How To Lay A Chipboard Floating Floor
Step 1 let the boards acclimate.
How to lay a chipboard floating floor. Spread flooring adhesive on the particleboard with your flooring trowel. This should be done at least 48 hours before the laminate boards are placed so they have time to adjust to the temperature and humidity. Size the foam underlayment and cut it with a utility knife. To establish how many sheets you ll need to buy divide your total room area by the size of the board.
This will minimize shrinkage or expansion when they react to room temperature and humidity step 2 check for moisture levels. Don t forget to make a mark on the wall above every floor joist in the room where you ll be laying your chipboard flooring. Moisture can often destroy a perfect laminate floor installation so before you begin it is very. Step 3 make your mark.
Screw down the boards sink 1 1 4 inch screws through the chipboard into the floor joists to secure it. Measure the room you ll be laying the chipboard flooring in with your measuring tape. Place unopened packages of laminate flooring in the room or rooms in which they are to be installed. Make a line of glue the length.
Make sure that the screwheads. Your sub floor joists should be at 400mm centres meaning the edge of the boards always falls on a joist too. Start with a small area so you can reach across wet glue without stepping or kneeling in it.