Dan_Hulson, 5 months ago

@tyler I think we have the same Kitchen floor

tyler, 5 months ago

I hate it, creaks like crazy. Previous owner threw them down improperly I think.

graf, 5 months ago

@tyler @Dan_Hulson probably missing some shims or they have moved since they were originally laid tbh

robbie, 5 months ago

shims where? between the subfloor and the joist 😵‍💫

graf, 5 months ago

@robbie @tyler @Dan_Hulson if that's on concrete it needs shims under the subfloor. if it's on plywood then something is really fucked up

robbie, 5 months ago

Is this not a shim in canada?
why would that be needed on a slab?
I've laid a lot of flooring professionally, but never on a slab, so I could be uninitiated

graf, 5 months ago

@robbie @tyler @Dan_Hulson for example, the floor in my basement has dips around the edges of the foundation, it's also got two drains so the floor is angled down toward them. in order for me to lay subfloor (dont worry I bought the fancy ones) I had to shim in several places or the individual subfloor tiles. this is common in houses build prior to the 80s

robbie, 5 months ago

seems odd to me to put a subfloor in a basement, as I would think tile on the slab would allow you to keep the drains and the angles toward them. BUT, I'm sure there are circumstances where it makes sense. Not gonna ask for the blueprints to your basement to analyze 😅

graf, 5 months ago

@robbie @tyler @Dan_Hulson without a subfloor the concrete is freezing, the other option would be to carpet it which was disgusting when I pulled it up. I laid down a vapor barrier for the weeping tiles and laid the subfloor on top of that, shimmed etc

i dont think ive ever seen a basement that doesn't have a subfloor with vinyl flooring. there's no fucking way that would work here and any other place I've laid flooring tbh