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Thread: plyfloor v's particle floor
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6th April 2005, 09:43 PM #1Senior Member
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plyfloor v's particle floor
I would be interested to hear comment upon the relative merits of using plywood flooring or particle board flooring in a second storey situation using Woodlogic Hybeam joists for the support. I intend to use a floating timber floor on top.
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6th April 2005, 09:46 PM #2
Particle board most certainly. I have been doing renovatiuons here and the new additions have yellow tongue particle board while the original house has ply (about 1980's built). When putting tiles down, the particle board is fine but the ply is very flexible and bounces a bit. I've had to add extra joists under the ply wher vi intend to tile so that they don't crack. The ply also tends to squeak in spots where there is a natural knot. The modern particle boards are much better.
If at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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6th April 2005, 09:49 PM #3Originally Posted by Metung
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6th April 2005, 10:11 PM #4Originally Posted by echnidnaIf at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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6th April 2005, 10:39 PM #5
ply is much worse than pb.
Its a good idea to use 22mm pb @ 450 joist cts
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7th April 2005, 04:54 PM #6Hammer Head
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depeneding on the type of timber used in the ply ie hardwood or softwood will vary what it can span.
Ply does not bubble up at the edges like pb does when it gets wet,
T&G ply has a differnt structual rating to normal ply sheets,
If i was using PB go for H2 or termite treated as the HJ come H2 treated alreay std.
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8th April 2005, 07:32 PM #7
Why a floating floor?
Why not direct stick a 12mm Solid wood overlay T&G floor?
It will outlast a floater by 15 to 20 years.
Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
Grafton
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