X_SH5_X
2021-08-12 15:13:46
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Hello everyone,
we renovated a house last year (or are still partially working on it). You get wiser in many things with such a project and would do some things differently.
One of these things for me is the floating parquet floor. We installed plank flooring measuring 2200x180x12cm floating on a layer of impact sound insulation. We had the problem that in one room the screed was a bit higher, so it was somewhat underpinned with impact sound insulation to reach the same height. That’s not even what bothers me. What bothers me is simply that the floor, especially in the hallway where you walk all the time, creaks. Mainly at the transitions from one panel to another. Presumably, the subfloor was not even enough; I had thought you could balance that out a bit with the impact sound insulation.
Now I’m wondering if it’s generally sensible and possible to take the parquet out again and glue it down afterward. Would I need to apply leveling compound on the screed in advance to really get a completely even, flat floor? Or is it sufficient during gluing as the boards will be firmly glued anyway?
In the area where we previously angled the impact sound insulation a bit, I would probably have a friend who is a tiler smooth it out a little bit diagonally.
What else needs to be considered? The skirting boards are glued to the wall; hopefully, they’ll come off so that they can be reused. The doors are not yet sealed at the bottom with silicone, so that should not be a problem. The transitions between rooms are covered with strips, which are also not a problem.
The question is whether it makes sense and if the effort is worth it or if I might make everything worse afterward ;)
I would possibly start with a small room (13m²) and try the whole thing. What are your opinions on this?
Oh, and please no advice like..."best glue it directly"......or "better have a professional do it directly".......Thanks ;)
we renovated a house last year (or are still partially working on it). You get wiser in many things with such a project and would do some things differently.
One of these things for me is the floating parquet floor. We installed plank flooring measuring 2200x180x12cm floating on a layer of impact sound insulation. We had the problem that in one room the screed was a bit higher, so it was somewhat underpinned with impact sound insulation to reach the same height. That’s not even what bothers me. What bothers me is simply that the floor, especially in the hallway where you walk all the time, creaks. Mainly at the transitions from one panel to another. Presumably, the subfloor was not even enough; I had thought you could balance that out a bit with the impact sound insulation.
Now I’m wondering if it’s generally sensible and possible to take the parquet out again and glue it down afterward. Would I need to apply leveling compound on the screed in advance to really get a completely even, flat floor? Or is it sufficient during gluing as the boards will be firmly glued anyway?
In the area where we previously angled the impact sound insulation a bit, I would probably have a friend who is a tiler smooth it out a little bit diagonally.
What else needs to be considered? The skirting boards are glued to the wall; hopefully, they’ll come off so that they can be reused. The doors are not yet sealed at the bottom with silicone, so that should not be a problem. The transitions between rooms are covered with strips, which are also not a problem.
The question is whether it makes sense and if the effort is worth it or if I might make everything worse afterward ;)
I would possibly start with a small room (13m²) and try the whole thing. What are your opinions on this?
Oh, and please no advice like..."best glue it directly"......or "better have a professional do it directly".......Thanks ;)