How To Lay Tongue And Groove Chipboard Flooring

Chipboard is a form of particleboard which means it s pieces of wood and other materials that are pressed together with glue to form the boards.

How to lay tongue and groove chipboard flooring.

The tongue and groove edges make for a strong bond between the boards. To protect the edge of your board put a piece of scrap timber in front of it and swing the hammer into that. Hello folks i was wondering if i could get some tips from you all for cutting up tongue and groove chipboard flooring because today when the joiner took up a section off the floor there was pipes very very close to the tops of the joists and right underneath the flooring. Standard size sheets are 2400mm x 600mm and available in two thicknesses 18mm and 22mm.

It is used like plywood as a subfloor beneath tile hardwood and laminate. Once this has been done add a bead of adhesive to the tongue and groove joint on top of the screw and push the adjacent panels together using the tongue and groove connection. They are relatively cheap and quick to lay. Tongue and groove chipboard is made to fit tightly together to form a solid floor base.

Chipboard flooring panels are joined together using a tongue and groove system. Tighten joins in chipboard flooring. To get your join really tight it helps to knock the boards into place with a sledgehammer. Your sub floor joists should be at 400mm centres meaning the edge of the boards always falls on a joist too.

Chipboard flooring with tongue and groove joints is commonly available for flooring applications. Then lay a chipboard flooring panel down adding a screw to the tongue at each tongue and groove joint to secure it to the joist below. 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.