Sleeper Floor Basement

To compare the cost of a plywood subfloor system vs.

Sleeper floor basement.

Wood panels such as plywood or oriented strand board are common subfloor choices. The ceiling is 7 feet 4 inches high which is typical for basements in older homes. Cure the moisture problem before you install the floor. Glued and ramset into concrete.

Protect your new basement flooring by using subfloor sleepers. 3 4 subfloor screwed glued to sleepers. During a remodel or a garage conversion it s standard practice to level a sloping floor before installing new floor covering. Moisture can cause floors to warp and provide a breeding ground for mold.

1 pound of 1 1 2 inch deck screws. Headroom especially in a basement may be at a premium. Subfloor sleeper are used in basements to protect certain types of flooring such as laminate hardwood and carpet. The intended finish flooring can be of any type.

A dricore system consider a basement with low moisture problems and an area of 675 square feet. 2x4 sleepers installed on center every 12 16 inches and fastened down with rigid foam insulation 1 1 2 inch thick placed between the sleepers. Panel systems are also thinner than a sleeper floor so they add less height to the floor assembly an important benefit in height challenged basement rooms. Plywood fastened to the sleepers.

Subfloor panels offer much easier installation than the traditional technique of nailing down 2x4 sleepers over the concrete and covering them with plywood. Most basements have concrete floors which have the potential to draw moisture. Pressure treated 2x4 sleepers 16 oc and around the perimeter of the basement. However because wood is a naturally porous substance that will absorb moisture when used as a basement subfloor these materials are often installed on mini joists known as sleepers which allow it to sit above a concrete pad.

While most floors are relatively level some are purposefully constructed on a grade such as garage floors or basement floors that slope toward a floor drain. 1 rigid foam glued to concrete between sleepers both for insulation as well as keeping cold air from hitting the concrete avoiding mold.