Fir Sub Floors
In basements and in homes with slab on grade foundations the subfloor may simply be a concrete slab.
Fir sub floors. Arrange the plywood on the first layer of wood. Structural joists subfloor underlayment and surface flooring some form of subfloor is found beneath every type of floor whether it is hardwood carpet cermic tile natural stone vinyl or laminate and choosing the right subfloor material and. The subfloor is the decking installed on top of flooring joists. A subfloor is the structural sheathing that spans the floor joists.
The subfloor is the foundation beneath finish flooring materials. For most subfloors you will need to add an extra layer of wood. Though it s not evident from simply looking at a floor from above every flooring system is actually a complex system of multiple layers. It s almost always completely hidden under some type of finished flooring material.
To do this measure and cut the plywood to fit your room. Do not line up the second layer with joints in the first layer. The finished floor is then installed on top of the subfloor. The thickness of plywood panels in a subfloor is regulated by the.
Depending on when a home was built a. When you install your vinyl on a wood subfloor the top plywood should be a minimum of 1 4 thick.