Timber installation Timber floors include the following products: solid timber tongue and grooved floor boards solid timber parquetry blocks timber-based engineered products, such as panels. laminated ‘floating floor’ The methods used to lay timber flooring vary greatly, depending on the type of product being installed and the structure of the subfloor. For example, tongue and grooved strip flooring is sometimes installed directly onto floor joists to form a structural floor. This type of job is normally done by a carpenter or specialist floor layer. Parquetry is also the domain of specialist installers, because the decorative patterns require special techniques. Floating floors, however, are commonly installed by general floor layers. Below are some of the main tools used by timber flooring installers. General Hand saw for cutting Chisels for cutting Utility knife for cutting – – – timber and board products notches and paring back plastic moisture barriers to length. the surface of wood-based and other materials. products. Drop saw for cutting Electric planer for Circular saw for ripping – – – floor boards and other reducing the thickness of floorboards lengthwise timber components to timber, and planing down and general cross-cutting. length. the underside of doors. Belt sander for sanding – Jig saw for shaping Multi-tool / undercut saw – back timber floor boards boards and cutting out for cutting the underside – and wood-based panels. profiles. of architraves and skirtings.
Timber installation Timber floors include the following products: solid timber tongue and grooved floor boards solid timber parquetry blocks timber-based engineered products, such as laminated ‘floating floor’ panels. The methods used to lay timber flooring vary greatly, depending on the type of product being installed and the structure of the subfloor. For example, tongue and grooved strip flooring is sometimes installed directly onto floor joists to form a structural floor. This type of job is normally done by a carpenter or specialist floor layer. Parquetry is also the domain of specialist installers, because the decorative patterns require special techniques. Floating floors, however, are commonly installed by general floor layers. Below are some of the main tools used by timber flooring installers. General Hand saw – for cutting timber and board products to length. Chisels – for cutting notches and paring back the surface of wood-based products. Utility knife – for cutting plastic moisture barriers and other materials. Drop saw – for cutting floor boards and other timber components to length. Electric planer – for reducing the thickness of timber, and planing down the underside of doors. Circular saw – for ripping floorboards lengthwise and general cross-cutting. Jig saw – for shaping boards and cutting out profiles. Multi-tool / undercut saw – for cutting the underside of architraves and skirtings. Belt sander – for sanding back timber floor boards and wood-based panels.
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