Making A Plywood Floor

While we love our hardwood floors we know that not every diyer has the budget and if we re keeping it real not every project is worth the splurge for higher end flooring we ve talked about and heard from our readers over on facebook about plywood plank flooring too.

Making a plywood floor.

It s been 15 months since we laid the plywood floor in our loft space. It comes in indoor and outdoor formats and can be. Sand the plywood you won t be able to get the plywood very flat with a hand sander and you ll strain your back and knees trying. Scrape it as flat as possible then let it set.

Take the plywood into strips and cut the parallelograms that can be fit together making a hexagon and a 3d plywood flooring with a repeated wood cub pattern. The only noticeable change since the floor was laid is the colour. It is about half the price but does require a lot more sanding. Once we had our measurements in hand we went to our local home improvement store and purchased already sanded plywood.

Plywood is one of the most commonly used construction materials in the residential and commercial areas. Plywood floors are suitable for any room. Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet. A plywood floor is more work to install than laminate but it will last much longer too especially if you buy the cheaper laminates in the price ranges you are talking about.

Yes plywood is a soft wood and yes it will get a little beat up over the years. People who want a very polished sleek floor should not install a plywood floor. We converted our second floor back in autumn winter 2016 and finally completed the project in spring 2017. So the lacquer did the trick in protecting the timber and making it water resistant.

For us the measurements were 15 x 8 feet. How to protect plywood from water damage. Plywood flooring is a must to add the type of flooring when need to get an interior look modern will also help insulate the room. But plywood s softer surface has a tendency to chip and dent making the final application of a hard top coating vital to the success of your floor.