Before you install your plywood subfloor first calculate the room s square footage to find out how much flooring you ll need to buy.
How to install wood laminate flooring on subfloor.
Do this by multiplying the room s length by its width.
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Secure the plywood to the subfloor at 6 inch intervals with 1 inch deck screws placed along the edges.
Use a pry bar to pull up hardwood floors one section at a time or unfasten carpet or laminate and roll it up from one end.
Set all screw heads slightly below the surface.
Apply floor patching compound to the joints.
This will expose the subfloor underneath which is where most leveling problems lie.