Substrate under the linoleum on the wooden floor

If there is a need to lay linoleum on a wooden floor, then it is desirable to lay a substrate under it. It serves, first of all, in order to exclude various irregularities, cracks and tubercles, traces of nails on the surface intended for laying linoleum. This is especially true if the wooden floor is heavily worn and cracked, consisting of old floorboards creaking when walking. If you refuse to use the substrate, then in places where the main coating is flawed, the linoleum will quickly wear out. The substrate is also an additional sound and heat insulator.

Laying linoleum on a wooden floor with a substrate is carried out in several stages. First, the linoleum, spread from the window to the opposite wall, is cut to the size of the room and it is advisable to give it a couple of days just to lie down, so that it stretches out and lay down in its place. To accelerate the process, you can put heavy objects around the edges. After this time with the help of a construction stapler or glue joints are fastened, then they are screwed around the perimeter of the plinth .

Which substrate should I choose?

Using linoleum for laying on a wooden floor, without a substrate, we create an air chamber in which dampness can start the decay of the tree, so you need to find out which linoleum substrate on the wood floor will meet all the requirements that contribute to a long service life.

Most often, as a linoleum substrate, when placed on a wooden floor, plywood is used, 8-12 cm thick, it has high strength, and the rigidity of this material does not allow heavy objects to leave depressed marks on the linoleum.

You can also use a cork pad, but you need to choose the hardest, then it does not deform and will keep the linoleum from dents.