Particle Board Underlayment Removal Without Damaging Floor

Make sure you have good ventilation in the room you are cleaning.

Particle board underlayment removal without damaging floor.

Clean up and go home. 2 set the depth of the circular saw blade to make a cut equal to the thickness of the particleboard. Rinse lather repeat all steps including carbo loading until the score is you. It is nailed every 4 inches in each direction with screw nails.

Of 3 4 inch particle board underlayment removed after being damaged by water. We replaced the particle board carpet an. Mix one part bleach with three parts water in the bucket. Ironically on this job the underlayment was attached to the subfloor way better than the subfloor was attached to the floor joists.

After they installed the new 3 4 particle board without any other subflooring or vinyl planking that is to go over the particle board the fridge no longer slides under the cabinet. So tile it is. I have to have about 60 sq. If the underlayment is glued down to the subfloor it will be impossible to remove it without damaging the subfloor if you just attempt to pull it off.

If we wanted wood we d have to rip out all the particle board and that was just too much work. In march 2015 we had a water heater that leaked and damaged the particle board under the carpet in our dining room. Step 3 prying up the underlayment. We had a 2nd floor hot water tank burst and are in the midst of restoring the kitchen floor downstairs that was ruined with the water.

If you have the ability use plywood underlayment for your underlayment flooring needs. To reduce the possibility of this happening use the circular saw to cut the particle board into 2x2 foot pieces. This helps remove any smells from mold or mildew and it disinfects the floor. Likewise particle board is difficult to work with as it cannot be simply nailed down to the subfloor without flaking apart while removing particle board is a time consuming chore that is best avoided.

Cutting particleboard creates large amounts of fine airborne dust particles. Turns out you can t nail into particle board and using other products that just stick wood to subfloor can void the warranty of your wood flooring.