I have old floorboards in my kitchen on which I have laid 16mm plywood as I want to put down vinyl. However even though the floorboards didn't seem to squeak , the plywood laid on top does no matter how many screws I put in! Is this a known problem with plywood? Is it possible to put something like carpet underlay between the ply and floorboards to stop the squeaking? Thanks, John
plywood laid on old floorboards is squeaky
Feb 18, 2007
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Have you included a expansion joint between sheet edges and skirting, most squeaking will beat at the edge of the board a cork strip would work, what type of ply have you used,
16mm seems a bit overkill, was the original floor boards secured before fittingfor a vinyl floor tempered hardboard would have been adequate
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