Carpet Over Plank Subfloor

Wood strip board or plank subflooring.

Carpet over plank subfloor.

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. The rest of the floors are 3 4 oak as you can see in the pictures. 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. 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.

Laminate underlayment is thin 6 to 8 millimeters foam padding that comes in rolls about 3 feet wide. 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. Flooring over plank subfloor whether or not you need plywood underlayment under engineered wood flooring depends on the condition of the original subfloor. Either plywood or osb is sufficient as a subfloor for carpeting.

Concrete slabs should be flat use a leveling compound to fill any depression or voids. It can help smooth out very minor dents and bumps in the subfloor. 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. I have learned so much thanks to the searchable articles on.

Over the subfloor a foam underlayment is applied. Loose or damaged subfloors can cause squeaking and affect the performance of the finished flooring that is installed over it. Simply apply the adhesive to the subfloor with a notched trowel and spread across a small area at a time approximately 1m. To do this measure and cut the plywood to fit your room.

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. If the plank subfloor is solid 3 8 might be fine but consider 1 2 or thicker underlayment grade plywood. You need to fix the uneven floors by using a leveling agent or putting down a new subfloor before you install your flooring to ensure that your investment in flooring will keep its value.