Depending on the size of the floor either hand sand the floor or use a power sanding tool.
Diy floors out of plywood.
Removing the carpet and padding from the room.
Ripping the plywood into planks.
A beautiful plywood floor starts with a smooth texture.
Use 10 low quality sheets for this flooring project.
I had the thought that cutting down and using plywood as the planks could achieve a similar and even more rustic in a good way look.
When i was planning my approach to the diy i had those gorgeous floors in mind.
Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet.
While we love our hardwood floors we know that not every diyer has the budget and if we re keeping it real not every project is worth the splurge for higher end flooring we ve talked about and heard from our readers over on facebook about plywood plank flooring too.
Diy plywood plank floor.
Ashley s husband begins removing the carpet and padding from the.
Once the carpet and padding were removed they planned out their layout and.
The floors between the rooms may not be level or made out of the same material and the gap will probably not be square.
They were perfectly imperfect and all worn and full of character.
The subfloors were just 3 4 inch plywood so we cut patches out of new 3 4 ply to fit up to the floor joists built some extra blocking underneath and screwed them down.
Once it is relatively level you can put a cap strip that bridges the two floors.
Lay down strips of plywood to build up the gap in the doorway.
Some of the gaps were a tad big on our slightly guestimated measured hand cut patches oops so i filled them in with some caulk just in case.
The step by step process for diy plywood floor project step 1.
So first sand the floor to remove any splinters.