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Tiler is asking to lay 12mm Plywood before putting down LVT
Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.50 PM
Hi, I'm aiming to install Karndean LVT on standard wood floor (1st floor). Tiler is recommending to install 12mm plywood base, smooth edges and then lay LVT on top. His reason is over time LVT tiles will show floor imperfection (if any) over time. Need to ask if I should spend extra for plywood? Thanks, Muhammad
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Oxfordshire Tiling
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Ply over, normally 6mm but would depend on the substate
Answered15 May 2023
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RMG Flooring
Rating: 5 out of 5
You want atleast 6mm plywood, fixed at about 100mm around the edges, 150mm in the middle and feather finish on the joins of the plywood.
It's expensive initially but you can expect the floor to last a long time.
I guess he's recommending 12mm to raise the floor level for some reason?
In my own ensuite i used 2 layers of 6mm (because i had that in stock) and then 2 layers of smoothing compound to build the floor level back up after removing ceramic tiles and 12mm plywood. I feel super confident that floor will last atleast 10 years, probably last more than 20. It's like painting, it's all in the prep work to make it last.
Answered15 May 2023
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Anonymous user
Hi , It depends on what he recommending the ply to go over , is it floor boards or a chipboard floor ?
Answered11 May 2023
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Tottenham Trade Ltd
Rating: 5 out of 5
It os good suggestion, I wound prefer cement bordinstead as it is waterproof .
Answered14 May 2023
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