Just wondering if the tounge and groove of a floating glued floor should be a snug fit for the adhesive to be effective? Got some wood to fit on a job and the joins seem a bit slack. :?
It should be snug - not too tight and not too loose, both can cause problems - different ones. Did the client purchase the wood? If so, where and have you informed them you doubt the quality?
Thanks for the info, the customer has supplied herself. She has also bought the glue and underlay as the fitting instructions recommend floating. The product I think is 14mm solid bamboo and about 90mm wide. I think I might swerve it because there is quite a bit of vertical movement on the join when you dry fit the planks together.
I wouldn't take this job on you're going to get all sorts of problems, tell them to take the underlay back and do it properly.
That width should not be installed floating, but fully bonded to a suitable underfloor/subfloor. It will have too many joints (acting as hinges) making the floor unstable when installed floating.
Trust me I've mentioned fully sticking it at £xxxx extra cost, but this customer has read the manucturers instructions which clearly say to fit the stuff floated and doesn't mention any other fitting method. So the customer now thinks I'm trying to con them and saying that the manufacturer should know best on installation of there own product. Well I suppose I'd better give this one a miss. What gets me is why do these company's put the wrong fitting guidelines on there own gear? Is it to open up there product to the DIY market?
normally poorly translated or written by the people who are making it that dont know what there talking about and have stole instructions from else where. A lot Chinese import stuff like this.
Mate, I had the exact same thing with a customer. They wanted solid oak floated on fibre board underlay and even called me back after agreeing to go with Dpm, levelling and glue saying I was trying to rip them off. I showed them a few instructions online from wood floor companies and a few pictures and they started to come around to it. After it was done they had me back to do the dining room and doing the master bedroom next month. If i had floated it I doubt they would of been as happy with the end result.
