Carpet Over Plank Subfloor

Re secure any loose wood subfloor planks osb or plywood subfloors to the floor joists using 2 1 2 deck screws.

Carpet over plank subfloor.

Wood strip board or plank subflooring. I have learned so much thanks to the searchable articles on. Even some of the telltale. The rest of the floors are 3 4 oak as you can see in the pictures.

Flooring over plank subfloor whether or not you need plywood underlayment under engineered wood flooring depends on the condition of the original subfloor. If the plank subfloor is solid 3 8 might be fine but consider 1 2 or thicker underlayment grade plywood. So my house has 2x6 car decking tongue and groove whatever you want to call it subfloor that i am going to tile over both in the kitchen and the bathroom. Underneath the hardwood laminate tile or carpet lies the subfloor and it s a component that only gets attention during a full scale renovation or a full blown problem.

Laminate underlayment is thin 6 to 8 millimeters foam padding that comes in rolls about 3 feet wide. It can help smooth out very minor dents and bumps in the subfloor. We re ready to install carpet but i m unsure if my plank subfloor is sufficient to lay carpet over my installer recommended laying down a 3 8 plywood underlay to keep things uniform. The carpet pad over uneven subfloors will wear unevenly and quickly with the pressure from feet and furniture causing the carpet and the padding to wear out much quicker.

Ideally i would tear out the existing finish flooring screw down the existing plank subfloor where loose repair the plank subfloor where needed and then lay my new flooring engineered hardwood right over the existing. Simply apply the adhesive to the subfloor with a notched trowel and spread across a small area at a time approximately 1m. Loose or damaged subfloors can cause squeaking and affect the performance of the finished flooring that is installed over it. Either plywood or osb is sufficient as a subfloor for carpeting.

To do this measure and cut the plywood to fit your room. Right now i have 3 4 tg hardwood which is not in the best shape over a 2 5 wide x 3 4 inch think plank subfloor which runs perpendicular to the joists 2x10 16 oc. Concrete slabs should be flat use a leveling compound to fill any depression or voids.