What are the Benefits of Installing Subfloors?
A variety of materials and proprietary products can be used in sub flooring. These include various types of mastic, polyethylene film, and other compounds, which help to keep moisture at bay. These include adhesives, cement based smoothing compounds, cement board, plywood, laminated wood and conventional, dimensional, soft, and hardwood lumber. Subfloors come in a variety of materials but usually are made of 1 by 4 or 1 by 6 inch lumber or, more often, plywood panels are used when building subfloors. The subfloor must be strong enough to carry the type of top floor you want to install, so it is vital to ensure that you are using plywood, etc., which is thick enough to carry the top flooring material. It is not uncommon for homes to be built on a concrete slab and in this case, the concrete itself will act as a subfloor for most types of flooring. It is a good idea to check that there is a vapor barrier, or else to have one installed before you put in your new flooring material. This wi
