Regardless of whether you decide to install your wooden floor yourself or hire a professional craftsman - one thing is certain: with our first-class product quality and detailed installation instructions, your project will be a success. You have the choice between three laying options, in this blog post we would like to support you with step-by-step instructions for laying with clamps for a board width of 135/137 mm. We will give you valuable tips and information and will be available to help and advise you.
Laying solid wood floors: A step-by-step guide to laying wooden floors with brackets including video instructions for laying FEEL WOOD solid wood floorboards.
Before starting, it is important to note that the planks should be acclimatized in the room in the unopened packaging for at least 48 hours. This prevents condensation if the floorboards are colder than the air in the room. The storage of the plank packages should be a maximum of 2 packages high and stacked loosely. A minimum distance of 50 cm from the walls must be maintained so that all boards in the package can be heated evenly. In this way you ensure that the wood can adapt optimally to the climatic conditions of the room.
Also note the following points:
The substrate must be dry (maximum 0.3% residual moisture for anhydrite screed and maximum 1.8% residual moisture for cement screed) as well as level and firm. – An expansion gap of at least 15 mm from the walls and other fixed components is required to give the floorboards enough space to expand and shrink. – The room should have a healthy indoor climate (also in your own interest). A relative humidity between 50% and 65% and a temperature of around 20 °C keep shrinkage and swelling of the floorboards within limits.
Wooden floor installation checklist with clamps
1.Preparation
1.1 Tool checklist
1.2 Underground requirements
1.3 Impact sound insulation
2. Relocation
2.1 Laying the brackets
2.2 Room size and laying direction
2.3 Maintain wall clearances
2.4 Snapping the planks into place
2.5 Use of clamps for soft impact sound insulation
2.6 Follow-up control of the escape
3. Gluing
3.1 Gluing the head joints
3.2 Be careful when gluing
4. Wall finish
4.1 Cutting the last row of planks
4.2 Longitudinal gluing of the last row
5. Attach the skirting board
5.1 Removing the wedges
5.2 Covering the gaps to the wall
The Care immediately after laying solid wood floorboards is particularly important to ensure unrestricted enjoyment of your FEEL WOOD wooden floors. Although the floorboards are usually delivered with a finished surface, contamination can occur during the construction and installation phases. In order to show off the floor perfectly in its new home and highlight its natural beauty, we recommend that you carry out simple maintenance immediately after installation.
You can find many more tips and tricks for laying and maintaining your FEEL WOOD wooden floor in our blog.
