Why You Should Install Floating Timber Floors in Your Home or Workspace?

When you are thinking about reallocating your house or renovating your existing home, then you need to consider about floating timber floors which are very popular nowadays. Floating timber floors are known as engineered floors and are better than glue-down floors. When you want to install floors over radiant heating system then floating timber floors will be the first choice of homeowners, as it is best suitable and can work over just about any sub floor. If you have installed a concrete floor underneath the timber floor or you have plywood then you don’t need to worry at all because timber floor can be installed very easily as it doesn’t need any fastener and adhesive. It will be installed by snap and lock technique and it actually floats on the supplementary floor. In this article you will read about the benefits of floating timber floors.

Benefits of Floating Timber Floors:

• You don’t have to think about its strength because timber is a hard material and it consists of 7 layers of wood.
• You can install floating timber floors from anywhere in your home and can choose from variety of colours options available for flooring.
• You can even get customized floating timber floor as per your requisite and in this a professional installer will help you to refinish the floor.
• You will not need a professional installer for this type of installation.
• If we talk about durability then it can be used for a longer period of time and there will not be any gap between the joints as it provides a very tight fit.
• It is considered for harsh weather conditions and there is no need to worry about moisture as it is resistant to moisture.

How to Install A Floating Timber Floor?

It is essential to understand that to install a floating timber floor one can install on their own if we plan things in advance and you just need to read the below given process.

Step1:
Planning for Installation: You can’t just start installing a floating timber floor you have to plan well in advance and decide that how much space you need for the installation of the floating floor and then you have to plan things accordingly. You have to take the measurements in your room where you want to place this floor and then you tell the size to the shopkeeper and buy desired size, quantity and pay the amount of floating floor.

You should know that you cannot install your floating timber floor on a concrete surface directly because if there is lack of space between concrete and floating floor then there will be great chance for dampness, so you should install plywood over the concrete surface to get rid out of the problem.

Step2:
You Have to Empty Your Space and Take the Floating Floor For Installation: After you are done with concrete surface, you should not start immediately placing floating floor but before that you need to clear the space and clean the area for installing floating timber floor. You need to check that the area is even and level, so that there will not be any gap between the floor. You should remove all the dust and debris from the ground level, so that it should be levelled.

Now you can pick up the floating timber flooring for that you need to choose the type of the timber like oak, cherry, maple and walnut. You have to take your own call or you can ask any expert about the thickness and the size of the floating floor. After this you can start with the installation of floating timber floors.