ᐅ Install hardwood flooring continuously using the floating method
Created on: 3 May 2024 22:52
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HansBauHello everyone,
In a house that is about 25 years old, we want to remove the carpet on the upper floor and replace it with floating parquet flooring installed over an impact sound insulation layer. There is no underfloor heating.
We would prefer to do this without transition strips between the rooms.
My current thoughts on this:
- Leave about 10 to 15mm (0.4 to 0.6 inches) gap between the parquet and the walls.
- I would start laying the floorboards in the hallway with the plank marked in red and from there create a kind of "framework" (marked in yellow) to align the parquet as well as possible to the walls, then begin laying into the individual rooms.
- Unfortunately, I cannot take exact room measurements yet, as we won’t get access to the house until July. I used the dimensions from the building plan minus the plaster thickness. I will also work on the fine adjustment of the plank widths.
- The planned parquet is from Meister (2200 x 180 x 13mm³ (87 x 7 x 0.5 inches)) with a Multiclick system.
What do you think, could I have problems with swelling/shrinkage of the parquet with floating installation due to fluctuations in humidity and temperature?
What surprises me is that the floor’s installation instructions recommend a 15mm (0.6 inches) edge gap. The corresponding skirting boards usually have a width of 16mm (0.6 inches). If the parquet slightly "works" (shrinks), shouldn’t it immediately slip out from under the skirting board?
I understand that continuous laying is not textbook standard, but we would prefer it that way. 🙂
Thank you very much for your assessments!
In a house that is about 25 years old, we want to remove the carpet on the upper floor and replace it with floating parquet flooring installed over an impact sound insulation layer. There is no underfloor heating.
We would prefer to do this without transition strips between the rooms.
My current thoughts on this:
- Leave about 10 to 15mm (0.4 to 0.6 inches) gap between the parquet and the walls.
- I would start laying the floorboards in the hallway with the plank marked in red and from there create a kind of "framework" (marked in yellow) to align the parquet as well as possible to the walls, then begin laying into the individual rooms.
- Unfortunately, I cannot take exact room measurements yet, as we won’t get access to the house until July. I used the dimensions from the building plan minus the plaster thickness. I will also work on the fine adjustment of the plank widths.
- The planned parquet is from Meister (2200 x 180 x 13mm³ (87 x 7 x 0.5 inches)) with a Multiclick system.
What do you think, could I have problems with swelling/shrinkage of the parquet with floating installation due to fluctuations in humidity and temperature?
What surprises me is that the floor’s installation instructions recommend a 15mm (0.6 inches) edge gap. The corresponding skirting boards usually have a width of 16mm (0.6 inches). If the parquet slightly "works" (shrinks), shouldn’t it immediately slip out from under the skirting board?
I understand that continuous laying is not textbook standard, but we would prefer it that way. 🙂
Thank you very much for your assessments!
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