How To Install Hardwood Floors On Concrete Basement Floor


How To Install Hardwood Floors On Concrete Basement Floor. You dont want to try and glue it down either. Since humidity causes natural wood to expand and contract your flooring wont be able to move. Vinyl plank flooring is a great choice for installation over concrete subfloors.

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If you want to nail the floor down you will first need to screw down battens on top of the concrete floor then a layer.

This will make for 15 inches of height with the plywood and the solid hardwood so make sure that it doesnt interfere with doors cabinets appliances or. It floats over the subfloor held in place by the weight of the floor itself. How to install plank flooring on concrete.

Solid parquet should not be installed below grade. Most hardwood floors on top of concrete are installed in a floating format. The concrete slab should be prepped for installation by making any leveling adjustments and giving it.

Your installer may recommend using a moisture mitigation system to prepare the slab for flooring. Using a minimum 58 cdx 34 recommended plywood the material is installed over the same moisture barriers mastic excluded but attached by way of. You can install solid and engineered hardwood flooring over a concrete subfloor using one of three methods.

If room permits you can install a ¾ inch plywood subfloor. Glue down engineered hardwood flooring to concrete slab above and below grade. This will result in buckling.

The classic test is to firmly tape an 8-inch square of clear plastic wrap to the floor on all four sides of the wrap. Next your installer will need to prep materials. The entire flooring level is considered to be below grade where soil is present along any perimeter wall and is more than 3 above the installed wood flooring level.

A vapor retarder is always required over the concrete. While it is possible to install hardwood flooring directly onto a concrete basement floor by gluing it down it is recommended that a more durable option such installing subfloor first or using engineered wood flooring is considered. Only install floors over concrete showing a humidity reading consistent with the instructions on the adhesive of choice.

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