I plan to install solid maple hardwood flooring over the existing 5/8' tongue and groove plywood subfloor. Do I need to install additional plywood subflooring if the hardwood flooring is going to be installed parallel to the floor joists, instead of perpendicular to the joists? Is the existing 5/8' plywood subfloor (screwed to the joists) adequate to hold the nails/staples? Installing parallel or perpendicular to the joists. Sub floor is 3/4 on the diagonal. The existing pine floor goes the length of the room and I would like to run the new floor in the same direction. The new floor would be perpendicular to the floor joists, but running the same way as the existing pine floor. Bubbling Laminate. First, renail the existing plywood subfloor, so that the old nails are tight, and add new nails to achieve a maximum nail spacing of 6 inches. Where floor joists are spaced 16 inches on-center, whether or not a 3/4-inch plywood subfloor is adequate for this type of installation is a judgment call.
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Q: We want to add solid oak flooring to several rooms in our home. The subfloor is ¾-inch tongue-and-groove plywood, which has been screwed and glued to floor joists that are 16 inches on center. Flooring contractors we've talked to say that because of the subfloor system used, we can orient the hardwood flooring parallel to the floor joists, rather than the standard method of running them perpendicular to the joists. Is that true? And would there be any advantage to gluing the tongues into the grooves (not to the subfloor) to keep the hardwood from separating during seasonal changes?
— Judy and Kurt, Gurnee, Ill
A: — Judy and Kurt, Gurnee, Ill
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Pat Hunt replies: The reason for running wood flooring perpendicular to the joists in conventional construction is that it provides a stronger, stiffer floor system. But because your subfloor is beefier than conventional construction, I'm not surprised that some flooring contractors would feel comfortable running the flooring parallel to the joists.
https://gayellow409.weebly.com/alvin-toffler-powershift-pdf-converter.html. Even so, the major flooring trade associations take a more conservative approach. According to the National Wood Flooring Association, for example, finish flooring that runs parallel with the joists should have a layer of ½-inch plywood underlayment on top of the existing subfloor (with the long dimension perpendicular to that of the first layer), or 2x6 blocking between the joists on 24-inch centers. Also, check with your flooring manufacturer; running a floor this way may void the flooring's warranty.
I don't think you'll find anyone who recommends gluing solid wood floorboards together. Doing so would prevent the floor from expanding and contracting as it must when the humidity changes, and that in turn will eventually lead to cracking and other problems.
(Flooring contractor Pat Hunt, of Hunt Hardwood Flooring in Lexington, Mass., has installed new wood floors in several This Old House projects.)
https://gayellow409.weebly.com/alvin-toffler-powershift-pdf-converter.html. Even so, the major flooring trade associations take a more conservative approach. According to the National Wood Flooring Association, for example, finish flooring that runs parallel with the joists should have a layer of ½-inch plywood underlayment on top of the existing subfloor (with the long dimension perpendicular to that of the first layer), or 2x6 blocking between the joists on 24-inch centers. Also, check with your flooring manufacturer; running a floor this way may void the flooring's warranty.
I don't think you'll find anyone who recommends gluing solid wood floorboards together. Doing so would prevent the floor from expanding and contracting as it must when the humidity changes, and that in turn will eventually lead to cracking and other problems.
(Flooring contractor Pat Hunt, of Hunt Hardwood Flooring in Lexington, Mass., has installed new wood floors in several This Old House projects.)
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I'm looking to install some hardwood flooring in my house. I have stripped the carpet on my floors and have found a really worn, old wooden plank sub-floor which I have photos of. These dilapidated, 1/2 in. planks are fastened to the joists and I am sure they open into nothingness. They creak in places and there are spaces between the planks as evidenced by the following photos. ImgurImgur
So I understanding the following:
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• Solid Wood Subfloor. This type of subfloor is common on older homes. As with plywood subfloors, if there is movement or squeaks, refasten the subfloor to the joists and set protruding fasteners into the subfloor.
• If the subfloor is not acceptable, it can often be overlaid with 1/2 -inch plywood
•3/4' thick Solid wood flooring must be installed across the subfloor boards (at a 90 degree angle). If the hardwood flooring is installed parallel to the direction of the plank subfloor the new wood floors could pull apart leaving open gaps or develop waviness later if the underlayment planks expand/contract or the edges cup upwards.
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• If you desire to run the wood flooring parallel with the subfloor boards you must install an additional layer of 3/8' or 1/2' thick plywood underlayment glued and screwed down over the plank subfloor.
Sources: http://www.hardwoodfloorsmag.com/installation/a-guide-to-subfloors-used-under-wood-flooring.htmlhttp://www.hoskinghardwood.com/Department/Hardwood-Floors/All-About-Subfloors.aspx?dId=7&pageId=2
So here are my questions:
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- Should I buy and nail some 4 by 8 ft plywood boards over this sub-floor before I lay down the hardwood? What thickness do you recommend?
- What type of underlay paper should I use, is there something to help with creaking or will the plywood if I add that handle it?
- What type of flooring should I buy, I'm between regular hardwood and engineered?
- Is there just a better way to go about this, such as what was suggested in a removed post such as “lay 1/4 in. Luanne with some construction adhesive and pheumatic staples. Go with a high quality laminate and install per spec”?
Thanks for the help!
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