Not garage related, but hoping the community might have some advice.
I have an old home I'm fixing up. It's obvious this home was built with scraps from another building.
Plank subfloor, which had been covered with 1/2" particle board and carpeted. The original subfloor has lots of gaps and is very uneven. A few high spots, but mostly it's low spots, weak boards in places, and gaps.
No matter what the particle board is getting ripped out. It's warped and swollen in many places. Luckily they didn't use ring shank nails so it's not THAT bad to tear out. I plan to put down vinyl plank as the finish.
I'm considering a couple options. I'm all ears if anyone can think of any alternatives.
1. Rip out old subfloor completely, and replace with new 3/4" T&G engineered subfloor. This would be a bit interesting since the floor joists are on 20" centers, which isn't great for sheet goods. This would however do me a favor on the transition into the addition, as it's currently 1/2" higher.
2. Put down 1/2" plywood over the existing planks and call it done. I'm concerned I'll have issues with the plywood settling into the dips of the planks over time.
How would you handle this? This isn't my forever home, but I also don't want to totally half-*** it. I can get more pics if that's helpful. Thanks in advance!
I have an old home I'm fixing up. It's obvious this home was built with scraps from another building.
Plank subfloor, which had been covered with 1/2" particle board and carpeted. The original subfloor has lots of gaps and is very uneven. A few high spots, but mostly it's low spots, weak boards in places, and gaps.
No matter what the particle board is getting ripped out. It's warped and swollen in many places. Luckily they didn't use ring shank nails so it's not THAT bad to tear out. I plan to put down vinyl plank as the finish.
I'm considering a couple options. I'm all ears if anyone can think of any alternatives.
1. Rip out old subfloor completely, and replace with new 3/4" T&G engineered subfloor. This would be a bit interesting since the floor joists are on 20" centers, which isn't great for sheet goods. This would however do me a favor on the transition into the addition, as it's currently 1/2" higher.
2. Put down 1/2" plywood over the existing planks and call it done. I'm concerned I'll have issues with the plywood settling into the dips of the planks over time.
How would you handle this? This isn't my forever home, but I also don't want to totally half-*** it. I can get more pics if that's helpful. Thanks in advance!