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From Tiran - Bedfordshire:
Hi Karin & Ton
Well done on the ‘Installation Manual’, very informative and to the point.
Most manuals are very general and vague about the details, which are the most important bits if you’re going to be able to understand the reasons for doing or not doing certain things. It’s always essential to understand why you’re doing something so that you know why it’s correct and therefore you can then apply that method of thinking in general.With regards to my flooring project(s). I had just completed a 55 sq.mt area in a new extension for a client before receiving the manual.
The back of the house had been knocked through and the extension was built across the whole width of the house. One third was the kitchen, which was tiled floor with electric underfloor heating, the rest was covered with 15mm Engineered Oak. The widths were over 100mm and the lengths were all the same, except in each pack were two half lengths just to add some effect. I decided to lay the whole floor ‘floating’ as there were two different substrates. I’ve always been happier floating than gluing or nailing as I feel it’s always best to allow wood to move without restriction. The original part of the house was solid wood floorboards and the new part was screed....
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From John - Hampshire:
Hi Wood You Like!
Floor is now complete, just the beading around the hearth to finish. I read the book from start to finish before starting. Most of the information I had found from your web site before hand but I did refer to it during the installation and for the finishing.
Just an observation that you may want to share, I used Tongue-Tite screws to secure through the tongue (I always like my work to be reversible!). Although they claim the screws are 'anti-jacking' I found they did occasionally lift the boards by a millimetre or so. Usually found the next day when walking across the floor and hearing a creak. I lifted sections of floor 5 times to rectify, no joke!
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