How To Install Finished Plywood Flooring

This flooring can be installed over old wood flooring or over a plywood sub floor.

How to install finished plywood flooring.

Floating floors are an easy mess free way to install new flooring without necessarily having to remove the existing flooring. Plywood gets its strength from thin strips of wood called plies or veneers layered at right angles to one another then compressed and bonded. A mix of clear oil based polyurethane with an oil based tinted urethane called polyshades. If you are working atop a single plywood layer we recommend adding a second layer of 1 4 to 1 2 inch plywood or commercial floor substrate material.

Once reserved for subfloors and sheathing construction grade plywood is now making a splash as affordable residential finish flooring. Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet. While we love our hardwood floors we know that not every diyer has the budget and if we re keeping it real not every project is worth the splurge for higher end flooring we ve talked about and heard from our readers over on facebook about plywood plank flooring too. A level subfloor will help your flooring last longer and keep the finish attractive.

Click lock vinyl plank flooring also creates a floating floor but instead of having an adhesive connect the planks like gripstrip does the planks interlock with tongue and groove joints that easily snap together for a. Giving a chalky finish or staining the completed wood floor with dark stains can help vary the final hue of the plywood flooring. Speaking of finish here s what i used. The holes from driving the nails were filled with a filler that matches the natural colour of the plywood making it difficult to see them after the floor is finished.

There are two basic ways to go. Use wood or drywall screws to attach the substrate to the floor. Remove the existing flooring. Leveling floors can be a diy project or left to professionals.

A minimum 3 4 inch thick sub floor is required. When installing laminate vinyl tile or hardwood flooring it s important to know how to level a floor.