How To Install A Wood Floor On A Concrete Slab

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How to install a wood floor on a concrete slab.

Materials include a minimum of 3 4 inch cd exposure 1 plywood subfloor panels 4 foot by 8 foot sheets. Plywood to the concrete. Wood planks to the plywood. Read manufacturer s directions before installation to maintain warranty coverage.

It s best to use shorter cleats than you would for a wood floor to ensure they sink in all the way. Wood floor over concrete details lay a plastic moisture barrier and then screw 3 4 in. Apply an adhesive approved for plywood installation and recommended by the plywood manufacturer. It will extend up the wall for about 2 to 3 inches creating a bowl where your wood floor stays dry and protected.

Follow these steps to install an engineered wood floor in your home. Flat clean slab the slab must be flat with a trowel finish free of grease oil stains and dust. Hardwood floors are durable low maintenance and easy to clean. The concrete slab needs to be in the right condition before installing flooring.

Since humidity causes natural wood to expand and contract your flooring won t be able to move. Use a vapor retarder. Typically it is sheets of plastic laid on the slab and taped at the seams with waterproof tape. Installing hardwood flooring over concrete.

Vapor retarder with solid hardwood floors a proper vapor retarder must be installed on top of the slab to make sure normal slab moisture does not reach the finished floor. This will result in buckling. Hardwood type there is no way to install standard 3 4 hardwood on concrete. Watch this video to see how easy it is.

Cut plywood panels by 2 foot by 8 foot or 4 foot by 4 foot sections. Installing hardwood flooring on a plywood covered slab is identical to installing it on a wood subfloor. Score the back of the panels half of the thickness on a 12 inch by 12 inch grid. You don t want to try and glue it down either.

If you love solid wood floors and your home rests on a concrete slab you re not out of luck. You simply nail the boards with a flooring nailer. Before installing any wood floor over concrete you ll need a moisture barrier.