Hardboarding a floor

[Tigercubrider]

I have a room that is presently about 40 foot square and has four concrete pillars in the centre, dividing the room in a sort of # shape

We need to cover the floor with hardboard, which will stay down a while, over industrial carpet.
The idea is to use gaffertape underneath the but joins, and tape over the joins at the top.
It will be painted with floor paint eventually

I have tiled before, so know about starting in the middle and spreading out to get any cuts around the perimeter - we would stagger the boards in a brick style pattern

Sound sensible?
Any ideas?

 

[crazydaze]

Are you fitting carpet tiles or ceramics/vinyl ?

 

[Tigercubrider]

Neither
The hardboard will be the floor surface- covered with grey paint

 

[dazlight]

You be better with Plywood.

 

[opps]

Won't the hardboard bounce and flex too much.

I'd go with ply, as suggested by dazlight.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Thanks for the replies

It has been done now, with hardboard.
The floor was concrete, with relatively new industrial carpet ontop
They needed to use the room for another purpose for a year or two, so opted for hardboard.
The boards were laid brick bond style, with gaffertape on the underside and a paper type tape on the top joints. It is painted with floor paint

We'll see how it lasts

 

[crazydaze]

Thanks for the replies

It has been done now, with hardboard.
The floor was concrete, with relatively new industrial carpet ontop
They needed to use the room for another purpose for a year or two, so opted for hardboard.
The boards were laid brick bond style, with gaffertape on the underside and a paper type tape on the top joints. It is painted with floor paint

We'll see how it lasts

Hardboard has very little tensile strength, it is a smoothing product, not a construction surface or a wear surface.

 

[foxhole]

Double sided carpet tape would be stronger and prevent slip .