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Prior to installation, the boards should be
glued along their length to the tongues
of the previous boards. Use a jemmy bar
to ensure a tight joint is achieved and
insert wedges.
All wedges should be removed once
installation of the wood is complete
and glue has dried.
Important finishing touches!
Once the floor is finished, skirting boards or
Scotia’s/quadrants can be fitted to cover
the expansion gap. This can be painted or
oiled depending on your preference. Pipe
ferrules can be fitted around radiator pipes,
thresholds in door ways to overcome steps
created by the new flooring or to protect
the edges of other flooring.
worked into the wood and no residues of
the oil remain on the surface of the floor
(approximately 15 minutes). Shake bottles
of coloured oil regularly to ensure the
colour pigments remain well mixed. Any
excess oil must be removed immediately
with cloths or paper or moved to the next
section of flooring which requires sealing
if applicable.
The oiled floor should be slightly hardened
within 6 hours but it will take a full 72 hours
before it should receive normal traffic. Cover
walking areas with corrugated cardboard if
access is required within this time.
Finishing – Presealed Boards
Although presealed, all Fired Earth oil
finished boards need finishing with
Maintenance Oil in Natural.
WARNING – OIL IMPREGNATED CLOTHS
AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
MAY SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST –
DISPOSE OF BY BURNING OR BURYING.
Preparing the floor - Sweep the floor to
remove all loose dust etc. and carefully
inspect for loose boards and protruding
nails. Correct where necessary. Once
correctly installed, clean and dry, the boards
are ready to apply a finishing coat.
Maintenance Oil is poured onto the floor
and spread evenly and uniformly along the
grain of the wood working it into the
timber. As the wood is already sealed is
does not need to absorb large quantities so
keep the application light and work it well
into the grain so it quickly appears silky
matt. Shiny or wet looking areas indicate
excess oil which should be removed
immediately with a fluff free cloth.
Polishing the floor with a floor polisher
hardens the oil more quickly so immediate
foot traffic is possible. Otherwise do not
get any water onto the floor for 24 hours
and keep traffic as light as possible.
Presealed floors must not have extra oils
applied to them, only Maintenance Oil.
For more detailed technical
information refer to British Standard
BS 8201 Code of practice for flooring
of timber, timber products and wood
based panel products.
Unsealed Boards
Preparing the floor - Sweep the floor to
remove all loose dust etc. and carefully
inspect for loose boards and protruding
nails. Correct where necessary. Once
correctly installed, clean and dry, the boards
are ready to seal.
Fired Earth supply Coloured Oils, which
will colour and seal in one operation.
WARNING – OIL IMPREGNATED CLOTHS
AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
MAY SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST –
DISPOSE OF BY BURNING OR BURYING.
Thoroughly shake all containers prior to use.
Apply the oil evenly onto the floor with soft
fluff free cloth. Work the oil along and into
the grain of the wood as you progress
making sure that all the wood is covered. At
least 2 applications should be applied to
ensure good coverage and proper protection.
1 litre of oil is sufficient for sealing, colouring
and finishing approximately 12m
2
of oak and
15m
2
of our other species. Do not cover more
than this area at a time. The oil should be left
to absorb into the floor for about 20 minutes
before working any excess oil into the wood
with a floor polisher fitted with polishing
pads. Alternatively the oil can be polished in
manually. Polish the floor until all the oil is
Sealing
The success of timber over underfloor
heating is largely down to site conditions
once the wood is fitted. Although the
correct fitting system is imperative,
problems associated with natural timber
and underfloor heating are normally the
result of inappropriate use of the heating.
As a result Fired Earth will not recommend
any of it’s natural timber products with
underfloor heating, but for those who are
determined to use it, we have included our
best advice below.
a. Solid Boards
While it is possible to fit solid wood boards
Underfloor Heating (in screed systems only)