Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Battens under the timber flooring 3May 07, 2011 9:44 pm Building our custom design "Dream Home" Follow my Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46820 Contract Signed - 28/04/11 Siteworks Commenced - 20/06/11 Re: Battens under the timber flooring 9May 14, 2011 1:05 pm Huggy_B I dont know why people would put ply or battens down on a perfectly good substrate of concrete? Complicating a pretty simply process IMO... Using plywood would mean you should be able to get a better quality finish. But really depends on the house. If it is just a basic square room you are doing then you might not see the different. However it gives you more options when nailing an glueing. Also over time it is possible that the boards might loosen and pop up when just nailing to concrete. This is because sometime you may not get a perfect bond espeically if there is a low spot on the slab. ALso ply wood is not going to crack like a slab would. In my house i put plywood throughout the house even in the carpet area. The carpet is warmer under the feed and so is the timber floor. On a really cold night you would otherwise feel the cold of the slab coming through. Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15886 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16105 |