Manufactured Product Used For Under Flooring

This week in our ask a mobile home expert series we are covering questions about mobile home subfloors.

Manufactured product used for under flooring.

This is the finished visible flooring surface such as hardwood planks carpeting ceramic tile or vinyl. The mobile home s wood frame is usually made of 2x6 2x8 or 2x10 floor joists. The example site used the cheapest vinyl coated plastic they could find. Then a vapor barrier is put on top of the metal frame.

Most every home with particle board subflooring will need to have their subfloors replaced eventually. Before you install your plywood subfloor first calculate the room s square footage to find out how much flooring you ll need to buy. I want to install a laminate floor in my manufactured home and some people tell me not to use a moisture barrier because their is already one under the house and i will create condinsation if i use one and some say i need one help. Besides a standard wood frame many manufactured homes are reinforced with metal frames which are often made of steel.

This is the layer that you see and walk on. Linda what shall i do. Plastic foam felt cork and rubber are common choices. They offer soundproofing insulation a moisture barrier and added comfort while also helping to level out the subfloor.

Its purpose is to provide a smooth flat surface for the floor covering. Do this by multiplying the room s length by its width. Subfloors are an important subject in the mobile home world. Just under the visible floor covering is a layer of some kind of material usually only about 1 4 or 1 2 inch thick.

The floors also have a layer of insulation filling the spaces in the metal and wood frames.