How To Lay A Chipboard Floating Floor

Step 1 let the boards acclimate.

How to lay a chipboard floating floor.

Make a line of glue the length. Step 3 make your mark. Spread flooring adhesive on the particleboard with your flooring trowel. Size the foam underlayment and cut it with a utility knife.

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. Installing the floating floor 1 roll out the foam underlayment in a single layer across the floor. Space the screws out every 6 inches across the entire subfloor. Screw down the boards sink 1 1 4 inch screws through the chipboard into the floor joists to secure it.

Moisture can often destroy a perfect laminate floor installation so before you begin it is very. 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. Continue to lay chipboard flooring across the joists for the rest of the floor ensuring the joints along the 600mm edges are staggered always avoid joining on the same joist wherever possible.

Measure the room you ll be laying the chipboard flooring in with your measuring tape. Make sure that the screwheads. This will minimize shrinkage or expansion when they react to room temperature and humidity step 2 check for moisture levels.