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Napoleon54 · 10-31-2007, 09:01 PM

Well I meant glue the linoleum to the plywood for some support, then carpet pad under that.

I imagine you'd still want a fairly stiff surface, just not as stiff as what is probably a concrete floor. I think laminate flooring would flex way too much if you put it on top of something squishy. It's intended to be installed directly on top of subflooring, so flex isn't typically an issue.

The issue with plywood will be that for an 8x8 dance floor you're going to have a seam in the middle. Maybe two layers of 1/4 or 3/16 plywood rotated 90 degrees so that the seams don't overlap would be the way to go.

10-31-2007, 09:01 PM	#11
Napoleon54 Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: floating inside of a giant egg made of stars Posts: 4,861	Well I meant glue the linoleum to the plywood for some support, then carpet pad under that. I imagine you'd still want a fairly stiff surface, just not as stiff as what is probably a concrete floor. I think laminate flooring would flex way too much if you put it on top of something squishy. It's intended to be installed directly on top of subflooring, so flex isn't typically an issue. The issue with plywood will be that for an 8x8 dance floor you're going to have a seam in the middle. Maybe two layers of 1/4 or 3/16 plywood rotated 90 degrees so that the seams don't overlap would be the way to go. __________________ There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal. - Friedrich Hayek