Hello, and thanks to anyone who can offer a bit of advice. Some years ago I laid reclaimed Teak (with old bitumen) onto a tiled floor using Lecol adhesive and finished with Bona Kemi; that's what I read at the time from forums like this, and I never regretted the decision. Worked perfectly. I'm now moving to a small, old, 2 bed bungalow with a suspended floor. I've taken the joists and plates and boards all out and am in the process of replacing with new timber. The vents are cleared and I'm confident of decent cross-ventilation as I go forward. I researched the most appropriate sheeting to lay on the joists, and feel that OSB and MR MDF and even MR chipboard aren't suitable, and that 18 or 22 mm plywood would be best, with the parquet laid on top. Once again I'm going to use Lecol and BKemi.... Here's my question: Do I need to prime the plywood, or can I lay adhesive straight onto the ply? Any feedback would be great, and much appreciated! Thxs.
You will need to use a flexible wood adhesive if your going on to ply. The lecol yourbtalking about could be a ridged set? I don’t think you will need to prime the ply but check with the adhesive manufacturer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
many thanks for responding. much appreciated.... not at all sure what 'ridged set' means, not a term i've come across, but i think you're right, i should get i touch with the adhesive manufacturers and see what they have to say..... that makes sense. many thanks again. G.
def need to check with the guys at Lecol! i'm sure the stuff they sell is flexible, allowing for seasonal movement and all that malarky, but i'm not 100%. i used the adhesive on concrete and tile before, with no problems at all... expensive stuff, but very reliable. thanks again for your help....
No mention of fitting on ply wood but chipboard is fine as long as it’s screwed down and doesn’t move and you install the floor diagonally to the floor joists Make of that what you will Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
