Nail the panels with 10d common nails or 10 2 1 2 inch wood screws spaced 6 inches apart along the edges and 12 inches apart in the middle.
How many screws per 4x8 sheet subfloor.
If it s going on a ceiling it ll take about 36 screws.
For example if the area to be covered in plywood is 800 ft 2 then 25 sheets of plywood will be needed to cover it.
The screw count is a bit high at times but this will allow for losing some.
In standard home construction about 28 screws are needed to properly attach a 4 by 8 foot piece of drywall.
It s available in sheets of many sizes with 3 foot by 5 foot sheets being the most common.
Use 6d common nails spaced 6 apart on edges and 12 apart in the field.
Divide by the total square footage by the square footage of a sheet of plywood to find the number of sheets required to cover the space.
A 4 8 sheet of plywood is 32 ft 2.
The purpose of an underlayment for vinyl is to have a glass smooth surface to glue to 1 4 ply is the industry standard whereas an underlayment for ceramic tile is to add strength and 3 8ths isn t thick.
Stagger adjacent rows of panels by two joists.
According to table r602 3 1 of international residential code irc subfloor fastener schedule is as follows.
Whenever you re laying tile on a wood subfloor you need to first install cement backerboard to prevent leaks and water damage.
That s if the panel is going on a wall.
Cement backerboard is a thin layer of concrete with fiberglass mesh on both sides.