Hi there,
We are planning to get rid of the capet in the living room and replace it with laminate flooring... I have already done the 3 upstairs rooms but just put plywood down over the slightly uneven floorboards, then underlay, then the laminate (in 2 of the rooms, I had to then take a bit off the doors). The problem with this is a) in my opinion, its not the best way round the issue and b) if we need any access to pipework or electrics we have to remove the laminate, then unscrew the plywood, then rip the floorboards up.
What I want to do in the living room is take the old boards up, and put 22mm chipboards down to hopefully make it flatter. The question I have is, Will the chipboard be a suitable for a direct replacement for the old boards? With regards to joist spacing and height (to some extent. i.e. we don't want big gaps under the doors)
Thank you for taking the time reading this.
Regards,
Mike
We are planning to get rid of the capet in the living room and replace it with laminate flooring... I have already done the 3 upstairs rooms but just put plywood down over the slightly uneven floorboards, then underlay, then the laminate (in 2 of the rooms, I had to then take a bit off the doors). The problem with this is a) in my opinion, its not the best way round the issue and b) if we need any access to pipework or electrics we have to remove the laminate, then unscrew the plywood, then rip the floorboards up.
What I want to do in the living room is take the old boards up, and put 22mm chipboards down to hopefully make it flatter. The question I have is, Will the chipboard be a suitable for a direct replacement for the old boards? With regards to joist spacing and height (to some extent. i.e. we don't want big gaps under the doors)
Thank you for taking the time reading this.
Regards,
Mike