ᐅ Floating solid hardwood flooring installation—any experiences?
Created on: 19 Sep 2020 12:14
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pagoni2020
Hello,
since we have screwed solid wood planks on joists in almost the entire house for many years and really liked it, we are now considering whether to choose solid wood planks again in the new house, but this time with underfloor heating and therefore directly on the screed.
We do not want an adhesive floor, so we are looking for experiences with floating solid wood plank installations.
since we have screwed solid wood planks on joists in almost the entire house for many years and really liked it, we are now considering whether to choose solid wood planks again in the new house, but this time with underfloor heating and therefore directly on the screed.
We do not want an adhesive floor, so we are looking for experiences with floating solid wood plank installations.
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Bertram1002 Mar 2021 13:57I’m also eco-conscious and had lacquered parquet flooring in my previous apartment, and now in the new house, I have oiled parquet.
Oiled feels much better to me. Much less plastic-like.
Are you planning to glue it down or install it as a floating floor? That would be the next fundamental debate. 😀
Oiled feels much better to me. Much less plastic-like.
Are you planning to glue it down or install it as a floating floor? That would be the next fundamental debate. 😀
Our oiled parquet flooring was glued directly onto the screed. 😳
It took me a while to be convinced that it would actually hold, but now I believe it. (It’s been fine for 4 years so far, so I hope it will last for the remaining 9 years I statistically have left.)
Of course, synthetic materials are used for this as well, but I don’t want to be too strict (especially not with myself 😉) and I didn’t like the alternatives...
It took me a while to be convinced that it would actually hold, but now I believe it. (It’s been fine for 4 years so far, so I hope it will last for the remaining 9 years I statistically have left.)
Of course, synthetic materials are used for this as well, but I don’t want to be too strict (especially not with myself 😉) and I didn’t like the alternatives...
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pagoni20202 Mar 2021 14:39Hmm... I want to help you with this, but I don’t want to give you any misleading information.
We had the exact same, including late-night, considerations here. We got boards, compared them, read up, and felt and examined them thoroughly.
My preference was for “oiled” because it felt more natural overall, while lacquered came across as shiny and cheap-looking.
In the end, our decision came down to availability, as only one supplier had the large quantity of matt lacquered flooring we needed. So again... looking at boards, feeling them, tapping, thinking... reading, and eventually calling the manufacturer twice. They probably stopped answering the phone eventually.
I think we were also influenced by a comment from a woman at the manufacturer who told me why she had exactly this parquet installed in her own apartment.
Firstly, this "matt lacquered" is not the same as the usual lacquered finish, but something similar to UV oiled... sorry, I’m missing the exact technical term.
You don’t have to regularly re-oil this floor or clear out everything as you would with an oiled floor — which, given the size of the rooms and my age (and chronic laziness), sounded much more convenient. Also, this “matt” surface feels slightly textured rather than the smooth, shiny finish I had feared.
If I look at the picture of your PD450 on the website, I would say it is the same floor we have here. If you lived in Saxony, I would have just said, come by for a quick look.
When it comes to durability, I can’t really say, as I believe every hardwood floor tends to hide scratches better than, for example, stains on carpet or chips on tiles.
I personally wouldn’t hesitate to choose this flooring even with small children, because sooner or later, any floor (even the ones at Mom and Dad’s) will have some marks. We’re talking about a very thin layer of lacquer or oil here — a dropped knife won’t care much.
The above-mentioned plastic-like effect doesn’t exist with this matt lacquered finish, so you have to be careful to really compare apples to apples. I wouldn’t want the “regular” lacquered finish either.
So at first, I was against it, but was overruled by availability and now I’m very happy with it. It was also installed as a floating floor, so basically everything "wrong," and yet I am satisfied.
If I can help you in any way, please feel free to reach out directly. We can even arrange a call or video chat if that would help.
Basically, neither option is strictly right or wrong, so I don’t see a need for a snap judgment.
We had the exact same, including late-night, considerations here. We got boards, compared them, read up, and felt and examined them thoroughly.
My preference was for “oiled” because it felt more natural overall, while lacquered came across as shiny and cheap-looking.
In the end, our decision came down to availability, as only one supplier had the large quantity of matt lacquered flooring we needed. So again... looking at boards, feeling them, tapping, thinking... reading, and eventually calling the manufacturer twice. They probably stopped answering the phone eventually.
