Hard Wood Flooring

Wood Flooring Installation

  • In order for your Edward James Engineered Flooring product to perform to standard expectations the following conditions must be in place:
  • The engineered plank flooring should be installed by means of direct gluing to the sub-floor; however there are certain applications where the flooring can be installed by the floating system.
  • The bundles of flooring shall be stored in a protected dry place on site where the flooring is to be laid. The bundles should ideally be allowed to acclimatise to the room temperature for at least 48 hours prior to installation.
  • Each board should be carefully checked prior to installation; never install any damaged boards.
  • During installation the temperature of the subfloor should be at least 15*C.
  • During installation the ambient temperature of the room should be around 20*C.
  • During installation the relative humidity of the room should be between 45 – 65% but ideal is 55%.
  • The sub-floor should be clean, dry, absolutely flat and free from any cracks or any movement.
  • Irregularities on the sub-floor should not exceed 3mm every 1m in all directions.
  • Critical humidity levels in sub-floors:
    • Cement subfloor – humidity no more than 2%
    • Wooden subfloor – humidity no more than 10%
    • Anhydrite subfloor – humidity no more than 0.5%

    Plank Flooring Installation

  • If moisture reading is high on a cement based subfloor then you must apply a liquid DPM
  • If you are using the floating method you must install a vapour barrier of at least 0.2mm thickness and to tape the joints
  • An allowance of approximately 15mm on each edges should be provided to accommodate expansions, including the doors connection, central heating pipes and connection with tiles.
  • Big rooms will need bigger expansion gaps. Please allow approx. 2mm for every 1m of floor width.
  • For direct glue down method you MUST absolutely use a Flexible Flooring Adhesive and carefully observe manufacturers recommendations. Never use a rigid or water based glue material.
  • A minimum of 30cm distance between one header joint and the other of the next row shall be applied when arranging the installation.
 

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