Battening Concrete Floor

hi there,

First post here. I have read a few threads on similar topics to my question, but I can't find anything answering my specific question.

We are currently doing a refurb and have come to the point of thinking about flooring. We have a long since laid concrete floor. Screed top layer. We are looking at laying floorboards in lounge and dining room, about 23 Sqm in total. My plan had been to batten the floor with 25mm deep battens, 400mm centres, and fit celotex in the gaps (I have quite a bit left over from other jobs). My question is how to fix the battens to the floor. The obvious choice is to drill, plug and screw, but the trouble is, I know there is a gas pipe that goes under floor, but I'm not exactly sure of its path. I guess I could buy a pipe finder, but i never fully trust those things.

I have been researching Elastilon. Could the battens be secured using Elastilon, then the floorboards nailed to the battens? Is there a better option anyone can suggest? Also, has anyone fitted celotex under floorboards? Does it squeak at all?

Thanks in advance.

 

Thanks for the response Chew.

We have not hung any doors yet, so no problem there, and having laid underfloor heating in kitchen, with levelling compound etc, it would actually help the dining room / kitchen threshold.

I just feel as though screwing floorboards down is a more permanent solution, I'm worried about them moving or bouncing etc otherwise. But maybe I need To look in to it?

 

Ok thanks. So do you think using Elastilon, or something similar, to secure battens is a waste of time? Can you recommend a decent pipe finder that is trustworthy?