Is laminate compatible with suspended timber floor?

spectre

I'm planning on renovating the suspended timber floor on the ground floor of my house.

The existing floorboards aren't in the best condition so will probably opt for new flooring altogether. I'm just wondering if laminate flooring can be laid over joists?

The boards seem a lot flimsier than real wood so I have my doubts that it would work.

colm_mcm

No, you'd be laying on a flat surface.

Bonzo Delaney

spectre wrote: »

I'm planning on renovating the suspended timber floor on the ground floor of my house.

The existing floorboards aren't in the best condition so will probably opt for new flooring altogether. I'm just wondering if laminate flooring can be laid over joists?

The boards seem a lot flimsier than real wood so I have my doubts that it would work.

No they can't
A proper job depending on budget would be to
remove the flooring
Insulate the joist space
Osb3 board out the deck
Vapour barrier
Lay floating foam
Laminate floor

Or rip the whole lot up and insulate and concrete screed

dodzy

.....or if the budget is prohibitive, and the existing are structurally sound (aesthetics unimportant - but critical there's no gaping holes, heavy flexing or rot), just 3mm underlay foam over existing boards and lay new laminate flooring on top.

spectre

Thanks for the replies. I want to do a proper job so it'll most likely be one of the two options Bonzo D outlined. Cheers.