Solid Wood Floor Over Floorboards

Check with the flooring manufacturer for recommendations.

Solid wood floor over floorboards. Thick x 2 1 4 in. It is recommended for at or above grade nail down installation over plywood or osb subfloors. Beginning at the longest wall put inch thick spacers between the wall and the first row of flooring. If you are installing or having your solid hardwood floor installed over chipboard or plywood the direction you lay the planks does not matter but if you re laying your new floor over existing floorboards it s important to lay the new boards at 90 degrees to the old ones.

The instructions in the packs are quite clear. Turn the grooved edge of the plank toward the spacers. The first if the existing floor is not too uneven is laying the new solid wood floor over the existing boards at a 90 degree angle. Thick x this select red oak 3 4 in.

A chipboard floor was put on top. Glueing a solid wood floor over chipboard. It says that the boards should not be nailed but should be glued using polyeurethane. When installing new wood flooring parallel to an existing solid nail down floor add a minimum of 3 8 plywood underlayment over the existing floor to increase stability.

There are basically two options you can consider. Adjust the flooring until it lines up. Secure the first row of planks traveling lengthwise along the wall. Check with the flooring manufacturer for recommendations.

This select red oak 3 4 in. I took up the floorboards had the joists levelled and insulated between joists with 75mm celotex. Typically old softwood floorboards will be warped and or cupped making the surface irregular and therefore not the best support for your investment.