Dreams
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On our 76 superior the floor was one of those things that the farther you get the more you say "did they really do that? Really??
First I took up the t&g wood laminate floor. Under that was the "really?" part. On the plywood subfloor they had painted over top of pieces of carpet padding, rusty nails and screws, a lot of carpet staples, and in a couple places they had even painted a chunk of newspaper.
I removed all the wonderful surprises and scraped off any loose paint. Scrubbed it down good and was surprised that no rotted places.
Now I want to put in a layer of 3/8 plywood just to cover the uneven areas and probably put the laminate back down. I just want some advice on if I should glue or not and what the best screw/nail would be and do I leave 1/8 between edges and caulk? The original subfloor is either 3/4" or 1" plywood and it looks like it has a coating of tar or something on the underside. Only problem areas would probably be the bolt holes from the furnature that used to be inside. The plywood is good and no rot that we have found.
Any advice will be great, thanks in advance...Jen
First I took up the t&g wood laminate floor. Under that was the "really?" part. On the plywood subfloor they had painted over top of pieces of carpet padding, rusty nails and screws, a lot of carpet staples, and in a couple places they had even painted a chunk of newspaper.
I removed all the wonderful surprises and scraped off any loose paint. Scrubbed it down good and was surprised that no rotted places.
Now I want to put in a layer of 3/8 plywood just to cover the uneven areas and probably put the laminate back down. I just want some advice on if I should glue or not and what the best screw/nail would be and do I leave 1/8 between edges and caulk? The original subfloor is either 3/4" or 1" plywood and it looks like it has a coating of tar or something on the underside. Only problem areas would probably be the bolt holes from the furnature that used to be inside. The plywood is good and no rot that we have found.
Any advice will be great, thanks in advance...Jen