What is the best way of laying reclaimed victorian floorboards on to concrete?

one idea is to cut channels out in the concrete and put battens in there then that way you can nail the boards down and wont loose any height..and also you can level the battens so that way you can save money on the latex....roy..

If your floor is very uneven then with out me looking at your floor, i would say it would be best to use self-leveling. Bal do a good one called ultrabase which i use all the time, make sure you prime your floor before leveling. As far as fixing your wooden floor straight to concrete, yes it can be done. Go to any shop that sell wood flooring and ask them for adhesive to fix wooden floor straight to concrete. I know that topps sell the adhesive you need and the self-leveling compound too. Any other questions feel free to ask. Regards, Wayne

I would personally recommend fixing battens aswell and then fixing the floor boards onto these. The battens can be embedded into the screed/ latex to help with the height difference. I would lay a bitumen backed sheet dpm onto the finished latex (once dry!) aswell just purely as a precaution against possible (if any) dampness. You can fix the boards directly onto the concrete using a suitable adhesive but if the boards are reclaimed then they may be bowed, twisted etc so they may not ''take'' 100% to the concrete. I would use screws to fix the boards to the battens (countersunk) and then fill the whole floor (presuming the floor is to be sanded & sealed after installation)using the same methods as we do with any floor that we sand & seal. I hope this helps

latex or bitchamen which ever you use you will also have to nail or screw the boards down if not thay will lift after time if you do not have a nail gun you can hire one for about £20 plus the nails if you use screws countersink them and use a pece of board to plug the screw heads so thay can not be seen . if you dont fix them with nails or screws thay will lift beleave me

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