Dts Tots tae Z C <> CONTRACT HaROOKING] JOURNAL : Help and advice ) FEBRUARY 2006 crs gm; SOlid wood flooring on underfloor heating cove ofa andthe Sormetodtshs amp l cae penal e wena ‘hehaurgls heraorll dom dung eto tne Gay rapors oun ete Gormany hess ev oa Stash be eves ater Siatoa‘tic aye cathese anya roves sti Posy ocope wih te sao ronment bel Chomp ofthe aie instataton te hesing tuned Dacor ard rut Boba (cht poner Lunat)ooroe 2g pera ar opece Helene al ‘eon oratues te coy vnc corr emia sankege Dyin rar oo beatre e eal sora off fovigere, oul foateeGeriey niall tetoortcehdse Mera lear sai st. He he oa USUALLY hase my G@FWartices ‘on problems foonng contractors ‘ave mel, tel youRownol todo the job end show you photographs of ‘uful lors, Iwas once asked by 3 magazine organ arte on flooring for attractive pictures. replied thot had thousands of photograpi of detects. but none of perfect floors. However, (ismonth safferent.1 was recently approachedby Gary Jamieson of UK Wood Foors, Contractor merrbers fem Surrey, 0 discuss instaling harawood boards over underfloor heat His company had been suecessful in doing this overanumber of years, but he wanteato fine-tune nis rmetheds. felt itwould be very Useful forme, fora change, to speak te a contractor who actually did not have a specific problem. and see whether he mighthave tips for Contactors workinginthisfeld. -‘thebundbosstackedinthe aveato accordance with BSO2O1.Gary_thelocquer rl Cerys prosedure clocalyfollows belaid. his rateraliskincried _kestodo Mswitiinefeaiingott, Gary's eompany hasbeen myarhice butwth one ortwo subile to 8%mdisture cortert. Herefers because he Leieves the feat May folowing tis procedure forfour improvements, wnich may nterest. this 106%% because obviously in distortthe readings. 'don'tthink years enxinever hada falure, Ciher contractors. Hereishow Gary Summer, when theheatingiscff, this wil matter, Indeed, tho Under toor heating is becoming lays 220mm colidoak boardwith _themoistutecontentaf heioor will heating sto drive moisture to the _ineroasingy popula in new. BINGE adhesive on asareed which reverttonsnormal8%10% ardhe surface itmay be better to find adit ic ossontalto fale these tans undertoorheatingwater Prefers toewoid massive variations. atthe testing stage, Gary also ‘udelines precisely whenusihgal ee He finds by usingtimber at 8%, there chooks tho subfloor temperate to gatriallike Wood, which SSO. Proll, attho time of estimating, maybe sight shrinkage italy, but ensureit doesnot exceed 27degC.|_moistre-senskive. CAL 4 he speofesthaltheheatirgmust thiscanbedealt wih easy, as wil would be happy using ancrdinary becommssioned andrunningat 8 mentioned later surfece thermometer for 1; eee een (east Wwo weeks ro: tothe fring Aw days bofor instalation, he usualy uso the attachment for aapeiepar hy instalation conducts propertiygiometeriesis to Protimeter mms meter Gary, anaes His materialmust be delivered ensure the subfioor moisture however, nasa sophisticated ot esceed 75% thin sensor which he leaves on site fora two weeks prorto instalation ana content doe