Either solid wood flooring or engineered wood flooring can be fitted onto a concrete subfloor.
How to fit solid wood flooring on concrete.
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Learn the steps to fit a solid wood floor in this tutorial.
Engineered wood flooring prices.
Most concrete subfloor consists of a sand and cement screed mixture.
Before choosing your floor i ask you to please read our articles on types of solid wood floors and pro s and con s of solid wood flooring.
Solid hardwood flooring as the name suggests is made from planks which are made from one single piece of wood for example oak or walnut whereas engineered hardwood flooring is made up of a combination of wood and other materials.
Solid wood flooring is made from one single piece of wood and can be highly sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity as this can cause the wood to expand and contract.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.
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The floorboards must be in good condition and level if not it is advisable to lay 1 2 plywood down first.
This short video shows how to install solid wood flooring onto a concrete base using rewmar ms polymer flexible adhesive.
Either by head height on low beams.
How to lay solid wood flooring over a concrete subfloor.
First thing to check is whether the thickness of the new floor and the possible addition of a sub base is going to affect your room in any way.
The first consideration you will need to make is how you are going to attach your planks to the floor.
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It s perfectly possible to fit solid or engineered hardwood flooring to concrete.
Engineered wood floors often known as composite wood floors are very popular being hard wearing and relatively easy to maintain.
Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.
Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.