Stapling CDX Plywood to the Subfloor

Instructions for Stapling CDX Plywood to the Subfloor

Set the plywood to sit for several hours in the room in which will be installed

Make sure the subfloor is not wet and structuraly sound

Install with 1″ deck scews into sheet of plywood, smooth side facing upward

Make sure the underlayment sems are not aligned with the subfloor seams

Lay the following plywood sheet – start along the longest wall and leave 1/4″ expansion gaps in between sheets and between the sheets the walls

Secure the plywood sheet every 6″ – make sure to drive the deck screw heads bellow the surface of the plywood sheet

Cut the plywood shets as required to follow the surface of the floor

Apply floor patching over the screw heads and the plywood seams

After the patching compound has dried, sand the compound

Vaccum and wipe with a damp cloth all the resulting dust