Nailless floor

[Selivan]

Antique technology.
The floorboards are hooked to each other with "patches", which connect the edges of the boards , then compressed with wedges.
The floor becomes a solid surface.
Advantages:
- no nails are used, the floor is easy to disassemble
- since the "solid surface", the floor is very strong and there is no creak.
Disadvantages:
- thick boards required
- a lot of assembly work
- in a room with such a floor, the temperature should not change much.
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Scheme:

Practical solution
1. the board must be at least 5 cm (2 inches) thick and 20 cm wide or more.
2. For easier installation "patches" can be of circular cross-section, diameter 2 cm.
3.adjacent boards should be laid so that the tree rings create a "sinusoid"


4. in the boards we drill indentations for "patches" in a checkerboard pattern from different sides of the board.



5. Then we lay the floor.
of course there will be cracks.
To remove gaps, the boards should be squeezed with wedges.

then, after a week, squeeze again, and repeat until the cracks disappear.
The floor must be done in summer, the moisture content of the board is not less than 25 and not more than 35.

After drying and leveling,
- the last board is inserted into the center. It can be fixed with nails if it is in the center of the room.
- But it is better to do it if there are 2 boards at the edges of the room. They are fixed with wedges to the wall.

 

[Danil54grl]

The floor looks beautiful! Is that one you built?

 

[Selivan]

The floor looks beautiful! Is that one you built?

Yes

 

[Brent S]

Ships were built in a similar fashion way back when. I love timberframe construction with Mortis and tennon but the time it takes dosent make it economical.

 

[Danil54grl]

Yes

Please eloborate. . Is this a floor of a cabin/home you are currently living in? How did you end up finishing it? Clear Coat or Stain? Would love to see a final finish photo.

 

[Selivan]

Please eloborate. . Is this a floor of a cabin/home you are currently living in? How did you end up finishing it? Clear Coat or Stain? Would love to see a final finish photo.

this is the second floor of the dacha. The floor is not finished yet, as the first thing to do is to repair the roof.
The floor is left to grind.
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dacha - a country house for temporary residence

 

[Danil54grl]

Is this what was done on the first floor dacha? Just wanting a hint of what the grand plan is,.

 

[Selivan]

Is this what was done on the first floor dacha? Just wanting a hint of what the grand plan is,.

the ground floor is the same, above the boards are covered with plywood and hardboard so that they do not get dirty.
Too much work, as the house is made of logs. Manual felling of a log.
In addition, during the construction, mistakes were made, and now we need to correct them on our own, without carpenters.