Wooden Floor Pack for Log cabins 18mm Floor Pack 2.15 sq.m

Wooden floor packs in tongue and groove Spruce timber. Available in either 18mm thick timber or for heavier duty use - 26mm. These are suitable for any log cabin regardless of manufacturer.

If you are ordering one of our log cabins please see the "Flooring Options" on a cabin's product page for a lower price.

Installation Advice:

• Floors in log cabins should be laid as a floating floor with a 5mm - 10mm gap all the way around the perimeter. Using a block cut to a single measurement helps to keep this even. Tip - two - three off cut shingles together is a handy spacer.

• Floor boards should be as tight together as possible. Use a block to knock them together. No expansion / contraction gap is necessary as this takes place at the perimeter of the floating floor.

• If available a Flooring Pull Bar helps to make the joints tight.

• Nail two nails in each board where it crosses the joists. Towards the join. Two nails is best and highly recommended to avoid movement of the floor or curling boards as the seasons change.

• You can secret nails as you would at home, the nails supplied are not suitable for secret nailing.

• If the floor is in wet conditions such as a hot tub consider treating both sides. Double nail is important.

• Either in the base or on top of it should be a damp proof membrane.

• The skirting slat is used to cover the expansion gap. This can be nailed to the wall log allowing the floor to move under it. This could be pinned for neatness (not supplied). These can be fitted flat or upright as required for aesthetics.

• Lay the floor horizontally or vertically as required. Going away from the door looks aesthetically pleasing.

• Floor joists evenly spaced across the building no more than 350 - 400mm apart.

• If you have an uneven base in parts- off cut roof shingles are excellent for use as packers to level the joists.

• Tip - mark the walls lightly where the joist are. Lay the boards and nail every three or four boards. Keep it all tight together. Then a string chalk line from mark to mark. This then gives you a lovely straight line and perfect final nailing.

• Tip - Don't nail the last four - six boards until you have cut the final board to fit. It is best to finish at the door. Once the final boards is in use a wedge or floor pull tool to make the final ones tight and nail.

• Tip - you may need to cut around the door - or - you could trim the bottom of the door fascia.

• Tip - The skirting looks nice when a miter is applied, most saws will have this 45 degree angle in the handle.

• Tip - once you start the floor it is a good idea to work with two people. The one inside will take off his boots so as not to mark the floor with dirt.

• Treat as quickly as you can after installation to keep its good looks unmarked. Use a top quality floor varnish or treatment as you would in your house. Carefree protectant is a good treatment for floors. We also use this on decking.

• Treating the underside of the boards is a good idea if you are not sure of your base. Our impregnation fluid is very good for this.

• A floor gains its strength from the base and in turn the joists. To support heavy weights double the joists - move them closer together to give more support.

• For a workshop, machinery etc 26mm is ideal. For 95% of other uses the 18mm is fine but consider additional timber for extra joists in heavyweight areas. Our timber here is ideal: Timber 44 x 70mm

• Insulation of 30 - 50mm can be used between the floor joists.

• Offcuts can be used to trim the building as required.

• Sometimes the door frame will need raising to overcome the height of the floor, Spare offcuts of floor boards can be used for this (treated)

• The joists are only designed for a flat and level concrete / paving base. If you use a timber frame base consider adding joist into the design. Also, if you are using a pier system you will need timber such as: Timber 44 x 70mm to span your piers or make them to the dimensions of the joists supplied.

Sizes Available:

P176451 18mm Floor Pack (2.5m)

• Floor kit will cover 2.15m²

• 10 untreated floor boards 1.8 x 9.6 x 250cm

• 3 treated floor joists 4.5 x 4.5 x 200cm

• 2 untreated skirting boards 1.2 x 4.5 x 200cm

P176450 26mm Floor Pack (2.5m)

• Floor kit will cover 1.62m²

• 5 untreated floor boards 2.7 x 14.5 x 250cm

• 3 treated floor joists 4.5 x 4.5 x 200cm

• 2 untreated skirting boards 1.2 x 4.5 x 200cm