Covering Old Single Ply Wood Flooring With Plywood

Remove the existing flooring.

Covering old single ply wood flooring with plywood. A short slideshow and video documenting our attempt at levelling our kitchen floor with 6mm plywood prior to the fitting of a quality vinyl floor covering. Once we had our measurements in hand we went to our local home improvement store and purchased already sanded plywood. Apologies for the grainy photos. Even for thicker five ply plywood the very nature of its construction means that it s a much more stable product and therefore safe to use in both hot humid and cold dry conditions.

You can purchase the cheaper option which is the rough cut plywood. Do this by multiplying the room s length by its width. For us the measurements were 15 x 8 feet. Low cost no surprise that the number 1 benefit of plywood flooring is the price.

Plywood can pretty much do anything. Plywood underlayment is a thin plywood material that is most commonly used under resilient flooring materials such as vinyl and linoleum sheets and tiles. Take the plywood into strips and cut the parallelograms that can be fit together making a hexagon and a 3d plywood flooring with a repeated wood cub pattern. Choosing the right material is the first step for a successful diy plywood.

Next you need to measure the space where you want to apply the wood floors. The versatility of plywood as a building material is put to the test in port a bach where it s used as flooring wall and ceiling cladding shelving and even the base of a bed. Many of the projects we have seen use pine plywood sheets with prices between. Casual cottage country primitive and even modern tradition.

Before you install your plywood subfloor first calculate the room s square footage to find out how much flooring you ll need to buy. Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet. Once reserved for subfloors and sheathing construction grade plywood is now making a splash as affordable residential finish flooring. Plywood can be a beautiful and affordable floor covering.

There are two basic ways to go. It can also be used under hardwood laminate and carpet but this is much less common these days because subflooring is typically smooth enough for these materials many of which are installed with a different type of underlayment or pad. The key to a beautiful long lasting hardwood or laminate floor is a well prepared subfloor. The pattern and texture of plywood doesn t feel overpowering in this design thanks to the bank of windows to the north.