I am looking to install a 3/8" engineered hardwood over my existing 19/32" OSB subfloor. The existing flooring to be removed is a combination carpet/hardwood/tile.
The manufacturer recommends a glue down installation (although staple is acceptable). Am I okay to glue this directly to my existing subfloor? If I need to remove it in the future, will I then also have to replace the subfloor? Seems so based on the sticky, but just wanted to confirm.
Alternatively, would it be okay to install a 1/4" luan (or alternative) over the existing subfloor and glue to that? This would also increase my floor thickness and solve my issue with too high cut (from existing flooring being taller) door casings. If yes, should I put anything in between the two layers? If not, an other ideas?
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