How To Seal Plywood Floor. Urgently need expert advice on what to seal a plywood floor boarding that i'm putting in our bathroom. Plywood used as a subfloor, wall underlayment or roof sheathing needs to have the seams sealed with caulk. The ply has replaced the old floorboards that were rotten and uneven.
But i would really recommend switching to something like g10 instead.
Learn how to level a sub floor properly at easiklip floors! Discussion in 'kitchen fitters' talk' started by andrew davison, apr 5, 2018. I would like to paint and seal the wood and leave it at that. These layers provide dimensional stability, but leave the edges, which expose all of the laminate sections, particularly vulnerable to water damage. Like other types of wood, you need to sand marine plywood before you seal, stain, or paint it. This allows it to slide up and down with the seasons and prevents the bottom from absorbing pooled water on the floor and rotting. Plywood is an important and stable building material, comprised of many different veneers glued together at right angles. The best way to seal laminate floors is to start by removing any baseboards that might be in place, so that your sealant can also protect the edge of the laminate that borders the expansion space between the laminate and the structure next to it.
