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 Post subject: Tar paper under particle board
PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:58 am 
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So I've begun pulling the carpet up to put down solid 3/4" oak flooring. I'd previously thought I needed to pull the particle board out and I'm trying to figure out if I still need to. I have now found out I have

1/2" plywood sub / layer of tar paper / 5/8" particle board.

I'm using 2" staples to fasten it down. Should I still tear out the particle board and replace with OSB?

Thanks, Brian.


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 Post subject: Re: Tar paper under particle board
PostPosted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:50 am 
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Particle board will expand and get spongey if it gets wet. Some people say that fasteners do not hold well in particle board. I find that using coated fasteners hold pretty well in my area. Go for it!


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