Boral overlay is designed to be glued down directly over concrete 80mm width only existing timber plywood or particle board.
Timber overlay flooring.
That s to say it shouldn t be used as a floor that goes straight over beams for example.
Overlay hardwood timber floor.
Because of this major feature most experts agree that overlay wood flooring is first and foremost defined by its thickness.
South pacific timber runs our flooring into two thicknesses.
Once laid it is sanded and polished similar to solid t g.
Overlay is used where there is an existing substrate such as particle board plywood or concrete or even existing timber flooring.
Also available in roasted hardwood and recycle flooring.
The reason solid overlay timber flooring can achieve a thinner board thickness is because it is only designed to be installed directly over a flat structural and well supported surface such as existing.
Therefore this product is not structural and must be laid over an existing sub floor to which the product can be secret nailed and glued.
Overlay 13mm or full thickness 19mm.
A flooring option that is constructed from boards that are thinner than standard 19mm boards with a consensus of around a maximum of 18mm thickness there s no reason why this type of flooring can t be used over existing wood floors or over concrete.
Timber flooring overlay is real wood in fact it is essentially traditional tongue and groove timber flooring only thinner approximately 12mm instead of 19mm.
Boral overlay solid strip flooring has been designed for those who love the style and warmth of a solid timber floor but don t have the traditional bearers and joists subfloor structure.