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To screed or not to screed?

  • 19-02-2009 5:12pm
    #1
    40701085
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭


    I'm (still) trying to decide whether to go with engineered floors or solid timber floors. Anyone care to add to the pro's & cons list below to enlighten me further & help me decide...?

    Timber Floors Pro's:
    • Real wood, unique colours
    • Can be sanded
    • No need for screed, just insulate, batten & nail floorboards.
    • No waiting for screed to dry
    Timber Floors Con's:
    • May sound hollow/noisy
    • Easy to Scratch/damage
    • Expensive
    • Timber will move with fluctuating moisture content
    • Some engineered floors have 3/16" surface that can take some sandings
    • If you change your mind & ditch the wood, there's no screed underneath to fix an alternative flooring type to
    The alternative where I could sink the battens in the screed is the best of both worlds, but that's spending money I just can't afford...:(


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  • #2
    sinnerboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭sinnerboy


    40701085 wrote: »
    I'm (still) trying to decide whether to go with engineered floors or solid timber floors. Anyone care to add to the pro's & cons list below to enlighten me further & help me decide...?

    Timber Floors Pro's:
    • Real wood, unique colours
    • Can be sanded
    • No need for screed, just insulate, batten & nail floorboards.
    • No waiting for screed to dry
    Timber Floors Con's:
    • May sound hollow/noisy
    • Easy to Scratch/damage
    • Expensive
    • Timber will move with fluctuating moisture content
    • Some engineered floors have 3/16" surface that can take some sandings
    • If you change your mind & ditch the wood, there's no screed underneath to fix an alternative flooring type to
    The alternative where I could sink the battens in the screed is the best of both worlds, but that's spending money I just can't afford...:(

    Sinking battens in screed in the worst of both worlds . Difficult to build - and if you or a future owner wants a tiles floor - you'd have to dig them out

    Semi solids have all the advantages of solids but none of the disadvantages

    They are loose laid on underlay so movement is taken care of
    They have plenty of scope for re sanding
    They are resistant to cupping / shrinking


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