Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Oct 13, 2014 5:40 pm Would like to hear opinions on both options. Also price etc. Some background, existing house has hard floor with gaps and holes in them after wall was removed. Brand new kitchen cabinets has been installed, with waterfall stone, on existing floor. Buying european engineered oak. Here are afew things the installer said after seeing the job in person which I don't know if it's true or not. He strongly recommend glue down. - Glue down is more solid. - Glue down + secret nail = less movement of the floor which is good (?) Means I can leave less gap for expansion around the edge. - Floating the floor will lead to gaps or cracking between floors in some cases through the movement (expansion and contraction) - Floating means I have to buy underlay, glue down means they will buy glue so material price wise it's similar. - Also with the sound dampening factor, says the bostik glue they use will dampen the noise, so i guess acts abit like underlay? - Floating means I won't be able to sand it down the track where as glue down will. - Glue down is more labour intensive so will cost more. $35m2 I was quoted for install. Is this price reasonable? Does all this sound about right? Also, we installing carpet in the rooms and I understand floorboard should go in first, in the hallway, then carpet in the room to butt up, but say we can't have this as need to move in soonish, can carpet go in first and then floorboard? what would we compromise? Thanks in advance. Re: glue down vs floating floor 2Oct 14, 2014 9:39 am all of those things are exactly what I heard as well from various flooring companies regarding direct stick or floating. At the end of the day they both have their advantages and disadvantages and its really up to you what you want. We eventually decided on direct stick because we don't like the hollow sound that is caused by the floating floors. My build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=68002 Sam There is a much stronger glue than liquid nails. It's called T Rex and will stick your timber to the concrete. Cheers Simeon 1 1545 Thanks, that's the motivation I needed to give it a try sooner rather than one day! 4 2983 Thanks Simon, I guess I'm no concerned with the volume of the noise rather that dead and hollow sound and feel that is associated with floating floors. But I'm not sure… 3 6112 |