Afternoon all,
I have uneven floorboards throughout my house and need to do something about them before I have carpet layed.
I had toyed with laying hardboard or 4mm ply but after reading here it seems 6mm ply is the preferred option.
Now in all posts (including the sticky - very useful thanks) it says to nail or staple the ply.
My main worry about nailing or stapling is the possibility of the nails or staples lifting and creating bounce and unnecessary noise when ply knocks the existing floor.. Also, I can't find a manual stapler so the cheapest stapler is £50.
I had been thinking of screwing the ply at 8" centres using 20mm countersunk screws. I figured this would reduce the chances of lift although would require considerably more effort.
Other than the increased effort are there any other downfalls to screwing the ply to my existing floorboards?
Cheers
I have uneven floorboards throughout my house and need to do something about them before I have carpet layed.
I had toyed with laying hardboard or 4mm ply but after reading here it seems 6mm ply is the preferred option.
Now in all posts (including the sticky - very useful thanks) it says to nail or staple the ply.
My main worry about nailing or stapling is the possibility of the nails or staples lifting and creating bounce and unnecessary noise when ply knocks the existing floor.. Also, I can't find a manual stapler so the cheapest stapler is £50.
I had been thinking of screwing the ply at 8" centres using 20mm countersunk screws. I figured this would reduce the chances of lift although would require considerably more effort.
Other than the increased effort are there any other downfalls to screwing the ply to my existing floorboards?
Cheers