There are two products i’m, well three, I’m being told to use for our floor.
We have a very old wood fir floor. The guy from the ‘vinyl’ store said to use plywood with no voids (A/C?); then I’ve heard about Luan and Scuff. We are most likely going with Armstrong 15 year.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Oh, the vinyl salesmans said Luan would ‘dent’ or mark when we rolled fhe frig.
Thanks.
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Buck, Armstrong and most vinyl flooring manufacturers
only warrant their product when put down on their approve underlay. Don't use it and your out of luck.
Lauan is soft. Some of it w/o ext glue-water messes it up.
If qtr is what you are using to even up the board floor, best stick with full qtr. Here, there's an underlay made esp. for vinyl-and the "name" escapes me at this time. However, it has small "x's" repeated all over it at the suggested fastener schedule. Good stuff. Not cheap, but find that and everyone will be happy.
I have used AC and some good BC b/4 with good results, but I would sure look to Armstrongs recommendations.
Get some eighth inch masonite to have on hand for frig. moving, pulling out the range for that once in a lifetime cleaning. I have a 4x8 that's cut into 32"x48" pcs. for just that purpose on the customers floors. Works great for hardwoods and tile when sliding things about. Good cheap protection.
Is "sureply" what you were
Is "sureply" what you were thinking of. wow, that's a lot of nails 300+
I think it's better stapled.
sureply?
maybe, but the name doesn't ring any bells.
Light colored 1/4" full in smaller sheet size-4x4 or five..............something odd, but one sized for traditional layout. X's in a 6" x 6" pattern. I usually got it from a local flooring distributor, but that's been several years.
Scraps are an excellent source for precut "shim" stock. 1/4" sure, no hair less to dick around with. I save 2-3" rips off any solid plywood, put a mark on the mitrebox fence and stand there and try to not cut a finger off. VERY handy to have a box of various thicknesses when doing a kitchen. I've saved a lot of Cedar trees.
I'd staple it too. Underlay nails are a pain and you spend some time dependable'ing the dents etc. Staple every 2" on edges and seams, roughly 6" squares in the field-pop pop pop-you fly. Don't staple yourself or the airhose. Think of your compressor, you'll beat up a small one.
Best of luck
could i use my friend's roofing stapler??
thanks for all the replies.
I use a narrow crown stapler
I think the roofing stapler is wider-more damage to the ply-you'd end up with a bunch of hatchet marks on it.
So, no ............ I wouldn't.
thanks. see if i can find one.
Not a good idea.
Dan,
What's not a good idea, using a crown stapler? I'm confused, but then it doesn't take much.
Using a roofing stapler would not be a good idea.
Happened upon a pc of that underlay in the shop
Multiply is what it's called.
Lauan is the old "default",
Lauan is the old "default", simply because there was no purpose-made product and lauan was produced in thin, voidless sheets and it has a smooth and knot-free surface.
Now there are purpose-made underlayments for "vinyl", and one of those should be used -- something that satisfies the warranty requirements of the flooring manufacturer.
Those that recommend lauan are either old farts who never learned about the newer stuff, or they are simply using "lauan" as a generic term for purpose-made sheet flooring underlayment.