Description
TIMBER
The timber used for floorboards will be Seasoned European MAPLE . The floor boards will be approximately 6 cm to 7 cm width, random length and 21 mm thick, but only one width of material will be used for any single line.
The ends will be grooved and joined with a torque.
Timber/Sleeper used for the runners will be commercial quality Fir/Spruce/Pinewood, 45 mm H × 70 mm W.
All timber will be free from loose tongue, bee or borer holes, splits, cracks and fungus.
EPDM shock absorbing rubber pads or SILICON shock absorbing pads [ 10 mm OR 18 mm thick, as per customers budget ] will be fixed intermittently beneath the runners.
Total height/thickness of the flooring will be : 76 mm OR 84 mm
The Installation
A vapour barrier will be placed on the levelled IPS sub-floor before laying the under frame. The runners having air cell cushioning pads will be placed on the vapour barrier in perfect level at 350 mm C/C in one direction.
The surface boards will be screwed to the runners through the tongue only and will lock the screwed tongue by the groove of the adjoining boards.
The ends of the boards will be locked by inserting the wooden fingers through the edge grooves and fixed with suitable adhesive.
An expansion gap of 8 to 10 mm will be left open between the wooden flooring and the
FLOOR BOARD FINISHING : The wooden floor board thus laid will be sanded first for uniform level . One coat of a mixture of sawdust with adhesive will be laid above the sanded surface to fill the voids and gaps in the floor board surface . The surface thus coated will be sanded again [ after drying ] to get a smooth , uniform and levelled floor board surface .
The levelled surface will be polished with one coat of branded polish [ PU or ECOSTAR ] as per customers budget ,followed by game line marking and a final second coat of polish .
CUSTOMER SCOPE OF WORK
1) The customer to provide a smoothly finished PCC or RCC sub-base with required thickness and without any undulation at zero level.
2) Anti-termite and pest control treatment of the flooring and surrounding wall to be done while completing the flooring.
3) If the customer wants only a selected area from the entire area to be installed with wooden surface, that area to be finished at a level of 84 to 85 (Cavity) mm depth from the other area.
4) Pest control process of all sides and related walls to be done at least once in Six months.
