Vinyl flooring is usually not installed directly over the subfloor in residential applications.
How to lay plywood flooring.
The plywood sheets lay perpendicular to the floor joists.
Typical floor joists in residential construction sit on 16 inch centers but depending on the framing the joists might be.
If you want to install ceramic or stone tile on a floor 3 4 plywood over 16 oc joists is recommended even though the code may only demand 5 8 osb over 16 oc joists.
Because you can install sheet vinyl over existing vinyl it offers the option of changing design without breaking the bank.
Economy at the current price of 36 per sheet that just a little over 1 per square foot.
Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet.
First i ll briefly go over my reasons for using it.
This also applies to joists depth.
This is my third time using plywood for a finished floor and i thought i would go into more detail this time than i did before.
Consider both load bearing capacity and deflective properties when selecting subfloor materials.
Here are our top 3 tips if you re thinking of installing a plywood floor.
In most cases 4 by 8 foot sheets of particle board or plywood must be installed in preparation for the vinyl floor install.