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| I am about to install vinyl tile in my old kitchen. The subfloor is half hardwood tongue-and-groove plank, and the other half really old looking plywood. I think what previous owners did was to take in the porch, thus the different subfloors.
The floor is quite sturdy and pretty much level, maybe a 1/16"-1/8" difference in the two subfloors. I have completely removed the old linoleum. My question is what underlayment to use? Would 1/4" or 11/32" b-c plywood be adequate, in terms of smoothness and sturdiness? I live in a rural area and not much else to choose from. The guy at Home Depot suggested 1/2" OSB, but I am a little leery of OSB for vinyl tile. Thanks in advance for advice. |
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| No OSB! Home Depot and Lowes ought to have for sale plywood panels manufactured in Brazil or another South American source. However, do NOT use Meranti or Luaun plywood...junk. You want a multiply panel of either arctic birch or a close-grained equivalent from South America. Unfortunately, domestic plywood panels...even those rated for underlayment use...are not suitable. |
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| Thanks for the reply! I looked on the Home Depot site. They have something called "Araucoply", only available in 3/4" and $40+ a 4'x8' sheet. Looks like my underlayment might be more pricy than the vinyl tile I bought! Might be more economic in the long run to return the tile and put down ceramic...
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| You can get underlayment panels that are thinner and are priced in the $19 to $25 range. |
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