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Thank you for all your replies, P5 structural grade chipboard is fairly stable and moisture resistant, there’s also a grade higher that can be left outside unfitted for 60 days and then indefinitely when fitted, as long as it’s fitted as per manufacturer instructions. Things have moved on in...

Yes it’s particle board, p5 is a classification for moisture resistant. I didn’t have the intention to put hardwood in at the start, it was always going to be carpet, hence the p5, it’s a popular sub floor in the UK. Even if I used plywood, surely that would expand and contact the same as...

Hello, thank you for replying. From my research of this forum nailing is not appropriate in chipboard so I have opted to secret screw using the lost tite screw at the correct angle, using liquid battens from sausages in a gun. There’s a lot of different makes of glue and I was looking for a...

Hi, I’m looking to lay a solid oak floor, 18mm thick, 90mm wide . It’ll be going onto a p5 chipboard floor that’s solid, sound and perfectly level. It’s been glued and screwed to the joists. I was going for for the glue down method, probably liquid battens and was wondering what adhesive you...