As a whole osb is not the best material to use underneath a hardwood floor but it will work fine provided you install it correctly and follow the manufacturer’s recommendations.

Nailing hardwood floors to particle board. For products up to 3 wide and 1/2 thick, use use a 20 gauge, 1 staple with a 1/8 crown. Chipwood, also called particle board in the united states, is made by compressing small wood particles, like shavings, chips, or sawdust. Mistert | jul 20, 2008 08:23pm | #25.

Determine the nail spacing requirements for your hardwood flooring, based on the width of the floorboards. Boards 2 to 2 3/4 inches wide need one nail every 8 to 10 inches. We are planning on installing bamboo flooring, and started to lift out the carpet and flooring in our kitchen and.

I am having a new hardwood floor installed over particle board. Set the bit in the corner formed by the tongue and edge. Snap the first board of the second row at the end of the first row, pressing the groove into the tongue of the first row.

A salesman said there could be no warranty for prefinished wood over particle board. A 2 nail at a 45degree angle will hardly penetrate into the plywood. If the home is empty and the carpets.

I am currently remodeling my own house and will be laying the hardwood down pretty soon. Plywood underlayment is typically needed when a floor material must have a very smooth, flat surface. July 30, 2005 by wood flooring guy.

I'm not sure, but i think the pb is 3/4 over 3/4 plywood. Hardwood were installed over the 1/2 when they were new and had no problems. I do not see mfg markings on the particle board.