Thread: Solid Timber floorboards & acclimatisation?

Originally Posted by BillyBudd

THe best way to reduce cupping is to cut and lay your boards unfinished and upside down, screwing down every 5th one. Then leave for 6 months to acclimatise. Then unscrew, flip and nail/glue and finish.

Ummm... NO.
I've seen a 130mm floor that was cut in ,laid upside down for 3 months and then flipped over and nailed off.

It looked like corragated iron. You could not walk on it the cupping was so bad.
For a good floor install, do the correct procedures for installation. DO NOT cut corners. Use membranes. Climatise only if needed. allow enough expansion joints (cork or gaps). use the correct fixings. use the correct adhesive. Don't try and save a few nails be spreading them out too far. DO NOT use liquid nails or water based glues. Only use the recommended adhesives.Get a Pro. Ensure that the installer is going to do the floor the way YOU want it. NOT the way he wants to lay it. Research the subject. Ask questions from people who know what they are talking about. NOT from a builder. NOT from an architect. NOT from a mate. BUT from a hardwood flooring professional or manufacturer.
Correct Hardwood Flooring installation is so easy.
It is the lack of site preparation and installation skill that causes the problems.

Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
Grafton

This man speak the truth...

Does your company have a good quality guide available on the net covering the ins and outs of flooring trev ?
Seems to be a need for one going by all the queries here.

G'day,Your holyness.
No, we don't.
We rely on the resources of Timber Queensland and TRADAC for all the info relating to flooring installation. They have far more experience in this field than I do.
I was only talking to our largest customer the other day. He was saying that he has no trouble at all with our flooring, yet other manufacturers were doing resupply for faulty flooring.
We have probably the tightest quality control for flooring that you can get.

EG: we run an inline moisture meter behind our moulder. every stick of flooring gets checked for moisture content. Any that are too dry or too wet get sprayed with black paint for the entire length of the piece. This makes it unusable for flooring. We split it on a sawbench and use it for edge protector strips to stop rope or chain damage to the good flooring.

We have on our main flooring production line, 6 qualified timber graderman. So each stick of flooring passes through these blokes hands and eyes. What one might miss, the next will get.

Sure it all costs money, and we don't sell the cheapest flooring. But we do sell quality.

Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
Grafton

jesus you're certainly thorough.

trouble is all that goes out the window somewhat when it gets on site and into the wrong hands

but you've done all you can at your end...

Originally Posted by glock40sw

We have on our main flooring production line, 6 qualified timber graderman. So each stick of flooring passes through these blokes hands and eyes. What one might miss, the next will get.


Trevor

How the heck do you get all 6 to stay in the one spot long enough to do any work Trev?

Originally Posted by E. maculata

How the heck do you get all 6 to stay in the one spot long enough to do any work Trev?

Ban smoking on site...