Wooden floors are becoming extremely popular these days. It's all about their environmental cleanliness and aesthetics. Floor boards must be selected in such a way that they meet certain operational requirements. First of all, they should not sag when walking and under fairly heavy furniture.
When buying, you need to pay attention to both the type of wood from which the boards are made and their thickness.
For a subfloor, for example, softwood boards are quite suitable. Usually it is inexpensive pine or spruce. In addition, quite valuable species of European trees are often used for these purposes. Floor boards, if it is fair, must be made of hard rocks. It can be beech, oak, yew, merbau. Mahogany floors look great, as well as larch.
As for the thickness, it is chosen, first of all, taking into account the step between the lags. In the event that the distance between them is 80–85 cm, you can take boards with a thickness of 3.5–4 mm.
At a step of 1 m, you will need a thickermaterial. If the logs are laid at a distance of 50–80 cm, thinner floor boards can be used. In addition, when buying, you must consider the quality of the material. It should have as few knots as possible. Rot and wood-boring beetles, of course, should not be at all.
When laying, it is necessary to adhere to a certain temperature and humidity regime. The fact is that the tree is able to absorb moisture from the surrounding air. Therefore, the humidity in the room should not exceed 60%, and the temperature should be below +8 degrees. The floor board, the price of which is quite high, requires careful handling during operation. The above mode will be optimal for further use of the coating. It must be said that in modern apartments the humidity index can be in the range of 18–70%.
Therefore, it is better not to use breeds that are capricious in this regard.
Stable varieties of wood - those that practically do not react to such changes in the microclimate, contain a large amount of tannins. Floor boards made of oak, ash, teak or merbau can be the best option in this regard. If the owners of the apartment want to see wooden floors in their house, they should consider purchasing an air humidifier. Using it indoors can significantly extend the life of such a finish.
For a monolithic coating, a grooved floor board is suitable. Its difference from the usual one is the presence of a spike / groove device. This coverage is consideredmore durable. When installing it, the first board is laid with a comb against the wall. The material is nailed to the logs, sinking their hats into the wood.
In order for the floors to last much longer, it is necessary to provide additional protection for them. First, the boards are treated with an antifungal agent. One of the disadvantages of wood is its combustibility. And therefore, it is also desirable to process it with a special composition that increases the fire-resistant properties of this material. Well, at the final stage, you should varnish the boards or paint them.
