I am going to install underfloor heating loops and then parquet on my upper floor.
I haven't installed the door frames yet nor have I built the sliding door section/frame where there will be a sliding door. I will also build wardrobes.
I was thinking of first laying the underfloor heating loops and then the parquet, and only after that installing the frame and door, as well as building the wardrobe.
Is it the wrong order to wait with the door frames, or does it work?
Building the wardrobe on top of the parquet shouldn't be a problem, right?
I haven't installed the door frames yet nor have I built the sliding door section/frame where there will be a sliding door. I will also build wardrobes.
I was thinking of first laying the underfloor heating loops and then the parquet, and only after that installing the frame and door, as well as building the wardrobe.
Is it the wrong order to wait with the door frames, or does it work?
Building the wardrobe on top of the parquet shouldn't be a problem, right?
It has happened that it is discovered after a year that the parquet swells unacceptably. Then it can be a bit tricky to pick it up without tearing down the closet. Furthermore, it is easier to know where to screw if you don't have to worry about hitting the heating coil. On the other hand, you can end the parquet where you will have floor joists and possibly thresholds.
Well, indirectly on question 2. I have removed all thresholds at home and laid the floor in one piece.
I haven't missed the thresholds, and it's a wonderfully smooth whole with an ocean of parquet (91 sqm ;-) without interruption. So I say YES, wait with frames and skip the thresholds!
I haven't missed the thresholds, and it's a wonderfully smooth whole with an ocean of parquet (91 sqm ;-) without interruption. So I say YES, wait with frames and skip the thresholds!
I usually never attach the threshold to the frame, but let it lie loosely in place when I attach the frame. Then I remove the threshold and mill a groove in it so that I can insert the floor about 10mm under the threshold. You screw the threshold with countersunk screws or attach it with a few small dabs of adhesive after the floor is laid. In this way, you can remove the thresholds the next time you change the floor surface so that the new floor always disappears under the threshold, avoiding unnecessary gaps that need to be filled or listed. It may also vary how the threshold is intended to be attached to the frame, so you might need to modify a bit if you want it to be removable.
Akhagen - I understand that if you do it like that, you can get cracks etc - have you laid it so that you have all the joints in the doorway - or do you have some planks "straight through" the doorway?
- was it a long time ago you laid the floor - cracks?
- was it a long time ago you laid the floor - cracks?
AndersS - so you mean that it's not a problem to install the floor first and then put in the frame? Or could it be that the frame doesn't fit in height and therefore you need to mill the threshold - and then maybe the frame needs to go in before the parquet - so that it fits?
I probably need to find the height of the frame sides - haven't bought any yet - and measure.
The reason I want to wait with the frame is that I haven't installed a frame before and I'm sure I'll put it in wrong/high/too low if I install it before the floor is laid.
I probably need to find the height of the frame sides - haven't bought any yet - and measure.
The reason I want to wait with the frame is that I haven't installed a frame before and I'm sure I'll put it in wrong/high/too low if I install it before the floor is laid.
You can put the frame in place after you've laid the floor, at least in the cases where I've worked with this. What do you mean by the frame sides? Do you have existing doors without a frame or what are you thinking here? The frame is set in place with about a 10-15mm gap around it against the studs so that you can adjust it.
make the opening always 213cm then it fits.
first, lay the parquet then install the frame.
you splice the parquet under the threshold around 3 cm.
in between, screw the threshold...
best regards
snickar estwing
first, lay the parquet then install the frame.
you splice the parquet under the threshold around 3 cm.
in between, screw the threshold...
best regards
snickar estwing
ok the opening is ready, I'm not at home so I need to measure it - but from memory, I think about 210-213 cm (might be after the parquet is laid - need to check).
I will lay 22mm chipboard, underfloor heating plate, plastic, underlay paper + 14mm parquet on the existing floor.
I haven't bought either doors or frames yet - hence why I'm unsure if the frames will fit in the opening or not - I will measure the opening when I get home in a day or so.
thanks for the posts.
anyone else who has done like akhagen and laid floors between rooms without thresholds?
I will lay 22mm chipboard, underfloor heating plate, plastic, underlay paper + 14mm parquet on the existing floor.
I haven't bought either doors or frames yet - hence why I'm unsure if the frames will fit in the opening or not - I will measure the opening when I get home in a day or so.
thanks for the posts.
anyone else who has done like akhagen and laid floors between rooms without thresholds?
I have up to 9 meters in a row with regular click parquet. Slightly daring but oh so stylish. I can't quite understand the threshold thing except for soundproofing purposes; I haven't missed them at all.
I highly recommend going without. If someone regrets it, they can probably add a threshold later, either recessed or on top.
I don't have any cracks and don't expect any. If something is going to happen, I guess it will be gaps at the edges if the wood shrinks too much, or bumps if it swells too much. The floor is just over a year old, and thus has survived both February and July without problems. I have some corners on certain parquet boards that have lifted, but I think that's due to poor quality and some juice spillage (3-year-old ;-).
I have both doorways where the parquet runs straight into the room and where it runs across. Right there, there have been 1x1 cm gaps because it can't be laid any which way, but today I've filled them with filler and plastic wood.
One thing each day, and you'll finish a full renovation in a couple of years, I believe ;-)
Good luck!
I highly recommend going without. If someone regrets it, they can probably add a threshold later, either recessed or on top.
I don't have any cracks and don't expect any. If something is going to happen, I guess it will be gaps at the edges if the wood shrinks too much, or bumps if it swells too much. The floor is just over a year old, and thus has survived both February and July without problems. I have some corners on certain parquet boards that have lifted, but I think that's due to poor quality and some juice spillage (3-year-old ;-).
I have both doorways where the parquet runs straight into the room and where it runs across. Right there, there have been 1x1 cm gaps because it can't be laid any which way, but today I've filled them with filler and plastic wood.
One thing each day, and you'll finish a full renovation in a couple of years, I believe ;-)
Good luck!
ok interesting - I also think it would look nice without thresholds - we'll see if I dare to skip stopping the floor at each threshold (as suppliers indicate)
I also have underfloor heating which might affect the floor further
I also have underfloor heating which might affect the floor further