You can t install karndean onto an 18mm ply or a 9mm.
Laying karndean flooring on chipboard.
Lay a minimum 6mm flooring grade plywood fixes at maximum 150mm centers.
Tongue and groove chipboard is a type of particle board made up of sawdust and resin.
Alternatively for undulating timber floors apply a primer over the plywood and a minimum 3mm coat of fibre reinforced smoothing compound.
You need your floorboards chipboard subfloor down 6mm ply thorough ring shanked not stapled on top feather finish all the edges and then the karndean to finish.
Subfloor must be dry smooth level clean and dust free.
It is used like plywood as a subfloor beneath tile hardwood and laminate.
Undulating or flexible timber floors.
Check that room edges are solid and all thresholds or openings are edged with a strip of suitable.
Your sub floor joists should be at 400mm centres meaning the edge of the boards always falls on a joist too.
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Follow this simple 5 step guide to install karndean looselay flooring.
Continue to lay chipboard flooring across the joists for the rest of the floor ensuring the joints along the 600mm edges are staggered always avoid joining on the same joist wherever possible.
How to lay a t g chipboard floor.
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Then apply a full coat of karndean skim coat over the plywood.
The technical details may change based on the room or the specific floor used so it is essential that you also refer to the manufacturers guidelines before you go ahead.
Acclimatise karndean looselay at least 48h prior to installation.