Fixing particleboard platform floors
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Particleboard flooring is laid and fixed in accordance with AS 1860.
Sheets must be securely glued and nailed to the top edge of the joists. The nails are to be:
- 10 mm from all edges
- at 150 mm centres at ends and butt joints for square edge sheets
- at 300 mm centres maximum at intermediate joists or noggings.