Linoleum

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by Ian

Particle board subfloor.... ugh

They suck. Come up in 1 inch pieces. I had to go around my whole cottage with a skill saw and rip out the subfloors to the floor joists as previous owners never ventilated the basement and they rotted from below and was easier, yeah right easier, just cutting out and replacing with new plywood.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

They suck. Come up in 1 inch pieces. I had to go around my whole cottage with a skill saw and rip out the subfloors to the floor joists as previous owners never ventilated the basement and they rotted from below and was easier, yeah right easier, just cutting out and replacing with new plywood.

I actually found a system that is working pretty well. The floor is two layers of plywood stapled and screwed to the thick particle board. In the other side of the kitchen I just ran the blade down through the plywood and half way into the particle board, and the 12-15" squares I cut come up all in one piece... no chunks of the sawdust to worry about... but the blade doesn't like the process: oh well. Should have the whole floor up by tonight.