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What is the most common type of material used for a subfloor?
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"plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), or occasionally particleboard."
Answered on 1st Sep 2022 - Member since Aug 2022 -
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"If it’s a new subfloor then chipboard or plywood fixed down"
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"Neoprene and latex if it’s concrete but if it’s wood sub then 6mm ply usually"
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"Plywood is considered the most popular material used for subflooring, it has been used since the 1950s and remains one of the top choices for contractors. Standard plywood works perfectly fine as a subflooring material, but the best option is ¾” tongue-and-groove plywood subflooring."
Answered on 7th Nov 2022 - Member since Oct 2022 -
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"Depends weather it’s concrete of wood if concrete use a self levelling compound if wooden subfloor use plywood"
Answered on 31st Aug 2022 - Member since Oct 2019 -
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