Do You Have To Put Something On The Base Floor

They start by building the floor unless the house uses a slab foundation in which case the slab is the floor the floor framing looks like this.

Do you have to put something on the base floor.

Tape off any affected vents with painter s tape. Best options for subwoofer placement. But they do have to get moved when the floor is cleaned and that s regularly. Roll on a layer of latex primer sealer.

The floor starts with a sill plate made of pressure treated lumber in direct contact with the bricks of the crawl space wall. The framing crew is the next group of people on the site. Yes the stain on a new piece will not match exactly but it will be below eye level and in time it will change too and the toe kick area is in a shadow. What s underneath though is a plastic mold filled with what looks like cement concrete.

I believe you said you were doing nothing to the floor and that is why you need to fill in at the base. So for an even distribution of bass in a room the floor is not the ideal location for a subwoofer. I have several floor lamps and they all have metal base covers. Even if you have a high powered subwoofer which can easily fill your room with bass it will still be uneven if it is placed on the floor.

Combustible floors if you are installing a gas fireplace in an area where you have not had a fireplace before prepare for some extra work. Check for dips in the floor by sliding a 4 foot to 6 foot straight edge in different directions all around the room. Once it dries it provides a suitable substrate for the adhesive you use to secure the floor. Placing toilets on an uneven floor prevents a proper seal and the unit will work itself even more loose over time.

However if you do choose this installation method you still need an underlayment but you can t use a conventional one. The job of a subwoofer is to fill the room with bass. This may damage or break the wax seal resulting in leaks. You apply this product which you ll find at flooring outlets with a trowel.

One interesting thing to note is that this house literally sits. If you find hollows and valleys you must fill them with a self leveling underlayment. Dear j you can do anything you want but your floorguy is right in that baseboards are the standard way of creating a tight fitting joint between wall and floor. One argument which most experts agree upon is that caulking the base of a toilet to an uneven floor will improve stability and greatly reduce the risk of a leak forming.

Fill seams in the subfloor with caulk. Once the floor is down you will definitely want something to cover the ends of the boards where they meet the wall and it is very hard to make it a perfect fit.