When particleboard gets wet it can swell or even disintegrate.
Strengthen chipboard floor.
Good evening some may disagree with me here but i would recommend using 22mm chipboard others may prefer using plywood and its different tradesmen s preference but i find that plywood especially on top of a suspended floor can still allow movement which we have seen cause tiles to crack down the line with chipboard there is less chance of this happening just ensure that the tiles are.
All the upstairs floors have now been completed and are ready for second fix carpentry skirting.
Weakened planks and second floor bounces are best fixed with a new layer of plywood floors in older homes often are decked with diago nally laid 1x planks instead of plywood or osb oriented strand board.
Use a thick piece of plywood to help shore up your particle board subfloor at least 3 4 inch thick.
We chose the ply as it has less movement in comparison to chipboard and provides a better substrate for fitting tiles to the floor.
It is also possible to use this approach to reinforce an existing floor structure by fitting jointed flooring 2 or more deep.
Including how to span over the original deck that was previously enclosed.
Manufacturers use particleboard because it is less expensive than plywood.
Particleboard is a composite wood that is used to construct furniture door cores floors and cabinets.
The wood is made from sawdust or wood chips and glue.
It was a complex expensive job.
The main options we considered were.
In this video we show you some common subfloor issues in historical restorations.
Don t mop the floor as it can absorb the water and damage the particleboard.
Years ago while working as a carpenter i helped stiffen a bouncy floor by nailing a new 2 10 to each of the 2 10 joists that supported the floor.
It is used for floor underlay and all kinds of special.
If you re planning to remodel or just add new flooring to a room consider adding a layer of 3 4 in.
A floor structure may be as little as 3 deep this way.
Working in the unfinished basement below the bouncy floor we had to remove the plumbing and electrical lines running through the joists and then rerun the lines.
Particleboard is used extensively in cabinets and new home construction.
