Competence.Work Parquet - 1926 Wood Flooring

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PARKETT-HANDBUCH
8. THE INSTALLATION OF BAUWERK PARQUET
• Exotic woods in particular reveal a considerable interplay of colours when
new. As a result of natural processes (e.g. aging and oxidation), however,
this wide range of colours narrows down in the course of time, i.e. the
wood darkens and the colour contrasts diminish.
• In order to avoid a heavy soiling of the parquet it is essential to install
entrance carpets for dirt and floor covering to walk over.
• We recommend the application of felt pads under all chairs and table legs,
and castor cups underneath roller castors in order to avoid any scratching of
the surface.
• The installation of a transparent plastic mat where office chairs are used can
help avoiding local abrasion.
8.2. Laying instructions for Maxipark Active Floor (sport flooring)
Product description
There is a complete laying instruction manual in every second packet. Also,
we strongly recommend working with Bauwerk laying tools.
Preparation
– Make sure you have installed a vapour barrier if necessary.
– Calculate how many planks fit into the room’s width. If the last row
of planks is narrower than 30mm, the first row should also be cut
lengthwise. Installing parquet with Woodloc-joints is best begun at the
room’s longitudinal side with the most doors. Should one of the short
sides of the room have the most doors, it is better to begin each row of
planks at that wall. The planks can be laid from left to right and also the
other way around.
– Maximum floor width: 18 meters. If the floor is wider than this, please
consult Bauwerk.
Installation
1. Begin in a corner from left to right with the long tongue facing the wall.
The lengthwise distance to the wall can still be changed later, once the
first three rows have been laid. An additional elastic module has to be
laid beneath the first row at the wall side of the planks. This will prevent
the planks from breaking through to the subfloor. The same has to be
done to the last row as well.
2. Press the next plank against the first one at a shallow angle and lay
it down. Continue laying the entire first row in this manner. Use a guide
string to make sure that the first planks have been laid correctly.
. Saw the last plank of the first row to the correct length. Begin the next
row with the left-over piece form the first row. Stagger the short ends of
the planks by at least 50cm.
. Press then next plank against the previous row at a shallow angle.
Carefully tap it into position using the tapping block while laying it down.
5. Slide the laying wedge under the short end of the already laid plank.
6. Place the new plank’s end face at an angle to the previously laid planks
and lay it flat.
7. Remove the wedge. Hammer the planks carefully with the tapping block
into the longitudinal profile until the gap is closed.
8. Sometimes the first row has to be adjusted to bent walls. This is done by
drawing the equivalent angle to the first planks. Carefully saw the planks
to the matching width.
9. Holes must be drilled for heating pipes. These holes have to be at
least double as wide as the calculated expansion gap to the wall plus the
diameter of the pipe. For example: is the floor 10m in width, the
hole must be double the size of the expansion gap (which is 10 x 1.5mm =
15mm) plus the diameter of the pipe, hence 2 x 15mm = 30 mm
wider than the pipe. Cut out the piece as shown in the picture. When the
planks are assembled, glue on the cut-off piece and cover the hole
with pipe collar.
10. The last row of planks is cut lengthwise to the right size. To do so, place
these planks over the plank of the second last row including a 5 mm