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My brother-in-law swore by using a 3/4 inch plywood subfloor, but my contractor friend said it was overkill for my old house in Portland.
I was redoing a bedroom and my brother-in-law, who's a hobbyist, insisted I needed the thicker plywood to stop any bounce. My contractor friend said the existing joists were fine and 5/8 inch would save money and weight. I went with the 3/4 inch and now the floor feels like concrete, but I spent an extra $200. Has anyone else had to choose between DIY advice and pro advice on material thickness?
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robin_bennett786mo ago
Guess your brother-in-law won that round. A solid floor feels better long term than a bouncy one, right? That extra cost seems worth it now.
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clairem476mo ago
Honestly, did you ever think you'd care so much about a floor feeling solid? I used to laugh at my brother-in-law going on about joist spacing and subfloor glue. But after living with a bouncy floor in our old place, I totally get it now, @robin_bennett78. That firm feeling under your feet every day makes a huge difference you don't notice until it's wrong. It's one of those things that feels like a silly extra cost until you experience the good version.
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hayden4665mo ago
it's "joist spacing" not "joist spacing" haha sorry i'm being that guy now. but yeah you're totally right, once you live with a solid floor you can't go back.
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