Replacing Chipboard Flooring With Plywood

A typical wood framed residential flooring system is more complicated than you think.

Replacing chipboard flooring with plywood. In addition to the visible surface flooring material the carpet tile or hardwood there is usually an underlayment and beneath that is a subfloor that serves as the foundation and structural reinforcement for the floor. Plywood and chipboard are completely different. So to say which is best would be foolish. This is covered with chipboard which is glued screw nailed to the pt boards.

Structural plywood it is made of three or more thin layers of wood bonded together with. The subfloor consists of sheet materials that are nailed or screwed to the joists to. The average cost to replace or repair a plywood subfloor in a 306 square foot room costs 555 or between 490 and 600 the average cost to install a new plywood subfloor is 620 or between 572 and 720. A long lasting solid hardwood floor is heavily influenced by the quality of the sub floor when it comes to types of sub floors there is a wide range but we will focus on the two most often used in modern buildings.

The floor has been remarkable rigid squeak free and sound proof but a bad storm blew through some time back leaving several areas of the chipboard water damage from water infiltrating around a window and a sliding glass door in the largest room. Underneath the hardwood laminate tile or carpet lies the subfloor and it s a component that only gets attention during a. First lets understand how each one is manufactured.