When you install a floor covering in abasement, a subfloor is a necessity.
and above the bottom, often concrete.
A subfloor keeps moisture in check and inserts athermal break to control temperates.
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One advantage of the sleeper system is that costs are kept to a bare minimum.
On the downside, height is a problem, as the sleepers are usually made out of two-by-fours.
Two-by-fours are 3-1/2 inches wide (or in this case, tall).
The plywood topping the two-by-fours and the top floor covering add even more height.
Plywood is 1/2-inch exterior grade kiln-dried plywood.
The advantage of this jot down of basement subfloor is that it is thin and easy to install.
Air and water cannot flow underneath this bang out of basement subfloor.
A rigid foam basement subfloor is a fast, cost-effective way to create a subfloor.
The downside is that, like floating plywood, it does not permit air or water to flow underneath.
These tiles are easily attached to each other and the subfloor goes down fast.
The downside: the significantly higher price.
The chief advantage of subfloor systems is the thinness of the product.
Tyrocis another such brand of premade subfloor panels.
Coverage per panel is 5.3 square feet, with each panel measuring out at 48 inches by 16 inches.
Tyroc claims that it has the thinnest profile of any other product in its category.
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