giopirolli
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Hi! Im hoping I can get some advice here! i know nothing of DIY!
I have purchased my 1st flat and didnt like any of the floor options offered by the developer so purchased my own Solid Oak Wood 18mm depth flooring. Its to go down onto a concrete sub-floor. ~60sq metres in total for the open plan lounge/kitchen, hall and study.
What I need help with is with regards to which method to use to put the floor down! :S
Everyone floor fitter i speak to tells me something different. Here is what ive been told so far:
1) Hidden nailing method - however this requires batons/plywood sheets to go down first over the concrete. This method seems quite expensive (quoted £1200 for total job incl supply/fitting of plywood) to get someone to do, lots of work and im worried it will raise the floor by quite a bit and will mean the doors will need quite a bit cut off.
2) Glued to floor - simply gluing the floor down directly on top of the concrete - know someone who had this done and he advised against it as its a nightmare if you ever need to bring the floor back up.
3) Floating Floor with gluing Tongue and Groove - putting dowm some dpm over the concrete and then simply gluing the tongue and grooves together. Read in a few sites that this method is not advised for solid wood flooring due to movement etc? (quoted £15 per sqm)
4) Self-Adhesive Underlay - put down some dpm over the concrete and then this self-adhesive underlay over that for the floor to stick to0. Done some searching as i wasnt aware of this method before and it seems to be recommended - also seems to me as the easiest, most straighforward and maybe cheapest? (quoted £900 for supply of dpm, adhesive underlay and total fitting)
Can anyway please advise? i only have 2 weeks left to decide and also arrange for someone to complete the work!
Cheers
I have purchased my 1st flat and didnt like any of the floor options offered by the developer so purchased my own Solid Oak Wood 18mm depth flooring. Its to go down onto a concrete sub-floor. ~60sq metres in total for the open plan lounge/kitchen, hall and study.
What I need help with is with regards to which method to use to put the floor down! :S
Everyone floor fitter i speak to tells me something different. Here is what ive been told so far:
1) Hidden nailing method - however this requires batons/plywood sheets to go down first over the concrete. This method seems quite expensive (quoted £1200 for total job incl supply/fitting of plywood) to get someone to do, lots of work and im worried it will raise the floor by quite a bit and will mean the doors will need quite a bit cut off.
2) Glued to floor - simply gluing the floor down directly on top of the concrete - know someone who had this done and he advised against it as its a nightmare if you ever need to bring the floor back up.
3) Floating Floor with gluing Tongue and Groove - putting dowm some dpm over the concrete and then simply gluing the tongue and grooves together. Read in a few sites that this method is not advised for solid wood flooring due to movement etc? (quoted £15 per sqm)
4) Self-Adhesive Underlay - put down some dpm over the concrete and then this self-adhesive underlay over that for the floor to stick to0. Done some searching as i wasnt aware of this method before and it seems to be recommended - also seems to me as the easiest, most straighforward and maybe cheapest? (quoted £900 for supply of dpm, adhesive underlay and total fitting)
Can anyway please advise? i only have 2 weeks left to decide and also arrange for someone to complete the work!
Cheers