If fitting carpet tiles on top of old floorboards, is this OK?

A：Again circumstances dictate what to do in these sorts of situations but as a guide many customers in the past who have big gaps or joints have laid 2400mm x 1200mm (8ft x 4ft) sheeting down first and taped the joints to create a flat uniform surface on which to lay the tiles on top. Use a thin ply sheet or hardboard with the shiny side upwards or MDF screwed to the subfloor (make sure if using screws that no pipes or cables run directly under where you\'re screwing into before you start). This method is only required if there are large gaps between the floorboards or if the boards are twisted or up and down creating high/low spots across the floors surface. Remember most standard European carpet square have a bitumen backing which can mould itself to the subfloor and over time the underside of a rough floor can show through to the tiles surface. Therefore it is imperative that you start out with a floor that\'s as clean, dry and flat as possible.

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