I'm going to show you how to install chipboard flooring.
The tools that you need for this is a circular saw, a sledgehammer, a straight edge, a block
of timber.
You need construction adhesive, a nail gun, your safety gear such as glasses, gloves,
and earmuffs, a tape measure, hammer, a caulking gun, as well as your square.
Because we're joining onto an existing floor that's already square, we're going to just
put construction adhesive down, and then we'll place the board, and after that we'll nail
it.
Okay, so we're ready to put the glue down for the first board.
Board's 900mm wide, so we need to make sure we don't go over 900mm, and you use the glue
quite liberally.
Before we bring the board in, we just need to check that the Styrofoam insulation is
butted up hard against the bottom of the board.
That way there's no air flow to get maximum insulation qualities.
The flooring that we're today works on a tongue and groove system, so you need to run a bead
of glue along the top of the tongue so when it fits into the groove, it locks in nice
and tight.
I'm gonna grab my mate Andy, he's gonna give me a hand to bring in the first board.
When moving the board into place, it's helpful to use a piece of timber on the edge of your
board so you don't damage your board.
For this job, we're using 3.6 meter boards.
We need to go around the corner, so we're gonna have to cut this board.
We need to make sure the end of the board finishes in the middle of a joist, so when
we're nailing down the board, the other board can butt up against it and we can nail into
the same joist.
We're going to have to make two cuts into this board as we've got to go around the corner,
so we need to make two separate measurements.
The first one will be from the wall out to the edge of the base plate, and the second
from the board to the edge.
Now I've got my measurements, I'm gonna to transfer them onto the board and we'll get
the board cut.
We set the saw depth to 20mm so we don't cut through our joist.
Put our safety gear on, and we'll make the cuts.
I'll get Andy again to give me a hand with the lift, and we'll move the board into place.
It's important to leave yourself a 5mm gap around any corners or any walls just to allow
for expansion.
We have that here, so we're gonna remove the board and put the construction adhesive down,
and we'll nail off the board.
Make sure you're really liberal, about one tube per sheet, and make sure all your joists
are free from dust because the glue won't adhere to the dust.
Now we put the glue down, I'm gonna bring the board back in, and we'll put it into place.
Don't forget to run a bead of glue along the top of your tongue before you affix the board
in.
All right, and now we'll affix the board.
Now that we've got the corners nailed and the boards square, we're just gonna nail off
the rest of the board and continue all the way through.
To make sure that you hit the center of your joist with your nails, it's a good idea to
use a straight edge and rule a line, so your nails are in the dead center of your joist.
In each row of nails you want to do a minimum of four across the board and a minimum of
five at the end, and that way you'll get no movement in your floor.
So when you nail down floor, especially into hardwood joists, you'll find that sometimes
the nails won't go all the way through.
So all you need to do is grab your hammer, wear your safety gear, and nail the rest of
them in.
Okay, so now that that board's down and nailed, we're gonna continue the rest of the floor,
making sure that our joints are staggered, and that the end of the board finish on the
top of the joists.
And that's how you lay chipwood flooring.
Now it's ready for its final floor covering.