I am building a woodworking shop over a walkout basement/shed with I-Joists (16″ oc, 12″ deep, spanning 12″ feet and landing on a tripled LVL beam 10′ oc). I will glue/nail 3/4″ OSB subflooring. Any ideas for a top level of flooring? I am thinking of 3/4″ t&g plywood.
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Why not glue/nail 1-1/8" T&G plywood and be done with it?
Bill
unconventional, but MDF finished with sanding sealer for buildup, then poly makes a very durable and relatively inexpensive floor. Just glue it down, then finish nails till the glue sets. Used this method for some stair treads in an industrial location and it has held up very well.
what about water spills on it? MDF doesn't tolerate water very well.
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A good finish would be important,although I agree that excessive water could be a problem. Used as a shop floor, i guess I didnt see that OP would have excessive water. In the application I tried it in ,winter snow tracked in or mopping the floor has not been a problem.
I carry things in dripping from rain and snow all the time to my shop and a shop environment is not kind top floor finishes so this would be a prime consideration for me, but I guess it depends on how he works.I'd probably go with two plies of Advantec myself
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What is Advantec? I was planning to use as a first floor layer a premium OSB that is supposed to be better at withstanding rain during construction than regular OSB. Wondering if that is any better than regular 3/4" T&G plywood. I like the idea of using 1 1/8' single layer, but worry about rain (having just gone through two solid weeks of it here in southern Wisconsin). Also, wouldn't want to lift that stuff.
That would bea description of Advantec. Made by Huber, it uses more compression and better glues to make the product. I have heard there is some other company starting to emulate it.In the evolution of chipboard we went from waferboard to OSB to now Advantec.I have seen it weather a winter with 1-1/2" of ice on it on a friends job. That was my first introduction to it and it is all I have ever used for decking since then. No delaminations like plywood and no swelling like OSB
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