particle board subfloor
2006-07-09 03:35:39 · 12 answers · asked by jlejlo1 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Currently have 5/8 particle board subfloor which is glued down 5/8 ply. Told they would not install 3/4 hardwood but have found a gluedown that will work over particle board. Is there such a product? Taking up particle board is a nightmare. Looking for recommends/suggests
2006-07-09 04:01:06 · update #1
I'd like to help but we need more information dude.
2006-07-09 03:39:28 · answer #1 · answered by Caesar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two ways of approaching this (and most other) projects: the right way and the easy way.
The right way is to have the particle board underlayment removed, and a proper hardwood floor installed. Particleboard is an undesirable choice for a construction material. It does not hold a screw and is overly sensitive to water.
The easy way is to put down an engineered floor, glued down, over the particle board. An engineered wood floor is not a solid wood board product, and is considered to be a less durable option than a real hardwood floor.
2006-07-21 04:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by Leo L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find engineered hardwood floors that can be installed via the gluedown method. You will not find soild wood floorboards that you can glue down-these all have to be nailed down and nails will not hold in particle board. You might also look for engineered floors that can be "floated".
I strongly recommend, however, that you take up the chip board-I know this is a pain in the butt but honestly, they never should have used chip board to begin with. Any water damage will cause your floor to lift and warp. You want a good solid plywood subfloor to work with.
2006-07-16 17:30:30 · answer #3 · answered by elk312 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just bought a house last year and we had the same problem. If you bought a stick built home and not one of those modguler homes then you cna do what we did. We just took up the partickle board and laid the flooring over the boards that were under it. I dont like that particle board either. I tried to steam clean the carpet cause it was all stained up when we moved in but that particle board just soaked evrything up and started to stink.
2006-07-09 03:49:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correct. standard hardwood flooring nails won't hold in particle board. If it is still solid and hasn't been water damaged, you can use an engineered wood floor and glue it directly.
Just do a search on prefinished engineered wood floors and you'll find a bunch of info.
2006-07-10 09:32:17 · answer #5 · answered by jc1129_us 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like yopu have to remove the top floor covering and repair the subfloor... then place a new covering down. Details are a bit lacking for a full solution
2006-07-09 03:49:57 · answer #6 · answered by Tom Van Dyke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An engineered floor would be your answer. First make sure that your sub-floor is level without any high spots, sand if needed. The new floor will interlock and float on top of the sub-floor, make sure that you leave a space along the walls for expansion. Nail the baseboard to the wall and not the floor
2006-07-22 15:47:37 · answer #7 · answered by geotom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen, on HGTV, more than once; using plywood, good one side. Counter sunk screws to grab into the sub-floor, stained and polyurethaned. Looked great on TV.
I had laminate floating floor put in my kitchen several years ago. It goes over anything and looks like new still. I'm not crazy about the look and feel of laminate wood, but my 16" tile-look is pretty good looking.
2006-07-21 16:41:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Install ceramic tiles and grouting.
2006-07-20 14:33:04 · answer #9 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is the problem ? does it sqeak? cleaning it or what?
2006-07-09 03:43:36 · answer #10 · answered by eve in eden 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