Chipboard

[Tracy2463]

I live in a house that was built in the early 80's, the sub floor they put down is chip board.Is there a way to seal it or protect it somehow?

[HayZee518]

What do you mean "seal it?" For protection or to act as a exposed floor?

[Tracy2463]

Seal

I am laying new carpet in the room,,,and I was thinking that when I shampoo it without some kind of something on it,,it will seperate. I dont have the money right now to put a new sub floor down.

[Java_Bob]

I would just lay the carpet on it... unless you soak your carpet in water it should be fine.

[HayZee518]

cheapest "sealer" is "Parks" white shellac. "Parks" is used as a sanding sealer. It is alcohol solvent based so it evaporates quickly. If you want a pigmented sealer Zissner's "kilz" would do the job.

[pushkins]

You could always paint on Bullseys, or Zinsser, both these products are fairly cheap and are vapor barrier paints. Often they are used to cover previous owners :bad pet" spots as they will also lock in any smells.