Chipboard flooring want to remove nails

[bobasd]

if youve got experience then why did you give your house as an example - an the explanation you gave with pressure or traffic cracks all over the show in your house is nonsense.

you seem to get your posts on diynot well wrong or you copy them from someone elses post without letting on. your a fake pal.

im def not resentful about anythin includin your.rubbish.
how can you see me - you now claimin weird powers ?

 

[lostinthelight]

May not be necessary but I gripfill the ends of the noggin as well.

 

[blup]

Surely chipboard which is weak in tension but strong in compression is susceptible to cracking if fixed to uneven sub floor e.g. joists

blup

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Surely chipboard which is weak in tension but strong in compression is susceptible to cracking if fixed to uneven sub floor e.g. joists

But just how weak do you think chipboard is? There is always a small amount of variation between individual joists, but in a new build it really shouldn't be more than a few millimetres. It's taken as read (or it should be) that you should be installing flooring onto level supports so before installing any flooring anywhere it's generally a good idea to drop a 6ft level or a long straight edge across the joists to check for major discrepancies. These can often be corrected using a power planer (to reduce crowning, although if it is crowned by more than about 12mm you may well need to be looking at other solutions) or by packing up or in the worst cases by sistering joists (to deal with bowing downwards of the joist). Sheet materials can flex to an extent and so can accommodate minor discrepancies, but trying to install any floor with, say, a 25mm difference between joists is utterly pointless and will lead to all sorts of issues in the future such as joints springing, fixings pulling through or flooring cracking - and that's regardless of whether you use softwood planking, hardwood planking, plywood, chipboard or gawd help us OSB. And what kind of persons attempt to put a floor in where the joists are so uneven that it would cause such problems? Maybe the kind who wear stetsons and ask where to hitch their horses?

 

[Leofric]

Flooring grade t &g chipboard has been used for timber floors for years and is usually specified in my experience for houses, even for higher spec 5 bedroom type houses. T & g boarding can be used of course if the client requests it. (Joists also need herringbone strutting at mid span )