Alpha Oak recommends floor fitting service

Alpha Oak Flooring and Joinery has two teams of dedicated flooring fitters that are available to fit the company's floors for customers.

The company claims that fitting an oak floor is a specialist job that requires certain skills and tools to be done correctly.

The moisture content of a subfloor is critical and Alpha Oak advises that moisture checks are carried our prior to fitting an oak floor.

Also, the flooring needs to be acclimatised before fitting commences.

This is to allow the wood to settle at the ambient temperature of the building.

The company recommends a minimum of a week for solid oak.

For customers that have under-floor heating, it should be thoroughly tested and the system run at working temperature for two weeks prior to fitting the flooring.

Floors can be fitted by either glue fitting direct to a screed subfloor or by secret nailing onto plywood, battens or joists.

Boards of up to 160mm in width can be secret nailed in solid oak, but Alpha Oak recommends that boards wider than this are screwed and plugged through the face of the board to prevent cupping.

For those customers deciding to fit the floors themselves, the company is available to provide advice.

Any competent DIYer can fit a floor as long as he or she has the correct tools and follows certain guidelines, according to Alpha Oak.

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