Hi, I am planning to level the floor structure in my condominium, and I've received approval to proceed with the work. The final goal is to install herringbone parquet flooring, in a classic style.
A question about the subfloor: the association would prefer that I use pine planks. Besides being a bit more expensive, I'm mainly wondering about the end result. In my view, shouldn't a pine subfloor move more than chipboard and thus over time negatively affect the herringbone parquet? Wouldn't it be two materials that move due to moisture?
What do you see as the pros and cons of chipboard vs. pine as a subfloor under the condition that a 16 mm thick oak herringbone parquet will be laid on it?
All help and input are greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Christer
A question about the subfloor: the association would prefer that I use pine planks. Besides being a bit more expensive, I'm mainly wondering about the end result. In my view, shouldn't a pine subfloor move more than chipboard and thus over time negatively affect the herringbone parquet? Wouldn't it be two materials that move due to moisture?
What do you see as the pros and cons of chipboard vs. pine as a subfloor under the condition that a 16 mm thick oak herringbone parquet will be laid on it?
All help and input are greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Christer
Huggan thanks for the quick response, somewhat as I suspected.
I wrote the text with my little baby crawling around, so I'll summarize what I'm contemplating:
Background:
- Need to straighten the joists, and got approval from the HOA.
- Then I'm planning to install single-strip oak parquet in a herringbone pattern.
- The HOA wishes for me to use pine flooring as a subfloor instead of particleboard.
- I want to achieve the best result possible and therefore want to choose the technique that ensures the best outcome over time.
So questions:
- Which material is best suited from a herringbone flooring perspective? Gaps etc., now and over time?
- Is there any difference in sound insulation toward the apartment below?
- The property is from 1911, is there anything about the building's construction that argues for one or the other?
- If I need to persuade the HOA to allow particleboard, how do you recommend I argue with the HOA?
I wrote the text with my little baby crawling around, so I'll summarize what I'm contemplating:
Background:
- Need to straighten the joists, and got approval from the HOA.
- Then I'm planning to install single-strip oak parquet in a herringbone pattern.
- The HOA wishes for me to use pine flooring as a subfloor instead of particleboard.
- I want to achieve the best result possible and therefore want to choose the technique that ensures the best outcome over time.
So questions:
- Which material is best suited from a herringbone flooring perspective? Gaps etc., now and over time?
- Is there any difference in sound insulation toward the apartment below?
- The property is from 1911, is there anything about the building's construction that argues for one or the other?
- If I need to persuade the HOA to allow particleboard, how do you recommend I argue with the HOA?
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· Västernorrland
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it probably doesn't matter if you lay plank instead if you just screw each plank separately and carefully. Any movement that might occur is then isolated to the single plank and then everything evens out.
Now, I have never laid parquet but a floating subfloor in the form of masonite is something that insulates the subfloor's movements even more. It might be enough to tape the seams with something and then let it float.
Now, I have never laid parquet but a floating subfloor in the form of masonite is something that insulates the subfloor's movements even more. It might be enough to tape the seams with something and then let it float.
Thank you Stefan!
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