Archive for the ‘Underlayment’ Category

Hiring a Flooring Contractor – 10 Helpful Tips

Wednesday, July 16th, 2014

Your floors are a major investment in your home. Think about it, your floors get more wear and tear than any other aspect of your home. When it’s time to replace your floors, the major components that should be taken in to consideration are the plywood underlayment, who you choose to install it and the […]

Patriot Timber Becomes (NGBS) Green Certified

Friday, June 20th, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Patriot Timber Family of Panel Products Becomes (NGBS) Green Certified Home Innovation Research Labs Certifies Products are Eligible for Specific Points Under National Green Building Standard GREENSBORO, NC – Patriot Timber Products, Inc. is proud to announce that SurePly® Premium Plywood Underlayment, IronPly® Premium Plywood Underlayment, and RevolutionPly® plywood have been NGBS […]

Choosing the Proper Fasteners for Installing Plywood Underlayment

Monday, June 9th, 2014

Never use adhesive on the sub-floor to attach the plywood underlayment. Instead, fasten the plywood underlayment panels with staples, ring-shank nails or screws. In this blog post, we will discuss the proper specifications to follow when selecting the fasteners. We recommend a pneumatic fastener tool that incorporates an adjustable depth-drive control to prevent fastener “blow-through” […]

Plywood Sheathing, Sub-Floors & Plywood Underlayment

Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

Plywood sheathing (OSB or plywood) is often mistaken for plywood underlayment.  They are not the same.  Plywood sheathing is most often used to construct the structural sub-floor.  Plywood sheathing can either be OSB or all plywood.  We will discuss these types of plywood sheathing, sub-floors and plywood underlayment in this blog post. OSB or oriented […]

How to Remove Plywood Underlayment

Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

The first step to installing new plywood underlayment is the removal of the old plywood underlayment. This can be a moderately difficult job so make sure you allow plenty of time and be prepared to use some good old fashion elbow grease. You will need a few items to get you started including a claw […]

What makes SurePly® plywood underlayment “Premium”?

Friday, April 4th, 2014

When you hear or read the word “premium” you automatically think “superior” or “best” right?  That’s why we have designated our SurePly® plywood underlayment as “premium”.  SurePly® Premium Plywood Underlayment has been in the market for more than 25 years and is one of, if not the best plywood underlayment available.  Over those 25 years […]

Top 5 Uses for RevolutionPly® Panels

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

Top 5 Uses for RevolutionPly® Panels: 1)     Plywood Underlayment – RevolutionPly® is a viable long term sustainable alternative to   Lauan / Luan plywood.  RevolutionPly® can be used as a plywood underlayment for your next flooring project.  It is suitable for use under resilient flooring, vinyl tile, carpet, engineered flooring and wood floors. 2)     Crafts & […]

5 Do’s and Don’ts When Installing Plywood Underlayment

Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

5 Do’s & Don’ts When Installing Plywood Underlayment: Do’s 1) Obtain and follow the installation instructions from the manufacturer of the plywood underlayment you are installing.  Patriot Timber Products, Inc. provides written installation guides for each panel in the Patriot Timber family of plywood underlayments.  In addition to the written installation guides available at www.PatriotTimber.com […]

Tips for Installing Plywood Underlayment for Your Next Flooring Project

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

Planning a new flooring project but not sure what steps to take to make certain your plywood underlayment is installed properly? Patriot Timber Products, Inc. is here to help. Whether you are looking to install plywood underlayment under vinyl, vinyl composite tile, luxury vinyl tile, ceramic tile, carpet, engineered floors or wood floors, here are […]

Surfaces 2014

Tuesday, January 28th, 2014

Be sure to visit our booth at Surfaces! Mandalay Bay Convention Center Booth B-4514 January 27, 2014 – January 30, 2014  

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