Hardwood flooring and sheetrock

kingfisherg · #1 Aug 12, 2008, 08:52 PM

Hello,

I am planning to lay hardwood flooring on the second level of my condo. The material is all tounge and groove. I thought the subfloor was all fiberboard...I thought wrong. I just discovered sheetrock! Is this really sheetrock? Can I glue to this sheetrock? Do I have to remove all this sheetrock and lay down fiberboard in order to lay hardwood? Why is this sheetrock used? I figured it to be a sound barrier. Please help!!!

Thank You!

ac101 · Aug 13, 2008, 02:19 PM

ballenger is right on , either someone really screwed up or what you have isnt sheetrock but some type of sound barrier installed over a plywood subfloor. either way to install toungue and groove flooring you really need a good plywood substrate I recommend 3/4 inch. post a pic if you can. If I missed anything please post back and let me know. GOOD LUCK, AC



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