I only paid 15 for my floor.
Diy tap floor plywood.
If you are starting with a clean level concrete slab you will need a vapor barrier which can be liquid or visquin.
I made my floor 4 x8 because i figured that it would be easy to make since roofing plywood comes standard in that size and the gymnastics tumbling mat also came in 4 x8.
The step by step process for diy plywood floor project step 1.
However i wanted to make sure my daughter got a really good tap sound so we covered the plywood with laminate.
I took my daughter to home depot with me so she could choose the shade of the laminate.
Currently she spends her days gardening caring for her orchard and vineyard raising chickens ducks goats and bees.
Diy farmhouse plywood flooring for a little over 100 in 7 easy steps.
This project was the truest sense of diy.
The bottom layer should be b c meaning that neither side.
For a home tap floor you will probably want a piece of plywood at least 1 2 inch thick.
As you d expect diy rustic wide plank plywood flooring takes much longer to finish than just installing pre made planks.
Two layers of underlayment grade plywood each a inch thick.
Ripping the plywood into planks.
Sebastian s diy tap floor.
I came up with.
Jennifer is a full time homesteader who started her journey in the foothills of north carolina in 2010.
Everything from cutting the plywood into wide plank boards to sanding staining finishing and installing the plywood planks down all of it diy.
Removing the carpet and padding from the room.
Once the carpet and padding were removed they planned out their layout and.
Let s first start out with a list of materials.
They cost me 16 98 at lowe s.
Use spacers apply grout and finish with water based polyurethane for shine on the wood grains.
First i got this children s foam puzzle mat which has 1 x 1 squares aka i can make my floor just about any size i want.
I however was surprised to find out that the advertised 4 x8 x2 size of the gymnastics tumbling mat was incorrect.
Second i got wood flooring panels that lock together.
See the picture above.
My diy tap floor.
Below i ll show you how i made my 4 x 3 tap floor for under 30.
Improved home made tap floor the above piece of plywood can be enhanced by gluing a layer of dense cushioning material to the bottom of the board or by attaching a layer of laminate flooring or other material to the top of the board.
Ashley s husband begins removing the carpet and padding from the.
She chose the trafficmaster floor in glenwood oak.
The plywood will be sufficient for a dance floor.
This is my first ever and very own tutorial on how to make your own tap dance floor.