FLOORING

Battens over concrete floor

step 1

Grind floor to remove construction debris, high spots and to ensure the best possible key to the slab, Vacuum floor and apply vapour barrier. Prime and level low spots

step 2

Fit battens at 300 – 450mm centres to floor area and perimeter. Fix with adhesive and mechanical fixing i.e. counter sunk Dyna bolts or Hilti nails.

step 3

Apply adhesive to top surface of batten and lay T&G over (preferably end matched for strength & aesthetics) . Secret fix with 40-45mm staples. Stagger all joins

step 4

Sand,trowel fill, fine sand and apply polyurethane coating (min, 3 coats of poly).


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