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Timber Flooring

Wood flooring is any product manufactured from timber that is designed for use as flooring, either structural or aesthetic. Wood is a common choice as a flooring material due to its environmental profile, durability, and restorability.

Extra care is necessary with the planning and installation of the heating system and the wood flooring. Limiting the temperature to 85 degrees F, avoid sharp temperature fluctuations, and outdoor thermostat to anticipate heating demands, and monitoring of the moisture content for the subfloor before installation.

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Installation systems Wood can be manufactured with a variety of different installation systems:

Tongue-and-groove: One side and one end of the plank have a groove, the other side and end have a tongue (protruding wood along an edge's center). The tongue and groove fit snugly together, thus joining or aligning the planks, and are not visible once joined.

Click systems: there are a number of patented "click" systems that now exist. These click systems are either "unilin" or "fiboloc" A "click" floor is similar to tongue-and-groove, but instead of fitting directly into the groove, the board must be angled or "tapped" in to make the curved or barbed tongue fit into the modified groove.

Floor connection system: There are a wide range of connection systems, as most of them are mill-specific manufacturing techniques. The general principle is to have grooves on all four sides of the plank with a separate, unconnected, piece that is inserted into the grooves of two planks to join them.

Glue-down method: A layer of mastic is placed onto the sub-floor using a trowel similar to those used in laying ceramic tile. The wood pieces are then laid on top of the glue and hammered into place using a rubber mallet and a protected 2x4 to create a level floor.

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Finishing, refinishing, and sanding

Floor finishes Natural shellacs, lacquers, and varnishes were used in the past, as were waxes, often blended with oils.

Oil - Oiled floors have existed for several thousand years and is the most common floor finish used globally.

Brushed and oiled - Steel brushes are used in the direction of the grain which opens up the surface of the wood and removes splinters. The wood is then oiled.

Polyurethane - There are several types of polyurethane finishes that exist, but the two most common are oil-modified polyurethane and water-based polyurethane. A note to mention is water-baseurethane is harder than OMU poly's and are much safer for the user.

Floor sanding Sanding provides a method for smoothing an installed floor, compensating for unevenness of the subfloor.

Additionally, sanding is used to renew the appearance of older floors.

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Materials – Only the best in Australian and European Timbers.

We can supply and lay most Australian and European block parquetry such as Tasmanian Oak, Spotted Gum, Jarrah, Brush Box, Sydney Blue Gum, Turpentine and European Oak. These timbers are available in 19mm or 14mm except European Oak, which is also available in 22mm.

At ITB Floors we have over 40 years experience in building and maintaining timber decks and outdoor pergolas.

We have extensive knowledge and expertise in constructing a new outdoor deck using quality timber decking. Choose from treated pine, jarrah, merbau or spotted gum just to name a few.

Website: www.itbfloors.com.au