I think we were also influenced by a comment from a woman at the manufacturer who told me why she had exactly this parquet installed in her own apartment.
Firstly, this "matt lacquered" is not the same as the usual lacquered finish, but something similar to UV oiled... sorry, I’m missing the exact technical term.
You don’t have to regularly re-oil this floor or clear out everything as you would with an oiled floor — which, given the size of the rooms and my age (and chronic laziness), sounded much more convenient. Also, this “matt” surface feels slightly textured rather than the smooth, shiny finish I had feared.
If I look at the picture of your PD450 on the website, I would say it is the same floor we have here. If you lived in Saxony, I would have just said, come by for a quick look.
When it comes to durability, I can’t really say, as I believe every hardwood floor tends to hide scratches better than, for example, stains on carpet or chips on tiles.
I personally wouldn’t hesitate to choose this flooring even with small children, because sooner or later, any floor (even the ones at Mom and Dad’s) will have some marks. We’re talking about a very thin layer of lacquer or oil here — a dropped knife won’t care much.
The above-mentioned plastic-like effect doesn’t exist with this matt lacquered finish, so you have to be careful to really compare apples to apples. I wouldn’t want the “regular” lacquered finish either.
So at first, I was against it, but was overruled by availability and now I’m very happy with it. It was also installed as a floating floor, so basically everything "wrong," and yet I am satisfied.
If I can help you in any way, please feel free to reach out directly. We can even arrange a call or video chat if that would help.
Basically, neither option is strictly right or wrong, so I don’t see a need for a snap judgment.
Thank you all for your support! 😉
I don’t usually overthink any other trades as much as I do with the flooring. I’m not sure if it’s justified or not. But the wood floor is really important to me 🙂
Even though I’ve decided on the manufacturer, I’m still struggling to choose the right product, especially since the marketing descriptions all sound very similar, if not identical. I’ll figure out the differences eventually and hope I don’t make any impulsive decisions 🙂
As for glue-down or floating installation, I’m not sure. I’m already laughing at myself because I’ve bought 10 buckets of adhesive but now I’m leaning towards floating installation, almost as a concession to my wife. She didn’t want engineered hardwood, and if she did, it shouldn’t be glued down. So I’ll probably swap the adhesive for an underlay, make my wife happy, and save myself the trouble of gluing 🙂
In that case, whether the floor is oiled, UV-oiled, or lacquered might not make much difference, and if necessary, the floor will be easier to replace than with full-surface gluing.
So, thank you for your contributions and your invitation @pagoni2020! Unfortunately, Saxony isn’t exactly around the corner from North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), although I would love to visit Dresden again sometime.
Have a nice evening!
I don’t usually overthink any other trades as much as I do with the flooring. I’m not sure if it’s justified or not. But the wood floor is really important to me 🙂
Even though I’ve decided on the manufacturer, I’m still struggling to choose the right product, especially since the marketing descriptions all sound very similar, if not identical. I’ll figure out the differences eventually and hope I don’t make any impulsive decisions 🙂
As for glue-down or floating installation, I’m not sure. I’m already laughing at myself because I’ve bought 10 buckets of adhesive but now I’m leaning towards floating installation, almost as a concession to my wife. She didn’t want engineered hardwood, and if she did, it shouldn’t be glued down. So I’ll probably swap the adhesive for an underlay, make my wife happy, and save myself the trouble of gluing 🙂
In that case, whether the floor is oiled, UV-oiled, or lacquered might not make much difference, and if necessary, the floor will be easier to replace than with full-surface gluing.
So, thank you for your contributions and your invitation @pagoni2020! Unfortunately, Saxony isn’t exactly around the corner from North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), although I would love to visit Dresden again sometime.
Have a nice evening!
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nordanney2 Mar 2021 16:54netuser schrieb:
And even though I have chosen the manufacturer, I’m struggling to find THE right one, especially since the marketing-enhanced descriptions are all very similar or almost identical. But I’m still figuring out the differences and hope I won’t make a hasty decision in the end 🙂 Just don’t commit to a single manufacturer. Commit to the wood type. To the plank size. To the installation method. But please, not to the manufacturer. In principle, it doesn’t really matter which one you pick. I’ve handled parquet flooring ranging from 20€ to 140€ per square meter (around $22 to $150 per square yard), installed it, and lived with it. Wood is wood. They were all basically the same.
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