I need to fit a new floor i have bare joists now on 400mm centres. the rooms are upstairs and are a bathroom and kitchen. what thickness wayrock do i need to use. Does it need to glued together. any advice tips please
wayrock chip board instalation
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First mistake is don’t use chip flooring, its total crap but an absolute minimum would be 18mm but for a little extra you can get a "proper" floor. I wouldn’t go anywhere near chip, especially for a bathroom or kitchen & if you tile, it will most likely end in disaster!
Some do, some don’t but it won’t make an awful mot of dereference; the end result is it will still be a crap floor!
Use a better flooring material; either T&G timber or, if your tiling that bathroom/kitchen, WBP ply. The thickness you need will depend on your floor joist/size/pitch between 18-25mm.
Thanks will use WBP ply as i need to lay ceramic tiles.
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As I said actual thickness you need when tiling depends on your joist configuration. You can generally get away with 18mm in light load/use rooms such as bath/shower rooms but in heavy load/use areas such as kitchens/halls etc, you should go up to 22mm or even 25mm if you want it to last.
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