My Kitchen Has A Plywood Floor That Has Fallen In

For this stunning diy finish fill and smooth gaps in the plywood subfloor with fast setting drywall compound and a trowel.

My kitchen has a plywood floor that has fallen in. Since then a load of people have been contacting me about the floor in our loft space and how it s held up. Since you ll be screwing it in you ll want at least a 1 2 plywood. But not enough to start covering my whole house in plywood. Compare the results against the manufacturer s specifications for moisture limits.

I would love to tell you i love them and i do a little bit. The kitchen has heavy cabinets and appliances in addition to the kitchen furniture. The concentrated weight in the kitchen pushing down on the floor joists that are too long often leads to a. You ll want to hand pick the plywood.

3 4 is even better. Check the moisture level of the subflooring using a moisture meter. Then put down wallpaper in your pattern of. There are a few soft spots in the floor one is in the kitchen one is in the hallway and the other in the bathroom if i were to lay down 3 4 ply wood over the old floor my only concern would be the floor being noticeably higher around things such as the toilet cabinets counter.

3 8 won t give you the depth you ll need to countersink a screw and plug it. It can come pretty ratty so you ll want to make sure you re using the best stuff for your floor. I put my plywood floor down in the kitchen about 2 months ago. If you have a plywood subfloor over a concrete slab check the moisture level of both floors.

The particleboard floor overlay will then have to be removed to expose the plywood subfloor. Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet. Plywood is the most common type of subfloor material used in homes around the world along with particleboard. How to stop a plywood floor from rotting.

Well i did promise a review after a year so i am a little behind but i ve finally gotten around to taking some pics of the floor as it is now 15 months after it was laid and since lived on. If it s linoleum or carpet it will need to be pulled up to expose the floor overlay. Time to hand in my homework. While exterior grade plywood is treated.

The new section is flawless but the old section worries me a bit.