Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Expansion joints in timber floors 23Aug 05, 2010 9:47 am Thanks very much, Tracy! Here is the thread that has lots of explanations on the issue: http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1272&hilit=post+photo In short, the steps are: 1. Create your account on imageshack image hosting site 2. Add your photos there 3. Then go back to h1 and insert the link to the photo inside your post. Eg. (this is from memory), for the pic that you want to show, inside imageshack, copy the image code (I think it's called Forums or mentions that word) and then simply paste it into your post here. Test. If it doesn't work and you can't make it work, it doesn't matter, as long as you give us the code, we could probably fix it for you My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Expansion joints in timber floors 24Aug 05, 2010 1:56 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ By drif at 2010-08-04 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ By drif at 2010-08-04 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ By drif at 2010-08-04 Hi Lex, Hope I've done this right. The first 2 show the actual expansion gaps and the last gives you an idea of the room size. I think this room was 9x8 metres roughly and expansion gaps of 1 or 2mm (can't remember now) were left between boards every metre (because I didn't want a cork strip). They are noticeable but not unpleasantly so I don't think and only really if you are looking directly along them. They were laid in January this year but not sanded or polished until early march by which time they had almost completely closed up. Now that the weather is cooler some have openend up a bit again. I'm guessing they will close up again when it warms up. Hope this is helpful for you. Re: Expansion joints in timber floors 25Aug 05, 2010 7:32 pm Hi Tracy, thanks for this. I realise that I failed to register that you said gaps, not joints, in your original post, so I was looking for cork in the pics before reading the rest Was there any particular reason why they left the floor for so long, more than a month? And a question for our timber flooring experts - why would installers leave visible 1-2 mm gaps, isn't it possible to "add" some room for expansion by laying al boards loosely (instead od leaving 1-2 mm gaps every so often) or not cramping the boards hard together? Or ... ? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Expansion joints in timber floors 26Aug 06, 2010 5:53 pm Lex Was there any particular reason why they left the floor for so long, more than a month? The house was being built and we wanted to have the floors laid before the kitchen was put in and doors and skirtings etc were installed. We waited until after completion however to have it sanded and polished so that it wasn't damaged by the builders/tradies. Hi All, First time poster. I was hoping to get some advice on villaboard installation within a bathroom. I have installed villaboard before, in a laundry. I think I did… 0 7501 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15975 2 4706 |