Triforce is assembled with finger joinery and waterproof heat rated adhesive.
Engineered wood flooring onto joists.
Joists are available in several depths and lengths and superior strength allows them to span up to 30 feet triforce span tables.
Make sure your wood flooring is at least 18mm thick.
If the plywood feels stiff you will probably be okay.
It is also advised that long length boards 6ft or 1 83m are used.
Some plywood subfloors deflect more than others.
All of that said if you do decide to go ahead and lay your hardwood flooring straight to your joists here s a few helpful pointers.
If you can feel some deflection you have two options.
If you are planning an engineered wood flooring installation on a ground floor it is important not to install your flooring directly over a ventilated cavity.
This is the typical structure of a floor.
Triforce joists feature an open web design but do not use metal connector plates.
To answer directly to the question yes it is entirely possible to install a hardwood directly on top of the joists.
Both solid wood and engineered can be.
However is it possible to install our finish floor directly over the joists without a subfloor in between.
Either solid wood flooring or engineered wood flooring can be laid directly onto joists if the planks are at least 18mm thick.
You can adjust their length on site because of a trimmable osb end panel.
Where floor joists are spaced 16 inches on center whether or not a 3 4 inch plywood subfloor is adequate for this type of installation is a judgment call.
Wood floor fitting over joists.