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Timber veneered overlay flooring


A sheet of plywood veneered with a 2-5 mm layer of solid and pre-finished timber on the top face. The sheets have T&G edges and are fixed as an overlay floor on concrete, battens or sheet flooring.

Sheet flooring: fixed to joists


Sheet flooring, either plywood or particleboard, fixed directly over the joists provides a fast and economical working platform and structural substrate for subsequent finishes.

 

Sheet floor: floating on resilient mat


Sheet flooring floating over a resilient mat, providing a floor with some of the 'natural' bounce of a timber floor. Several layers of sheet flooring are often used, laid diagonally to each other and overlapping to form a solid and continuous layer.

Sheet flooring: fixed direct to slab


Sheet flooring underlay fixed directly to a concrete base. The sheet flooring is often glued and screwed to ensure that the floor does not develop 'drummy' sections. This is an efficient way of fixing a floor over an old, cracked or stained slab.

 

Sheet floor: fixed to battens


Battens fixed to a base slab support sheet flooring. This provides the structural substrate for subsequent finishes, such a parquetry or overlay strip flooring.

 


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