How to arrange the floor in the house from a milled board?
Tell me, please, is it true that if you make a plank floor, it is better to take a milled board. I will lay a wooden floor in the house - a regular building, built 40 years ago. The walls are removed from the cinder blocks, plastered, plastered and then the wallpaper. But in general, the house is very cold, and in the corners behind the furniture is mold. So I want, in addition to insulating the facade to make wooden floors (now screed, and on top of linoleum). At the warehouse of building materials I was advised to take a milled board, as the most durable.
Truly a wooden floor from milled boards is reliable and durable. And the point here is not so much in the quality of wood (by default, we consider a good dry floorboard), but in the presence of tongue-and-groove edges. It is thanks to them that the created coating acquires the following characteristics:
- increased density;
- perfect evenness;
- resistance to deformation during temperature changes and changes in humidity.
When choosing, pay attention to the overall dimensions of the boards: in the distribution network they are sold with a width of 68 to 138 mm and a thickness of 28 to 36 mm.
Each milled board has a groove on one side and a comb on the other. The side with a groove on the front surface has a bevel, which ensures even greater fit of the floor elements to each other. Moreover, at the bottom of each board, a small recess is selected with a depth of not more than 2 mm - this is a blow. This design feature provides an excellent fit of the floorboard to the logs or beams, which greatly facilitates the installation process. And also through ventilation, good ventilation is carried out, which is especially important in your case. Installation of such a floor is very easy and fast. The last boards are stacked freely - a gap of 10-15 mm is left near the wall. Then these elements are deposited on the spikes.
In a word, based on your circumstances, we agree with the sellers of lumber, who recommended that you purchase a milled board for flooring. We also want to remind: in the process of creating a floor cake, do not forget about the device of the waterproofing layer.
