Osb subfloor is mostly serving as a base under the finish floor hardwood engineered wood vinyl tile etc and even below the underlayment in some cases.
Osb under vinyl plank.
If you were installing sheet vinyl different story as that product requires perfect preparation and a dead smooth surface for long term use.
Most flooring vinyl flooring manufacturers do not allow direct glue down directly to the subfloor.
In other words a g1s underlayment.
The vinyl planks are both thick and somewhat flexible.
Putting a soft product under vinyl plank will result in an unstable floor that is much more inclined to being damaged and even punctured or torn over time.
Vinyl planks require hard thin underlay because the product itself is softer.
I have had no problems whatsoever with vinyl planks directly on dricore which is a smooth version of osb.
When considering plywood for sheathing builders choose from 1 2 inch cdx common construction grade material or 1 2 inch pressure treated plywood.
Installing a glue down vinyl floor sheet or tile directly over oriented strand board osb subflooring has become a hot topic for me of lately i have had people asking about installing sheet lvt and vct directly to the osb subfloor without the use of an underlayment.
While underlayment for vinyl planks may be used under hardwood and laminate the reverse is not true.
I am wondering if someone can recommend a product to put as a sublayer between the subfloor and the floating floor to even out these issues.
It was patented under the name waferboard in 1965 and it quickly claimed a major share of the new construction market being used extensively for sheathing roof decking and subfloors.
When he was done i noticed a few spots of unevenness that are bothering me.
Tap the first plank under the jamb sometimes you ll have to cut around jambs while laying the planks perpendicular to a door opening.
Simply mark and cut the first plank to size and tap it under the jamb with a tapping block.
I m installing f2 fortress stronghold spc luxury vinyl plank flooring it s 180mm x 1218mm x 4mm i m installing it on new construction tongue and groove sub floor it has an attached underlayment but i m wondering what to put under it on top of sub floor my contractor wants to use tar paper but that doesn t sound right.
This is easy if the door opening falls on the same side as you started your rows.
First there was plywood and then came oriented strand board osb a less pretty and less expensive but arguably more stable substitute.
