Wooden flooring?

Question

Any one out there know how to lay 20mm thick oak floorboards direct onto quarry tiles, I do not have room to screw bearers down, I know there are adhesives for laying tiles on wood, would these do to lay wood onto tiles

Answer 1

If your oak floor boards are not T & G have them milled to T & G. That done you can install a floating floor. You will need room for 1/4" polycell foam under the flooring.

Prepwork: I recommend that you shotblast the quarry tile floor you have and then "level it using "Ardex" cement based leveling compound which you can feather from 3" to nothing. Once you have the sub-floor leveled, put down the polycell cushion.

PIck the starting wall, and the first strip you install will be your 1/2" cork strip, followed by your 1st T & G floori board - you don't need nailers or spacers. Just fit the floor snug to the cork. Biscuit cut & lock the b utt ends to one anotheras you go, forming tight joints

Make sure to acclimatize the flooring to the room(s) you are going to install the flooring in by bring the flooriing into the house and storing it in the area for a week prior to installation. If it is in wrappings or cases, remove it from the wrappings & casings, and stack in with slats between boards so the air can circulate around the boards and the humidity can balance.

You did not say if the floor boards were finished or not. If they were not finished I would recommend that the floor be left alone for 30 - 45 days unsealed and un- waxed after you get it installed.

In the mean time, as soon as you are ready to install your floor - if it is unfinished - you have to decide if you are going to finish it your self or have the floor professionally finihsed. There are a number of good courses offered by DIY stores on finishing wood floors, - and they have all the rental equipment and products you need to do the job. You did not mention the species of Oak flooring you have, some species like red and black oak can be quite dramatic with an oil rubbed finish, in lieu of a traditional stained and urethane finish. Something to consider.

There are also accents you can add like inlays, borders, stringing, hatching, weaving, pickling, distressing, dowel pinning, and so on. Some of these features are best left to experienced professionals.

Finally, removing quarry tile and grout can be a tough job, or it can be an easy job - depending on the sub-strate, the thickness and condition of the setting bed, the condition of the tile & grout, and the size, configuration, and location of the area in question.. Have you tried removing the existing quarry tile? Doing so would allow you to use the "traditional" plank floor setting methods.

Good Luck

Answer 2

I would not lay wood over any type of natural stone....EVER!!! I'm a contractor and can tell you that your best option is to remove the tile, and get to the subfloor. The install the floor the conventional way. Stone, masonry, and wood all expand and contract at different speeds and directions. Quary stone for the most part will wick moisture thru and into the bottom of the wood, causing damage. Do it right the first time, and remove the tile. You may even have to lay new plywood on the subfloor to give yourself a better surface to nail to. I would also stay away from adhesives, as wood floors will expand and contract at different speeds. using glue will not allow a good range of motion, and the floor will eventually bing, cup, or check.

Good Luck.

Answer 3

What are the tiles laid on? A wooden floor? You could lift the tiles and do a proper job of it right from the start. To glue the wood to the tiles wouldn't work out too well as over time(anything from a day to years) the action of walking over it and the natural expanding and contracting of it will break up the glue and you will have a very creaky and loose floor on your hands.

Answer 4

You don't use adhesive for wood, it has to be able to shrink and swell with the seasons. Do you already have the flooring? If not - Sounds like the new floating floor system would be your best bet.
It's been out long enough now that you get it pretty cheap.

Answer 5

If the tiles are just glued to a wooden floor, remove them, by braking them up & shovel them away, but if they are on a cement base, then U have to frame a 2" sub-floor with 2" X 2" & lay it on that.

Answer 6

Elastion works on level concrete, I dont know if it's suitable for quarry tiles, read this and contact the makers for advice.

http://www.elastilon.com/english/index_english.htm

Answer 7

If you have no experience in laying wood flooring I would recommend getting a licensed contractor out to your place to do it for you.

I work construction and know of a fella that tried to do his own wood flooring with no experience himself and ended up with $18,000 worth of wood flooring that was put down wrong and had to be torn up.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I way prefer wooden floors but has to be carpet in the bedrooms.

Answer 10

If you go back to the store you bought the tile in they would be able to answer your question better then most people, unless they have done this before.