I would have had to tear up and throw away any of the plywood that got wet.
The process in laying down a plywood floor.
The plywood sheets lay perpendicular to the floor joists.
Lay the plywood in place on the floor.
Lay plywood in place on floor.
Still very lucky that more of the floor wasn t down since quite a lot of water leaked out and i had to stop for a day to let it dry out.
The type of wood board you use will depend on what the existing floor is made from and the type of floor covering you want to lay.
Sure enough i did it while laying my first board.
Learn how to level an uneven floor with these step by step.
I was filming at the time and can blame that distraction for my blunder.
Screw the cement board into the plywood about every 6 inches image 2.
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Because we re laying the plywood onto the existing floorboards we didn t want anything that was too thick so that we d.
Typical floor joists in residential construction sit on 16 inch centers but depending on the framing the joists might be.
A level and sturdy subfloor will also help to prevent the finished floor from moving or creaking.
Luckily leveling the floor is an easy process.
Learn how to lay a plywood subfloor lay a subfloor and cut plywood.
If you re installing a plywood floor on floorboards make sure to install your new planks of wood at a 90 angle to the existing floorboards.
Bring in the cement board and lay it down on the plywood image 1.