Sub Floor for Vinyl

10-01-2012, 07:24 PM	#1
BRT Newbie   Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 9	Sub Floor for Vinyl I'm planning to install vinyl in my laundry room because I have been advised not to use solid wood flooring. I want a level transition from vinyl to 3/4" wood flooring. So what product do I use to raise the subfloor up? I have cut plywood and there's a lot of voids. Thanks.

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10-01-2012, 07:42 PM	#2
rusty baker Pro Flooring Installer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 3,138	Sub Floor for Vinyl Use plywood and fill seams with a cementious based floor filler. __________________ "I'm twisted, not sick. Sick implies, I'll get better" Semi-Retired Installer Installing since 1973

10-01-2012, 08:22 PM	#3
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,200	Sub Floor for Vinyl You need subfloor rated sanded plywood, that way the voids are filled in the core.