A structure is robust because it has a strong
base on which you build the walls and everything else. This is the sub-floor, a
part of the house or office structure you do not see. You see it when you lay
the floor and must prepare the sub-floor first.
Find out how much
material you need
When we begin to fix wood flooring we get an estimate of the material we need by
taking the floor area. For rectangular sections, this is the product of the
length and breadth. For instance, if the length is 12.4 feet and the breath is
17.9 feet, then the floor area is 12.5 x 17.9 = 222 square feet. Add 10% of the
area to account for wastage and you have the amount of material you need as
244 square feet.
Once you have the material, you ensure the sub-floor is clean, level, dry, and strong. Remove any dust and debris and lay
the damp proofing membrane. You must do the door trimming because the height of
the room in now changed. Cut the door frames as needed so the boards can fit
below.
Different methods
for fixing the floor
We have many methods of fixing the flooring.
The first is the floating method and it is so called because we do not use any
glue. The boards stay in place due to locks in the wooden planks or using
tongue and groove. The first method is the click method where each plank has a
locking mechanism that secures the neighboring plank. This way, we fix the
flooring planks without nails or glue.
The second method without adhesives is the
tongue and groove technique. In this, the planks have grooves on one of the
thin sides and have grooves on the other side. So, they fit together like a
jigsaw puzzle. This is the other way you can fix wood flooring over the sub-floor.
