Carpet Over Plank Subflooring

Over the subfloor a foam underlayment is applied.

Carpet over plank subflooring.

Simply put many contractors find osb to be a more consistent product than plywood or other types of material for subfloor. Read more about vinyl flooring. Repair any broken planks. Flooring over plank subfloor whether or not you need plywood underlayment under engineered wood flooring depends on the condition of the original subfloor.

Thinner subflooring may be suitable for carpet or resilient floorings such as vinyl or linoleum but thicker subflooring is recommended for nail down hardwood and is required for floor tile. Take time to make sure your existing planks are well secured in place. 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.

Install a layer of at least or preferably 5 8 ply over the existing planks. Why some contractors like osb for subflooring a few builders say that they prefer osb over plywood for flooring because the surface when new is always clean flat and knot free. Since i ve never had carpet i wasn t sure if it was normal to lay it right on top of the plywood plank sub floor. About press copyright contact us creators advertise developers terms privacy policy safety how youtube works test new features.

It can help smooth out very minor dents and bumps in the subfloor. Either plywood or osb is sufficient as a subfloor for carpeting. Even some of the telltale. 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.

Installing carpet pad over uneven subfloors or floating floors over uneven subfloors will only cover up the problem temporarily. Plywood subflooring also comes in 1 2 inch and 5 8 inch thicknesses. This is particularly important if your old sub floor has lumps and bumps in it. However i see now that this is normal.

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