Wood Plank Sand and Finish Floor

[Pete Masterson]

When I installed my hardwood floor, I uses prefinished plank bamboo.
I glued it down. Working with the glue was miserable but in the end,
it was easy and quite effective. (These were planks of solid bamboo,
not an engineered product.)

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
aeonix1@...
On the road at CCW in RIverside, CA (still... <sigh>)



On Jun 3, 2008, at 6:59 AM, Donald Spithaler wrote:

> Leroy
> I have planed 12" down to 3/8" without it splitting but it
> would hard to screw it down through the groove. I put 3/4 X 5 1/4"
> oak in mine & that was hard to screw through the groove. I used a
> trim screw with a real small head. They were made to screw wood
> trim to metal studs. They were self tapping but I pre drilled them
> first.
> Don Spithaler
> 89 SP 36'
> Butler, PA
> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Leroy A. Eckert
> wrote:
> 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
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