Mdf Subfloor Hardwood

The plank subfloor is in good condition with little no gaps.

Mdf subfloor hardwood.

Sat sep 25 2004 7 42 pm. Nail subfloor under pb w 8p ring nails before installing the new hardwood. Even the slightest imperfections in your subfloor can telegraph into the flooring and result in squeaking buckling and uneven floors. 2 coarse thread screws are another option.

Sun jan 22 2006 1 01 pm. Even some of the. Usually manufactured in 4 by 8 foot sheets plywood panels and osb are acceptable subfloors for hardwood flooring as long as they are the proper thickness. We then removed the mdf and discovered plank subfloor.

Underneath the hardwood laminate tile or carpet lies the subfloor and it s a component that only gets attention during a full scale renovation or a full blown problem. If mdf is as bad as particleboard how thick of a layer of plywood would need to be added on top of this mdf subfloor. The pb mdf was probably put down for the installation of a carpet. I have a 1 or 33 32 mfd subfloor that i d like to staple hardwood flooring to.

Most people use nails or hardwood staples to attach hardwood flooring to the subfloor but this is only an option if the subfloor is made of plywood. Plywood undergoes a similar process. Thanks in advance tc. Keep in mind that for mechanically fastened floors osb doesn t hold fasteners as well as plywood so you need to use a thicker material to get the same holding power.

If there is any deflection in the wood plank subfloor when walked on it would be advisable to add an additional layer of 3 8 or 1 2 thick plywood. Floating sub floors for solid hardwood installations generally consist of two layers of plywood or allowing enough wood for a 1 inch flooring cleat to hold effectively. Sub floor construction should have expansion areas of their own in the area of 1 8 1 4 between boards or sheets of ply. When it comes to hardwood flooring the quality of the installation will be determined by the quality of many things including the choice of subflooring and the condition its in.

Otherwise you need to lay a sheet of at least 3 8 plywood over the planks. This will remove the future squeaks. I ve been reading that to install hardwoods directly over plank subfloor the hardwoods need to run perpendicular to the planks.