Installing Wood Floor Over Concrete

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Installing wood floor over concrete.

Engineered hardwood will improve the value of your home. You can install either an engineered hardwood floor this is real hardwood done in layers or a laminate floor this is fake floor that looks like hardwood on top of cement. It will extend up the wall for about 2 to 3 inches creating a bowl where your wood floor stays dry and protected. If you have a concrete then you have choices to make 1.

With dry concrete and the right subfloors and vapor retarders solid hardwood floors can be installed on slabs that are either on grade at ground level or above grade above ground level. If you love solid wood floors and your home rests on a concrete slab you re not out of luck. While it s possible to glue hardwood flooring to concrete it s a messy and risky procedure and it s prone to failure. Installing plywood over the subfloor or using sleepers which are two by fours laid flat across the floor and used as nailers.

Typically it is sheets of plastic laid on the slab and taped at the seams with waterproof tape. Installing hardwood flooring over concrete hardwood floors are durable low maintenance and easy to clean. Wood floor over concrete details lay a plastic moisture barrier and then screw 3 4 in. Watch this video to see how easy it is.

The national wood flooring association recommends two alternative installation methods. Moisture can pose problems for solid hardwood floors below ground level so engineered wood floors made of layers of wood glued together are the best choice there. Read manufacturer s directions before installation to maintain warranty coverage.