Levels for a solid wood floor ?

bbam

Hi..
Just wondering, if I want a solid wood floor to finish level with surrounding floors what do I need to leave?. I've been told 2" would be fine.. What have other folks done ??

Cheers
bbam

sinnerboy

that sounds excessive

boards tend to be 18-25mm

remember to allow concrete to dry at rate of 1mm per day

if using over under floor heating better to use a semi solid board

construct06

thats if u lay the flooring directly down on concrete.

what i tend to do is, build a wooden frame on top of the concrete sub floor.like a stud partition, laid on the floor. then i anchor pin to the floor, after levelling up of course. then insulate between. then plywood across the top and then lay the wooden flooring. Nice wooden suspended floor affect.

depth required would be 4" for the 4"x2"s, 18mm for the ply and 18mm for the boards

sinnerboy

construct06 wrote: »

thats if u lay the flooring directly down on concrete.

what i tend to do is, build a wooden frame on top of the concrete sub floor.like a stud partition, laid on the floor. then i anchor pin to the floor, after levelling up of course. then insulate between. then plywood across the top and then lay the wooden flooring. Nice wooden suspended floor affect.

depth required would be 4" for the 4"x2"s, 18mm for the ply and 18mm for the boards

Folks - don't do this with UFH ( not suggesting that you DO Constrcuct06 )
you'll freeze

kadman

sinnerboy wrote: »

Folks - don't do this with UFH ( not suggesting that you DO Constrcuct06 )
you'll freeze

Has the OP mentioned the use of UFH yet...

kadman

sinnerboy

no . that why i addressed post to "folks" .

in case others read the thread , others who may also be installing ufh .

glad you picked me up though kadman