Glue Down Hardwood Floor On Concrete

Other products are better suited for a nail down installation where they are secured to a wood subfloor with nails or staples.

Glue down hardwood floor on concrete.

The installation of hardwood floors by the glue down method is used predominately on concrete slabs. Subfloor preparation is critical on all job sites but especially for glue down. But the catch is that the solid wood flooring we have that can be glued over concrete and warranted is 5 16 and 7 16 solid hardwood not 3 4 solid hardwood and can be only on on grade and suspended concrete. All wet work such as concrete masonry framing members drywall paint etc should be thoroughly dry.

Gluing down solid wood flooring to concretethis is a question that i have started to receive more and more. The wall coverings and painting should be completed before the installation of the hardwood flooring. Glue down hardwood floors on concrete. Applications are more prominent with residential construction in sunbelt areas commercial locations and high rise dwellings.

If installing glue down hardwood flooring in a new house completely close the building in with all outside doors and windows in place. The floor will be glued directly to the sub flooring using a hardwood flooring adhesive. The glue down method of engineered wood flooring installation is typically the most common and creates a highly stable floor. Some engineered wood flooring products are designed for a glue down application when installing flooring over a concrete slab.

And for do it yourselfers the preferred method is the floating floor installation which. Boards adhere well to the rough surface of the concrete subfloor and therefore lead to less gaps or planks lifting and buckling.