Wednesday, January 24, 2007

How to lay a wooden floor: Keep it Simple

Installing a wooden floor (solid or wood-engineered) as DIY-er isn’t rocket science, more a case of common sense, patience, using the correct materials and making the correct preparations.

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Friday, January 19, 2007

Case-study: Duoplank on Underfloor Heating

Wood You Like, Duoplank Oak Rustic on Underfloor Heating"As self-builders, we are very involved in specifying the materials used in our house. We wanted the look and feel of real oak planks but without too many of the difficulties associated with the shrinkage of natural oak.
We quickly identified the
Duoplank product through its UK distributor Wood-You-Like in Kent. This is an Engineered Board made with a wide top solid layer of natural oak and a high-quality birch ply substrate, critical to us because we were installing on concrete with UFH embedded in the floor.
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