How To Lay A Chipboard Floating Floor

This will minimize shrinkage or expansion when they react to room temperature and humidity step 2 check for moisture levels.

How to lay a chipboard floating floor.

Don t forget to make a mark on the wall above every floor joist in the room where you ll be laying your chipboard flooring. Installing the floating floor 1 roll out the foam underlayment in a single layer across the floor. Continue to lay chipboard flooring across the joists for the rest of the floor ensuring the joints along the 600mm edges are staggered always avoid joining on the same joist wherever possible. Spread flooring adhesive on the particleboard with your flooring trowel.

To establish how many sheets you ll need to buy divide your total room area by the size of the board. Your sub floor joists should be at 400mm centres meaning the edge of the boards always falls on a joist too. This should be done at least 48 hours before the laminate boards are placed so they have time to adjust to the temperature and humidity. Place unopened packages of laminate flooring in the room or rooms in which they are to be installed.

Measure the room you ll be laying the chipboard flooring in with your measuring tape. Step 3 make your mark. Step 1 let the boards acclimate. Start with a small area so you can reach across wet glue without stepping or kneeling in it.

Screw down the boards sink 1 1 4 inch screws through the chipboard into the floor joists to secure it. Make sure that the screwheads. Space the screws out every 6 inches across the entire subfloor.