Can I Put Laminate Flooring Over Plywood

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Can i put laminate flooring over plywood.

You may reuse the underlayment for your new floor provided it s in good shape. But actually they are doubting the possibility. Instead take up all of the old laminate flooring. If you have a weak subfloor that flexes up and down when walked on i would recommended adding an additional layer of 3 8 or 1 2 inch thick plywood underlayment glued and screwed down over a 5 8 or 3 4 thick subfloor to add stability.

There are reason for under lay flooring it s insulate the flooring from sub floor and case of water get under the flooring plywood will expose and will lift the flooring under lay for the plywood. Not recommended under floating floors. You can lay the laminate over the plywood but fill in any seams with white floor leveler first. Laminate flooring which can only be installed using the floating method can be installed over a plywood subfloor over the recommended foam pad.

Using underlayment over plywood flooring is absolutely possible. The underlayment must be applied to the original flooring surface first and then the floating floor can be installed. Yes provided the surface is flat and level per our subfloor specifications and the condition of the floor is good. A breathable foam type underlayment is generally used when installing laminate flooring over plywood or osb subfloors.

Click to see full answer. Laminate floors can be installed directly over concrete plywood osb parquet vinyl and tile.