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Lumber, also known as timber, is wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for structural purposes but has many other uses as well.
Lumber may be supplied either rough-sawn, or surfaced on one or more of its faces. Besides pulpwood, rough lumber is the raw material for furniture-making, and manufacture of other items requiring cutting and shaping. It is available in many species, including hardwoods and softwoods, such as white pine and red pine, because of their low cost.Finished lumber is supplied in standard sizes, mostly for the construction industry – primarily softwood, from coniferous species, including pine, fir and spruce (collectively spruce-pine-fir), cedar, and hemlock, but also some hardwood, for high-grade flooring. It is more commonly made from softwood than hardwoods, and 80% of lumber comes from softwood.

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    Water UFH Best timber floor base

    I'm about to start on an upstairs wetroom. There will be wet underfloor heating going in via spreader plates. The former will be a 22mm maxxus. Current joists are 7" at ~420 centres. 3x3m room. As all the floor boards will be getting ripped out I'm unsure what the best material to put back down...
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Timber grey hand scraped wood effect

    Hi I'm looking for Timber grey hand scraped wood effect porcelain floor tile 1200*233 which was once stocked by total tiles. Anyone know where I can get this product??
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    Replacing a Floor - Best Material for Tiling

    Hi all, first post. I’m currently doing a job on my house where we’ve moved the kitchen and knocked together three rooms. The intention is to tile the floors (suspended timber) with natural stone, we’re looking at 15mm limestone. Before going out for quotes for tilers I’m hoping to get my head...
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    Advice on herringbone pattern across old kitchen timber floor and new concrete extension floor

    Hi, We have a kitchen extension currently under way, the kitchen floor is timber and extension is concrete. Total area 50sqm We hoped to place a herringbone pattern in wood effect tiles - size- 15x90. 6mm thick. We are aware of the need for an expansion joint between the two substrates to help...
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    Removing timber floorboards for tiling

    Hello everyone ,I am a diy tiler and just joined the forum as i will be doing a lot of tiling with a new project /old house in hand . I want to turn one of the upstairs bedrooms into a bathroom in our old cottage. There are standard pine floorboards in every room including this one at the...
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    Timber frame wet room

    I am adding an addition to my house that will be timber frame with 6x6 floor joists 1 foot apart because it is being designed as a wet room it can be designed which ever way works best my main thought was can I slope my floor joists down 1.5 inches to get my slope the shower room will be 12x5...
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    tiling on timber with ufh

    Hi Ive been browsing your forums over the years looking for guidance for odd tiling DIY tasks, and the advice I have read has been very helpful. Im currently planning to have my ground floor tiled with 600x600 porcelain tiles, with wet underfloor heating. The main two house rooms are fully...
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    Suspended timber hall and bathroom

    Hi guys, I have a suspended timber floor. Joists are renewed, building all up again from the ground up so to speak. I plan to use pir 100mm insulation between joists and a vapour control membrane below the flooring. The flooring is to be tiled but unsure as yet the size/material of tiles. I want...
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    Water UFH UFH and Tiling over Suspended timber floor

    I am renovating and extending my 1930s property. for the rear extension part, I am looking to go with water underfloor heating and porcelain tiles. I would like to go with the same for the existing floor space as well. I have been proposed the following options for the retrofit: a.WundaTherm ...
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    Flooring advice and preparation of timber floor.

    Hi All, im after some advice on flooring if i may. What i am planning on doing is removing the floorboards in a bathroom, batten between the joists and then infill with plywood. Then, install 20mm of Jackoboard (xps insulated board) over the top with flexible tile adhesive and mechanical fix...
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    Timber to screed with limestone

    I’ve got a timber to concrete floor to do. I haven’t done one for ages and when I did it was on the request of the builder so the responsibility was on him. This one though is for an old couple who have picked a 20mm limestone to be laid random bond across the joint so I don’t have the luxury of...
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    Timber frame Patio tiling question

    Hi all. I have a raised timber framed (bearers & joist & 450mm spacing ) patio with timber decking. We want to replace decking with tiles. 1st question. So compressed sheeting, water proof then tiling. Will that work? 2nd question. to get that slope for any water run off, how can it be done...
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    Tiling on suspended timber floor

    I'm looking for some advice, I'm planning to tile the hall floor of my 1st floor flat (approx. 8m²), the existing floorboards are a bit knackered as it's an old (1870's) building. I was planning to lift and remove the existing floorboards, brace the joists with 2x8 at regular centres and at the...
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    Suspended Timber Floor Tile Prep

    Hey guys, I normally post over in diynot for general DIY but wrt tiling over timber I need some specialist advice... I've recently replaced a very bouncy/squeaky subfloor constructed out of 4x2 (unknown grade) @ 16ish centers on a 2 course sleeper wall (sleeper at either end and mid span @...
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    Subfloor build up on timber joists.....

    Hi all, After a bit of advice on subfloor build up if those in the know could help out? Am in the process of renovating my bathroom in my Victorian terrace - approx 8m2, floorboards have been lifted for fist fix plumbing (not re fixing as they're in a state) My thoughts on subfloor for...
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    Aus springy timber floor prep

    Ive been to see a large living room kitchen area ( knocked through) but the floor is quite springy. Its 15mm floorboards but there are quite a few sections of scrappy board ( 1 mtr lenghts) Im worried 6mm overboarding will not take out the bounce. another tiler had suggested using Ditra...
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    Aus Suspended timber floor. Foam Vs HB/NMP/A-Panel

    Standard suspended timber floor, regarding overboarding- do people consider the foam boards (wedi/Marmox/Jack0/Ducka etc) as good as the boards like Hardiebacker/NMP/Aquapanel etc. I’m asking this in relation to UFH and suspended timber ground floors where the insulating properties of the foam...
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    USA Ditra Heat On Timber Floor

    Hi Folks Looking for some expert advice. I am thinking about installing 600x600 x 9mm porcelain tiles in kitchen installed on ditra heat. Was thinking install should go something like this. Remove old 18mm floorboards. Install 3 x 2 noggins every 300mm (joist are 400mm centres). Screw 25mm wbp...
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    UK Suspended timber floor preparation.

    Hi I have a small cloakroom/bathroom 1.2m X 1.5m it's a suspended timber ground floor with the joists on sleeper walls. I want to tile in 600 X 600 11mm thick polished porcelain. What is best way to prepare the floor? I am taking the existing chipboard out. There is no underfloor heating. I...
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    Water UFH Suspended Timber Solution

    Hi, I'm currently renovating a house which has suspended timber flooring of 100mm joists. I am also extending the property which will have a concrete floor. I am wanting to install wet UFH in both areas and for the concrete floor I'm comfortable with the 100mm of insulation, pipes and screed...
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