Engineered wood flooring can also be glued directly onto the chipboard using a flexible flooring adhesive if required.
Chipboard subfloor hardwood.
To our dismay when we ripped up the old carpet we found that the whole subfloor was covered with particle board.
Replacing the subfloors can be a.
Secret screwing or secret nailing should not be used with a chipboard subfloor.
First lets understand how each one is manufactured.
Last year we installed solid oak hardwood floor in our main bedroom and family room.
Laying plywood over particleboard.
Engineered solid wood or floating wood flooring that are less than 1 2 thick can be installed over a wood plank subfloor as long as the 3 4 plank subfloor is flat.
The hardwood flooring must be installed crossing the subfloor boards 90 degree angle.
If your home has particleboard subfloors instead of plywood subfloors you may want the added durability plywood has to offer.
Structural plywood it is made of three or more thin layers of wood bonded together with.
A long lasting solid hardwood floor is heavily influenced by the quality of the sub floor when it comes to types of sub floors there is a wide range but we will focus on the two most often used in modern buildings.
The screws or nails could break the chipboard and the hardwood flooring would not have a secure material to hold on to.