Hello,
the parquet flooring was installed in our house at the end of last week.
It was planned for the screed to be lower than in the adjacent rooms (kitchen and hallway).
We do NOT have any "extra-thin" parquet, which apparently exists for cases without a lowered screed.
Nevertheless, the parquet is now about 1.2 cm (0.5 inches) lower than the adjacent floor level. Our site manager and the flooring installer say this is "normal" and therefore not a defect. They claim there are no specific guidelines or standard measurements.
We find this very disturbing because such a large difference cannot simply be adjusted by "overlaying" the floor.
Online, I only found one reference in regulations for public areas regarding this issue.
They consider a difference from 4 mm (0.16 inches) upwards as a tripping hazard.
Could anyone tell me if it is possible to apply these kinds of standards or recommendations to private homes in any way?
Raising the floor level is unfortunately not an option because it would significantly affect the function of the underfloor heating.
Best regards,
Hilaria
the parquet flooring was installed in our house at the end of last week.
It was planned for the screed to be lower than in the adjacent rooms (kitchen and hallway).
We do NOT have any "extra-thin" parquet, which apparently exists for cases without a lowered screed.
Nevertheless, the parquet is now about 1.2 cm (0.5 inches) lower than the adjacent floor level. Our site manager and the flooring installer say this is "normal" and therefore not a defect. They claim there are no specific guidelines or standard measurements.
We find this very disturbing because such a large difference cannot simply be adjusted by "overlaying" the floor.
Online, I only found one reference in regulations for public areas regarding this issue.
They consider a difference from 4 mm (0.16 inches) upwards as a tripping hazard.
Could anyone tell me if it is possible to apply these kinds of standards or recommendations to private homes in any way?
Raising the floor level is unfortunately not an option because it would significantly affect the function of the underfloor heating.
Best regards,
Hilaria
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Bieber081515 Feb 2016 11:02Sebastian79 schrieb:
then you have at most a 1-2mm (0.04-0.08 inch) edge, which is covered anyway by a strip. You wrote above "on one level." Now you mention an edge that is covered with a strip. I understand edge and strip, that’s clear. I wanted to have “level” and “strip” explained, but that’s no longer necessary.
Of course, the screed has tolerances. However, you can specify different screed heights. The difference should perhaps be larger than the tolerance limit (see DIN 18202). For parquet and similar flooring, the subfloor usually needs separate preparation anyway (sanding down, vacuuming, filling with 2 to 3mm (0.08-0.12 inch) of leveling compound).
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Sebastian7915 Feb 2016 11:05No, why should the screed be modified for properly and correctly installed parquet? What do you mean by "things like that"?
As I already said, you know the answer, and I’m not interested in these strange games. You haven’t written anything new either...
As I already said, you know the answer, and I’m not interested in these strange games. You haven’t written anything new either...
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Bieber081529 Feb 2016 21:48Our floor coverings (top layer plus adhesive) differ in thickness by approximately 8 mm (0.3 inches). Accordingly, the screed installer was asked to compensate for this height difference. In my opinion, he did this very well. The rest now has to be handled by the floor installers...
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