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cbakerf81
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Postby cbakerf81 » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:53 pm

remodeling old house wondering which would be a better option. Should I use OSB or plywood? standard sheets or tongue and groove? It has to be 3/4in to match up with the other subfloor which is tongue and groove hardwood?
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Re: subfloor

Postby teul2 » Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:54 am

All depends on the area and what will go over it.
I wouldn't put OSB in a floor no matter what though. My house is 113 years old, so any replaced boards will and have been tongue and groove like what came out.
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Re: subfloor

Postby fireplug » Thu Jun 13, 2013 12:27 pm

3/4 Plywood no OSB. Tounge and grove is a personal choice. If you screw it down it won't matter if it has a tongue or not just make sure
you center your board up on your joist good for the next piece. Sister up joists if you need to have extra room for nailing/screwing.
Nothing worse than a squishy, squeeking floor because your laps weren't right. 2x4 sistered up doens't cost that much.
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Re: subfloor

Postby BAY KINGFISHER » Thu Jun 13, 2013 2:07 pm

Either ply or OSB, I like T&G, then screw and glue, or ring shank and glue. What kind of floor will you be covering the decking with?
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Re: subfloor

Postby BIG TIMBER » Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:43 pm

Tounge and groove. And glue it and screw it.
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Re: subfloor

Postby cbakerf81 » Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:45 pm

Was thinking real hardwood don't know if I will have enough room under doorways to pull it off
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Re: subfloor

Postby Deltaquack » Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:42 pm

cbakerf81 wrote:Was thinking real hardwood don't know if I will have enough room under doorways to pull it off
Under doorways? You just take the doors off and have them trimmed.........or you get 1/2 inch flooring instead of 3/4.
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Re: subfloor

Postby JLT » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:08 pm

Regular square edge 3/4" cd ply wood. Glue and screw it. T&G ply has a tendency to squeak bad at the joints.
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Re: subfloor

Postby 4dawgma » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:25 pm

What big timber said. At least that's how we did it when I was building houses.
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