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How to install a floor using adhesive
Both solid and engineered floors can be installed using wood flooring adhesive, Real Oak Floorsrecommend the use of Everbuild 650 Wood Flooring Adhesive and Everbuild 750 Quick DryingFlooring Adhesive. There are two main techniques for installing using adhesive which will both beexplained. Please remember that solid floors are always recommended to be glued down, not using thefloating method.
Floating Floor Method
The floating floor method of fixing the wood flooring is done by gluing the tongues and grooves of thefloor together. This creates a new floor which is “floating” over the original floor. Floors can be floatedover any solid subfloor and it is the preferred method for laying engineered floors.It is a good option when the subfloor moisture content is unknown as a damp proof membrane can beused between the floor and subfloor to prevent moisture rising into the new flooring. When floating afloor, an underlay must be used to dampen any echo and extra noise.This echo is caused by two hard surfaces together which have a space between them. The noiseechoes in this void. The underlay is used to prevent any echo as the two hard surfaces will not betouching.There is a wide range of underlays for use when floating the floor – all of which are adequate however one of the best on the market is Silentfloor Gold manufactured by Timbermate. This is a very denseunderlay which means there is less sound echo from foot traffic. Generally the more dense an underlaythe less noise!
To float the floor:
Lay out the damp proof membrane (if required) ensuring that the edges of the membrane continue upthe side of the skirting. Lay out the underlay ensuring all areas of the floor are covered. Any areas leftuncovered with the underlay will cause a bounce in the new floor and will be noisier. A PVA adhesive isused to glue the boards together.Fit the floor by placing two beads of adhesive along the upper and lower sides of the “groove” joint. (Itis a common mistake to think that the boards need to be glued along the “tongue” – this will simplypush the adhesive too far into the joint and not create a firm bond between the boards.) You mustensure that the beads of glue are constant and not intermittent as this can cause the boards to creak if the joint is not constant.Leave the joints and glue to dry before walking on the floor. Any PVA glue which has spilled onto theboards can easily be wiped off a lacquered or oiled board, or sanded off an unfinished floor. It must be1
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