Hiya All :)
I am thinking of laying a laminate floor in a room on the ground floor that has a suspended floor.
What things should I be thinking about?
I have been into the crawlspace underneath and things look dry and there are vents to the outside. Do I need to use an underlay that is breathable (but the laminate floor wont really be...) or use underlay that is a moisture barrier?
Do I need to lay it in a way that might allow easy access to the crawlspace if required? A trapdoor? Some other cleaver way to easily lift some laminate for access?
Do I need to lay in the direction opposed to the floorboards, or with them?
Cheers :)
Laying a laminate floor in a room with a suspended floor.
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Laying a laminate floor in a room with a suspended floor.
Opposed, you really need to make sure that the floorboards are completely flat with no bowing or cupping. If there is then you'll need to overboard with ply to get a completely flat surface.
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Cheers Wine~o
There is a bit of cupping going on here and there.... 5mm ply?
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Laying a laminate floor in a room with a suspended floor.
Probably 12 mm to be on the safe side, 5mm will be too flexible not stiff enough
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