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My Floor!!

PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:52 pm
by Duck Daddy
Got my floor together today :)
Still have to seal and insulate.
Pics on my album.
Q::
at Home Depot, Whats the differance between Hardwood Birch plywood & Classic Birch plywood besides 10 bucks??

PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:50 pm
by Miriam C.
:applause: :thumbsup:
If you check the sides on all plywood and look for voids you should see the difference. If not---buyer beware.

GetRdun

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:54 pm
by reiltear
Also look at the number of plies and what the inner ones are made of.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:30 pm
by Mary K
Alright Mr. Duck!!! :thumbsup: :applause: :thumbsup: :applause:
The Fun is just starting!!!

Mk

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:34 pm
by b.bodemer
I can't remember which one I got from HD except that itwas $16 and change for the birch.

A picture is worth a thousand words.......................I'll give you 9:

"I was happy with all the pieces I selected."

Image

Barb

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:58 pm
by Ira
SWEET!

You used 2 by 4 framing for that, right?

And you didn't bolt it down yet, that you want to cover the underside with your waterproofing (like the asphalt roofing emulsion) and then stick in your insulation. Which is easier to do before it's bolted to the frame.

Man, I wish MINE looked that clean and perfectly square at the beginning of the "game!"

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:46 pm
by mikeschn
I recall buying some plywood from home depot that was $29 a sheet. They had it on an endcap. It was a special purchase. It was a maple plywood I believe, but it looked just like the birch that was on the regular shelf for quite a bit more.

I actually like the maple plywood better, it's much harder to accidently sand the veneer off. :roll:

Mike...

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:15 pm
by Duck Daddy
[quote="Ira"]SWEET!

You used 2 by 4 framing for that, right?

And you didn't bolt it down yet, that you want to cover the underside with your waterproofing (like the asphalt roofing emulsion) and then stick in your insulation. Which is easier to do before it's bolted to the frame.

Thanks.
I put the first coat of emulsion on today.
I have a asphalt patcher at work and i used that stuff.
Its gooey and sets up good.
Going to insulate this week.
Im thinking of covering the ins. with some wire mesh to help keep it from chipping off.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:21 am
by Ira
I don't think chipping is a big issue.

Are you going to go foil out? That's how I did it, to reflect heat away from the floor. Maybe foil out helps a little more in this respect, but I haven't heard anyone say that this is a real problem, even guys who put thousands of miles in a year.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:00 pm
by Duck Daddy
Well, the insl. im using doesnt have the foil backing.
Its some stuff my dad had left over from his house he had built.
I think i have enough to do the floor.
Its 1.5 inches thick so it should work pretty good :thinking: