We had a topic earlier on the community regarding the do s and don ts of installing solid hardwood floors over concrete.
How to install solid hardwood floor over concrete.
Installing a hardwood floor over a concrete slab even if your home was built on a concrete slab you can still enjoy the beauty and charm of hardwood floors.
If you love solid wood floors and your home rests on a concrete slab you re not out of luck.
When you install hardwood floors concrete is one of the best bases to work from there are only a few steps to take.
Float this is when the hardwood is clicked into each other or glued at joints but is not attached to the floor.
Follow these steps with care to safely complete the installation yourself.
Glue down engineered hardwoods can be glued note.
Solid hardwood can not be glued except for bamboo 3.
Laying a solid hardwood strip floor is easier and faster if you choose a prefinished product to avoid the extra work of sanding staining and finishing.
Whether you re planning on renting out your home or looking to increase its value using concrete as a base is a great idea.
The fact that your home is built on a concrete slabs does not preclude installing hardwood floors but several considerations apply not least of which is subfloor preparation.
But it s considerably more difficult to install a 3 4 in.
Most manufacturers advise against installing hardwood flooring over concrete for two reasons moisture levels in concrete and the difficulty of attaching directly to concrete.
As i wrote in the post you can go with other options such as engineered or click lock real wood flooring.
1 nail down requires plywood sub flloor you can t nail into concrete last i checked 2.
Wood floor over concrete than over a wood subfloor.
For starters while you can consider solid hardwood for at and above grade installations only engineered flooring with its plywoodlike construction is suitable below.
How to install a hardwood floor get step by step instruction on how to install hardwood floors in any room.
The floor is secured via the base molding around the edges.