DIY Wood Flooring Perth
Scrapers
for minor plaster and paint splatters |
Rotary Sanders
for dirtier and dusty build-ups (use coarse grit discs) |
Drum Sanders
for previously sealed slabs and removing glue residues |
Note: All fixing glues require some surface absorbency to adhere properly. A simple test is to pour a little water on your floor and 30 seconds later wipe it away. If there are any signs that the water was soaking into the concrete the glue should give you a satisfactory adhesion as long as it is clean and not dusty. If still in doubt glue down a sample board to test the adhesion.
1. Soil levels should be 1 brick below level of a wood floor or a waterproofing membrane properly installed on the outside wall on the part that is above the floor. 2. Water sprinkles should point away from walls and windows adjacent to a wood floor.
Method 1 A. Polyurethane Glue B. Removable concrete nails, taken out 24 hours later when the glue is dry. |
Method 2 A. Polyurethane Glue B. Drill 3mm hole through board into concrete C. Drive fixing nail in to pull board down D. Punch nails down below surface |
 19mm T&G Flooring on Battens Fixed to Sub-Floor 1. Use short length battens glued with polyurethane glue (fixing optional) 2. Nails should be 1.5 times as far into the battens as they are in the floorboard itself 3. Polyurethane glue between boards and battens generally advisable |
 Overlay Flooring on Structural Sheet Flooring 1. Apply glue bed underneath all boards unless nails are driven through sheet flooring and into timber joists. 2. Use polyurethane glue |
 19mm T&G Flooring on Conventional Joists 1.Nails should be 1.5 times as far into joists as they are into the floorboard itself 2. Use polyurethane glue |
1.Skirting fitted after the floor finished to cover the expansion gap |
2.Skirting left in place and splay beading fitted during the finishing stage to cover the expansion gap |
3.Splay bead only fitted during the finishing stage to cover the expansion gap |
 Steps are made up of: A. Treads B. Step nosing C. Risers |
 Floors that run up to the edge of a void may need a nosing to finish them off if there is no face plate rising above the level of the floor |
 Steps that have exposed edges usually have the step nosing returned to enhance their appeal |
