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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
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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
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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

Note: Gluing of new kiln dried 19mm T&G floorboard on joists and battens is generally recommended along with appropriately spaced expansion boards (ones that can be easily removed to release pressure).