Wood Plank Sand and Finish Floor

[bubblerboy64]

Leroy, I can't answer your question but I have one for you. When you
said glue and screw down the flooring. Where do you place the screws?
In the T&G area or thru the flooring itself and then plug or fill the
screw holes? Sounds like you are going to have a very pretty floor
when you are finished. Usually on hardwood floors they nail thru the
T&G area don't they, for home use? Something I would like to do some
time down the road. I have the idea that I would like to eventually
recarpet back to just behind the front seats and then have some type
of hard flooring back thru the bus, maybe keeping the carpet in the
back bed room area.
John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC
>
> Ernie or anyone else:
> I am considering installing a custom sand and finish floor from the
> kitchen tile forward probably with inlays made from exotic wood to
and
> including the stair well surround. I know how to install, I think,
but
> this is what I want to do.
> Purchase 12" red oak planks 1/2" thick(my coach is red oak), plane
it
> down (probably to about 3/8")to meet the elevation of the tile to
> eliminate any transition strip between the tile and wood, t&g it
then
> screw and glue it down. I would pre-sanded, stain and first coat the
> wood prior to installation. The final finish and detail would be
> applied in the coach. Can I do this, and how thin can I plane 12"
> plank wood and expect it not to crack.
> Thanks,
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> Dahlonega, GA
> Royale Conversion
>