How To Lay Timber Floor Underlay

Add about 10 to that number to account for any possible mistakes and warped boards.

How to lay timber floor underlay.

Installing solid wood flooring onto concrete. If you have a vinyl floor you may be able to install your flooring directly on top of it. Installing underlayment on concrete is a bit different than a wood sub floor because obviously you can t tack it in. It can also be used under hardwood laminate and carpet but this is much less common these days because subflooring is typically smooth enough for these materials many of which are installed with a different type of underlayment or pad.

If you have knee pads now is a good time to put them on as you ll be kneeling down a lot. Cut the underlay with scissors to fill the room. Measure a 2 by 4 foot section of plywood from the end of a full sheet of plywood with a tape measure then cut the piece with a circular saw. Peel back the covering of the adhesive tape on the first sheet and smooth the plastic edge of the second sheet down onto the tape of the first sheet.

This is not the final position of the row so cut off the felt with a utility. Multiply length times width of the room. Set the roll on the floor at the end of the wall then roll it across the floor to unwind enough felt to make one row. First lay down the underlay.

Position this piece into the corner of the room to fill. We don t recommend installing over chipboard and instead would suggest a floating floor such as engineered wood flooring or laminate flooring. Determine how much flooring and materials will be needed. Run it at a 90 degree angle to the floorboards to help make them stable.

Other products require applying adhesive over the surface of the concrete a little at a time as you roll it out. Plywood underlayment is a thin plywood material that is most commonly used under resilient flooring materials such as vinyl and linoleum sheets and tiles. Solid wood can be installed onto 2 sub floor types. Remove any carpet or other flooring.

If using self adhesive underlay peel off a small piece of plastic from the top of the underlay.