Laying Chipboard Flooring On Polystyrene

How to lay a t g chipboard floor.

Laying chipboard flooring on polystyrene.

Tongue groove timber boards generally flooring grade chipboard are loose laid on top of the insulation to provide a base to receive floor coverings finishes. Tongue and groove chipboard is a type of particle board made up of sawdust and resin. First lay a damp proof membrane over the entirety of the solid floor. Next lay the polystyrene insulating boards together across the whole floor so there are no gaps and join them together using glue or insulating tape.

Styrofloor is an insulated flooring panel comprising of p5 moisture resistant chipboard and ravatherm xps an extruded polystyrene. Styrofloor is an insulated flooring panel comprising p5 moisture resistant chipboard and styrofoam an extruded polystyrene. Styrofloor can be used for a variety of applications that require efficient and effective floor insulation. It is used like plywood as a subfloor beneath tile hardwood and laminate.

It provides a simple and easy to lay method of insulating floors in both new build and refurbishment projects. Your sub floor joists should be at 400mm centres meaning the edge of the boards always falls on a joist too. To finish lay chipboard across the whole floor connecting pieces to one another using the tongue and grove connection and.