It s downtown with excellent parking a rare combination so things like missing baseboards and particle board floors were overlooked.
How to seal particle board flooring.
The particle board will start to come apart and not last.
It s typically found in subfloors in most homes and as a universal building material used all the time in.
The wood is made from sawdust or wood chips and glue.
This type of subflooring needs to be stored in a dry environment and sealed before installation to maintain its integrity.
At first i was a little intimidated by the amount of work to do especially because the budget is miniscule and i m being paid in tacos that s not a euphemism for cash.
If you put carpet seal first with several layers of poly.
When particleboard gets wet it can swell or even disintegrate.
The materials are combined heated and pressed together to form sheets.
As long as the floor paint shown above is put down then any liquids penetrating particle board subfloor will be the least of your worries.
Diy painted osb floors before.
No matter what you do seal the particle board after using paint or stain.
Particle board is a wooden product made from wood chips dust flakes and resin.
Manufacturers use particleboard because it is less expensive than plywood.
Though care must be taken to ensure moisture cannot access it particle board has proved to be a good building material.
Proper storage is just as critical as the sealing process.
Particleboard flooring doesn t have to look cheap.