wood flooring on chipboard

pinno · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:16 pm Post Subject: wood flooring on chipboard

Hi
I'm looking to lay a solid wood floor in my downstairs rooms but the rooms all have chipboard laid on top od dpm and concrete.
what would be the best method
thanks
Pinno

WoodYouLike · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:29 am Post Subject:

What are the sizes of the boards, thickness and what's the width of the room?

In most circumstances you can install it floating on foam underlayment, glueing the T&G's

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pinno · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:41 am Post Subject:

hi
the chipboard is 20 mm thick and no room is bigger than 4.5m x 4.5 m
the wood planks would be 150mm x 18mm
the whole of the downstairs is to be laid.
i've heard the stickdown underlay may be an option?

WoodYouLike · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:56 am Post Subject:

If the chipboard is level and sound 3mm foam underlayment is all you need (and PVAC adhesive to glue the T&G's).

Stickdown underlayment is a good product (Elastilon, don't go for the look-a-likes) but expensive solution

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