We're currently renovating our 50 year old home.
It is on stumps and has a 20mm hardwood floor.
We've removed a few load bearing walls and where they once were, I have patched these holes with yellowtongue.
Unfortunately, some of the edges where the yellow tongue meets the existing hardwood floor, has a sharp variation in height, almost 10mm, in some areas.
Due to some of the slight "waves" of the existing floor, we're planning on going with vinyl planks. The height variation is too much for laminate planks and I am aware that the vinyl will conform to the surface beneath it and the existing floors waviness is visually acceptable.
I was hoping to get your help and input on my subfloor preparation?
I was going to:
- feather out the sharp edges between the yellow tongue and existing floor
- lay a 4.8-5mm masonite over the entire floor, stapling it in every 10mm
- feather all adjacent edges of the masonite.
Do I need to fill in the staple holes?
I would then lay the vinyl planks over the masonite.
Your help and advice is greatly appreciated, thank you
