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 Post subject: Subfloor plank separation - advice needed!
PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:03 pm 
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Hello everybody,

I am attempting to install new 4” wood flooring, but have a question about the subfloor currently in my home. We have 1x8” planks installed diagonally across joists, but from time to time there is more than the suggested 1/8” separation between subfloor planks. Is a gap of about 1 inch too wide for installing wood floor directly over subfloor planks?


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 Post subject: Re: Subfloor plank separation - advice needed!
PostPosted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:25 am 
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Planks are stiffer than plywood. You will get plenty of support even with larger than narrow gaps unless you are installing less than half inch engineered.
I will always add another fastener between the usual two fasteners for each time the sub-floor crosses a joist.
For extra security you could add strips of sheet metal nailed to the edges of the gaps along the planks. Sheet metal is very strong.


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