This presentation is based upon the types of wooden flooring and its details.

1. Construction Materials
Typologies And Cost
Wooden Flooring
Submitted By :-
Puru Sharma
Rituparna
Shristi Agarwal
Shruti Kapoor
Shailesh Vaishnav
Shubhamkar Bapat

2. Wooden 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, thus it provides value to many
homeowners.

3. Laminate flooring
• Laminate flooring is a compressed fibreboard plank, covered by a
photographic image of wood, stone or tile, with a protective overlay.
Application :-
• Living areas
• Study room
• playrooms

4. • Some laminate floors include a waterproof core, which manufacturers claim
are suitable for bathrooms and kitchens.
• Prices start at ₹250 per sq m, but the cheapest kinds are smooth and
appear relatively unrealistic.
• QuickStep (about 1120-2760 rupees per sq m) and Pergo (about 1500-4250
rupees per sq m).Also it gives more natural look and texture.

5. Merits and De-merits
Merits :-
• It’s cheap and hardwearing.
• Click-lock designs are simple to install.
• A wide variety of imitations of natural
materials are available.

6. Merits and De-merits
De-merits :-
• Even the best laminate flooring won’t look or
feel exactly like the real thing.
• The joins wear over time, and once the surface
is damaged it’s hard to fix. It’s easily swollen by
moisture, and the damage can’t be repaired.
• Poorly laid laminate is a turn-off for homebuyers.

7. Engineered Wood Flooring
• Each floorboard consists of three or four layers of wood, glued together at right angles to
create a plank around 14mm thick.
• It has a real-wood veneer of around 4mm thick on top, which means it can be sanded back
and treated to restore the original finish if it becomes scuffed, worn or damaged.
• It can be used anywhere it won’t be exposed to water or a humid atmosphere.
• It is time-consuming, fiddly and noisy to lay wood on stairs, and in some places it is hard to
achieve a good finish – for instance, around toilet pans and pedestals.
• Prices range from about 1600 rupees per sq m, to more than 14200 rupees per sq m for
expensive woods.

8. Merits and De-merits
Merits :-
• The way it is constructed makes engineered wood
flooring more stable than a piece of solid wood,
and less prone to changes caused by a room’s
temperature or humidity.
• It is more attractive than laminate flooring and
cheaper than comparable solid-wood planks.

9. Merits and De-merits
• There are very few cons, but tongue-and-groove
is harder to install than click-lock.
• It can be a lot more expensive than laminate.

10. Solid Wood Flooring
• Each board is made from a single piece of wood, typically
18-20mm thick. It is usually fitted using tongue-and-groove.
• All types of wood have a hardness score, which
indicates how easily they can be damaged, dented
or worn by everyday wear and tear.
• Solid wood flooring can be sanded back to restore
the finish – the number of times is determined by
how deep the tongue is set from the top of the board.
• It can be used anywhere with a relatively constant
atmosphere, particularly in hallways and living areas
where you can show it off.

11. Merits and De-merits
Merits:-
• It looks fabulous and, provided it’s installed correctly, is an appealing feature if you
decide to sell or let your home.
De-merits:-
• Solid wood flooring swells in damp conditions and shrinks in dry ones.
• It’s the toughest to install because it has to be glued or nailed down, and fitting the
individual boards together can be difficult because they change shape once they’ve
been manufactured.
• Highest price for entry-level products.

12. Comaprison

14. Joinery

17. METHOD OF FIXING THE WOODEN FLOORING FOR
INTERIOR SPACES.
I would like to explain the
three main fitting method
available in India:
I. Floating
II. Glued
III.nailed

18. FLOATING
The floating floor is a floor
that is neither nailed nor
glued to the sub floor.
This floor might be laid over
the sub floor after laying an
appropriate underlay.
It is not recommended for
solid wood flooring.
The floor board are small.

19. Floating concrete
flooring
Floating timber
flooring

20. GLUED
Fully glued floor fitting is the most
popular choice for fitting.
In this fitting the board are placed
directly on top.
It is fitted on top of UFH(under
floor heating).
This will prevent existence of air
pocket which might occur.

21. NAILED :-
 Nailing is the traditional method
used to fit wooden floors.
 It is involves what is known in
trade as ”secret nailing”.
 Means putting nails through the
tongue of the wooden boards
 these nails are covered when
the groove is butted up to the
board.

22. Nailed floor can be laid over timber
battens, directly on to the timber
floor joist after fitting a layer of
plywood or an oriented strand
board(OSB).

24. CONDITIONS TO PROVIDE WOODEN FLOORING:
 Wood floors should be installed at the final
stage, prior to decoration. The boards should be
laid lengthways towards the main incoming light
source and, where possible, down the length of
the room.
 It is the responsibility of the
owner/installer, to determine that all internal
conditions are stable and suitable for the
installation of the
flooring.

25.  To accommodate the natural expansion and
contraction movement of wood 15mm expansion
joints are required around the entire perimeter of
the area to be fitted. This includes doorways and
fireplaces. 5mm expansion gap is provided between
the wooden boards / planks.
 The building must be completely enclosed i.e.
doors and windows should be installed .
All the wet construction elements like concrete
,plastering , etc. should be completed and thoroughly
dried before the wooden flooring is provided.

26. permanent heating and air conditioning
systems should be operating at least five
days preceding installation to promote
proper acclimation and should be
maintained during and after installation.
Appropriate humidity and temperature
should be achieved inside the building .
Basements and crawl spaces should be
dry .

27. Acclimating the wood flooring is necessary because there may be chances of
excessive expansion, shrinkage, dimensional distortion or structural damage of
the wooden boards and planks.

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• Google images
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