It is used like plywood as a subfloor beneath tile hardwood and laminate flooring.
Chipboard flooring which side up.
It was the only flooring used throughout my native new zealand until the advent of particle board strand board flooring introduced in the 1970 s.
Chipboard flooring has been designed specifically to be used as flooring meaning that it is easy to lay and has specific features that make laying a chipboard floor quick and easy.
Unlike plywood the edges.
These features include tongue and groove connections a finished face that makes laying flooring on top easy and panel sizes that are easy to transport and handle.
It can be either offset as here or equal tongue and is laid from the wall thick side up groove first placing the next board s groove onto the front face tongue.
Tongue and groove chipboard is a type of particle board made up of sawdust and resin.
They are relatively cheap and quick to lay.
Solid timber has a longer life span than chipboard flooring does but high density chipboard is less expensive and quite durable.
I will push the tongue against the wall meaning each row will have the.
High density chipboard can be used as sub floor with various types of flooring such as slate tile stone wood carpet or vinyl flooring.
Chipboard flooring with tongue and groove joints is commonly available for flooring applications.
As a general set up i will have a pile of boards all facing the exact same way so i don t need to think too much about which way to start marking the board and am less likely to cut from the wrong end.
The tongue and groove edges make for a strong bond between the boards.