesive like cowboy_builder suggested and something like thishttp://www.wickes.co.uk/laybond-l16...ooring-adhesive-5l/invt/227905/?source=123_74 which seems to be a more rigid set product - used I guess like laying tiles.

The stuff cowboy builder linked/Recommended to is a tried and tested product in the building industry and works very well
It is actually used for bonding materials together as well and not just for sealing

You asked for a flexible adhesive yet looking at the stuff from Wickes it does not say if it is flexible or not ( Not would be my thoughts)
I have no experience of the stuff you have linked to from Wickes but I would be dubious about any heavy duty claims from them

Roger

 

[ja2_k]

I have used the laybond product to adhere wood block floors, it works well and havent had any isues with it coming loose.
although it can be a bit messy.
thanks Arfon

 

[Halo Jones]

So, the wood has been acclimatising in the house for a few weeks and I am ready to get it to the final dimensions.
I decided to use the SOUDAFLEX 40FC to stick it down and just wondered how much I would likely need - the area is about 6 square metres.