Methods of Installation: Pros and Cons

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THE ADVANTAGES OF INSTALLING PARQUET USING THE FLOATING METHOD

Advantages

  • Quick and simple
  • Easier to insulate against step sound
  • Can be installed on most types of self-supporting sub-flooring
  • Easier to insulate against damp in the sub-floor

 

Drawback

  • Only a limited area can be installed without dividing up the floor
  • The parquet must be allowed freedom of movement - walls must not be mounted on the floor
  • Each room should be installed individually (not continuous)
  • This method requires a precisely level and smooth sub-floor
  • High reverberation, especially when used in connection with good sound proofing against step sound

 

THE ADVANTAGES OF INSTALLING PARQUET GLUED TO THE SUB-FLOOR

Advantages

  • A very stable floor
  • It can withstand a greater fluctuation in climate
  • Very good acoustics in the room (very little reverberation)
  • Can be installed over a large area without dividing up the floor
  • Can be installed continuously between rooms

 

ADVANTAGES OF GLUEING PARQUET TO CONCRETE

  • Very stable
  • Flexible, with the view to furnishing solutions
  • Walls etc. can be mounted on the parquet
  • Withstands greater changes in climatic conditions
  • Very good acoustic properties
  • Can be installed over larger areas without the need for an expansion gap in the field of the floor
  • Can be installed continuously between rooms without the need for an expansion gap in the field of the floor

 

Drawback

  • Requires thorough drying of the concrete, which must not exceed 65 % RH
  • Sub-floor wood sheeting should be installed at a 45° angle to the parquet
  • Installation costs are usually higher
  • Step sound is higher

 

THE ADVANTAGES OF INSTALLING PARQUET BY NAILING IT TO THE SUBFLOOR

Advantages

  • Can be installed continuously over several rooms
  • Withstands more deviation in the sub-flooring
  • Walls can be mounted on the floor

 

Drawback

  • Fluctuating quality in the chipboard can lead to bad attachment to the nails
  • A danger of floors producing creaking sounds

 

NAILING/SCREWING TO BEAMS/JOISTS:

Advantages

  • Saves on sub-flooring
  • Can be installed continuously between rooms without the need to divide up the floors
  • Walls can be mounted on the floor

 

Drawback

  • Relatively high reverberation and step sound
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