Installing carpet pad over uneven subfloors or floating floors over uneven subfloors will only cover up the problem temporarily.
Carpet over plank subflooring.
Install a layer of at least or preferably 5 8 ply over the existing planks.
Over the subfloor a foam underlayment is applied.
Why some contractors like osb for subflooring a few builders say that they prefer osb over plywood for flooring because the surface when new is always clean flat and knot free.
Take time to make sure your existing planks are well secured in place.
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Plywood subflooring also comes in 1 2 inch and 5 8 inch thicknesses.
Simply put many contractors find osb to be a more consistent product than plywood or other types of material for subfloor.
Repair any broken planks.
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However i see now that this is normal.
Laminate underlayment is thin 6 to 8 millimeters foam padding that comes in rolls about 3 feet wide.
The carpet pad over uneven subfloors will wear unevenly and quickly with the pressure from feet and furniture causing the carpet and the padding to wear out much quicker.
Underneath the hardwood laminate tile or carpet lies the subfloor and it s a component that only gets attention during a full scale renovation or a full blown problem.
Flooring over plank subfloor whether or not you need plywood underlayment under engineered wood flooring depends on the condition of the original subfloor.
However i see now that this is normal.
Since i ve never had carpet i wasn t sure if it was normal to lay it right on top of the plywood plank sub floor.
I always thought there would be hardwood floors or something underneath the carpet.
Either plywood or osb is sufficient as a subfloor for carpeting.
Every sheet is the same.
This is particularly important if your old sub floor has lumps and bumps in it.
Even some of the telltale.