Flooring

[Robert Beuter]

Hi
My father-law has a 1980 model doublewide. The sub floors have become very spongy and weak. I believe flake or particle board was used back then as sub flooring material instead of plywood. Can a new plywood sub floor be put down directly over this old sub flooring or does the old sub flooring have to be removed first?

[Mac]

It would be best to remove it, to get any moisture out. It wouldn't be that hard to do. Mark et.al. have a good book describing it. I'm sure they'll chime in with a link.

[David Oxhandler]

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