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   tufenhundel | Mar 26, 2004 02:34am | #1

   Oh man, I was hoping it was "fur" floor.

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   koikid | Mar 26, 2004 03:14am | #2

   Wavos;  Wow what a Mega-file jpg.  I resized it so the people with dial-up can see it!  Hope you don't mind!

   The floor looks Great!  But I don't really understand what you are doing with the "Fir strips"  the photo looks like 4" dividers between the tile sets, so I don't see what the splinning would be for?

   Marsh

   
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   wavos | Mar 26, 2004 04:20am | #3

   Sorry for not making myself clear. 

   Yes that is 3 1/2" grid with tile set in.  What I am plaining to do in the rest of the house is just solid plank flooring with random widths.  The fir strips are going to be used like biscuits.  I am thinking that I will route a 1/4" groove in both sides of each board and use 1/4" ply as a spline.  

   Do you have any opinion about gluing the boards down to the sub floor?   

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   Fingrs | Mar 26, 2004 06:51am | #4

   My vote is to NOT glue the floor to the subfloor.  Le the floor move as it wants, just make sure you make allowance at the edges.  Gluing is like imprisoning the wood...unless it's a thin veneer, or a multi-ply, you should let it rock 'n roll, or else it will literally rock and roll (e.g., split, buckle, etc)! 

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   wavos | Mar 26, 2004 04:36pm | #5

   Thanks for the info.  My only concern is trying to prevent squeaking.

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   Fingrs | Mar 26, 2004 06:49pm | #7

   If you use the splines I think you said you were going to use and nail the floor securely there should be no squeaks.  Also, be sure to put paper under the new floor...

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   wavos | Mar 26, 2004 08:30pm | #10

   Concerning the paper, should it be the 30LBS weight?

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   Fingrs | Mar 26, 2004 10:01pm | #11

   30 lbs., 40 lbs., whatever it takes.  You've just gone beyond my level of expertise.  I go to the store and look for the heavy brown stuff on a roll.  The giveaway to me is that it's in the same section as the hardwood flooring...

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   JMartinsky | Mar 27, 2004 04:09am | #12

   Hay, nice kitchen! Do NOT glue the floor. If you do opt for splines, I'm not sure if you're planning to face nail at that point, I am guessing that you are. I would bite the bullet and T&G the floor, blind nail through the T & be done with it. Most floors are now installed over "rosin" paper, which is pretty thin. I like to lay down tar paper, I've only used 15lb, but 30 would work. The only drawback is that you tend to footprint the new flooring after waling on the tar paper. It sands right off. Mark your floor joists on the walls, and staple the paper down. I use yellow chalk for to mark the joists on the paper, and have at it. Post a pic and ley us know how it goes!

   John

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   wavos | Mar 27, 2004 05:39pm | #13

   Again thanks for all the info.  I am sending a picture of the island.  Remember it is a work in progress.

   
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   triplenet | Mar 26, 2004 06:26pm | #6

   Fur floors!  I was hoping someone had a use for excess deer!

   Bob

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   forestgirl | Mar 26, 2004 07:01pm | #8

   I hope wavos understands that some of us are just frustrated comedians (and comediennes)!  I saw "fur floors" and was ready to respond "I have fur floors, but that's because I live with 2 cats and a 104lb long-haired dog!"forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   DBishop | Mar 26, 2004 07:15pm | #9

   And I was hoping it someone with some advice on how to keep fir floors from getting torn up by 2 100 lb and 1 15 lb dog...