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Don’t Glue Tongue and Grooves This is because wood flooring needs room to move as it expands. If the wood is glued both to the subfloor and between the planks, there’s no room for movement. In the long-run, limited movement leads to cracks, disfigurement and warping of your wood flooring.
Do you need to glue hardwood flooring?
Solid hardwood floors must be fixed into position by either gluing or nailing down to the subfloor. If you have a concrete subfloor, then you should glue your hardwood down, if you have a wooden subfloor then you can choose either method of installation.
Do you have to glue parquet flooring?
Solid parquet must be glued down, whereas the laying of the planks can also be done “floating” with finished parquet. Of course, the floor price certainly plays a role in the choice of the product.
Is tongue and groove glue the same as wood glue?
Titebond Tongue & Groove Flooring Glue is a premium wood glue that passes the stringent ANSI Type II water resistance test. In addition, it offers a lower chalk temperature and a two-year shelf life, both of which make it unique to the industry.
Does the tongue or groove go against the wall?
Which side is the tongue, which the groove, and which goes first during installation? The tongue is the side that you will want to place against the wall as you start your laminate-flooring installation.
How tight should tongue and groove be?
All it takes is 1⁄8″. The joint should be a firm press fit: If you have to knock the pieces together, then struggle to pull them apart, the joint’s too tight. A tongue that’s a hair too fat for the groove may actually seat, but it will stress the groove sidewalls and may, in time, prompt them to split.
Can you glue down solid hardwood flooring to concrete?
When gluing a solid or engineered wood floor down to concrete, you should use a flexible flooring adhesive. This allows your flooring to expand and contract naturally without causing any damage to the planks.
Can you float a solid wood floor on concrete?
The quickest way to get new wood underfoot is to install a floating floor. Unlike traditional solid-wood strips, a floating floor isn’t nailed down. Instead, the planks are either glued or snapped together. The planks go down fast, over virtually any material—concrete, plywood, sheet vinyl, even ceramic tile.
Do you need to glue 5 inch hardwood flooring?
We recommend and encourage a glue assist for all nailed down floors, especially if you are nailing down a thin floor, a solid or engineered floor that is 5” or wider, or one installed in an environment with moisture swings. These types of floors are more likely to have problems with squeaks.
What is the difference between glue down and floating floors?
Floating wood floors are easier to install than glue down floors and can be put into place faster. If you’re trying to install a floor over a surface that traditional glue-down flooring can’t attach to, you are better off going with a floating floor if you don’t want to change your subfloor.
Which is better glue down or floating floor?
As an installation method, glued down is most suited for either concrete or wood subfloors. If you are trying to decide between the two, then for engineered wood flooring floating is usually the best option as you can install it quickly and don’t have to worry about which glue to use and how long to wait for it to dry.
Do you glue floating floor?
Floating laminate floors are not intended to be glued down. Floating laminate floors can move with temperature, and gluing down the planks can damage them. If installing in a wet area, like a bathroom, you should glue the laminate planks to seal the tongue and groove seams from moisture.
What is the best glue for tongue and groove?
Titebond Tongue & Groove Flooring Glue is specifically formulated for all types of engineered floating wood and laminate floating floors, even over radiant heat systems. It provides a superior bond at the tongue and groove. Due to its white color, the glue is easy to see for quick cleanup.
How long does titebond tongue and groove take to dry?
Water based adhesives can take 24 hours to fully cure before machining. Titebond Polyurethane Glue will also eliminate sunken glue joints which can occur when machining water based glued assemblies before moisture equilibrium is completed near the glue lines.
What can I use instead of tongue and groove?
Shiplap is easier for DIY installation than tongue and groove. As a general rule, it’s a little easier to install shiplap paneling than tongue and groove paneling, because you needn’t fit the planks together. Instead, you simply match the notches on neighboring boards and then pound a nail straight through the overlap.
Can you glue tongue and groove to the wall?
The boards can be glued or nailed to the walls, or both. I recommend a paneling adhesive and toothed trowel, or a paneling adhesive applied from a caulking gun. The last piece, next to the intersecting wall, should be cut to size and its tongue slipped into the groove of the adjacent board.
How do you install the last piece of tongue and groove?
Use a small waste piece of flooring or custom plastic block to tap the board into place. In order to save the tongue and groove on the ends of the flooring boards, temporarily turn the last piece of strip flooring in a row around so the scrap end faces the center of the room.
Can you install tongue and groove over drywall?
If you’re installing tongue and groove boards over drywall (or plaster especially), it’s a good idea to install 1×2 battens and fasten them directly to the framing with 2-1/2-in. If you try to nail through the tongue and groove and the drywall, you can’t be sure the nail will penetrate far enough to securely hold.
Are tongue and groove joints strong?
A tongue-and-groove is stronger than simple butt joints due to the increased gluing surface and mechanical interlocking of the two mating pieces. As a bonus, the tongue also serves to perfectly align the workpieces during the glue-up for a smooth surface.
Do you nail tongue groove flooring?
Although tongue and groove solid hardwood flooring does fit together, it must still be nailed to a subfloor. This results in engineered flooring being more DIY-friendly than hardwood flooring.
