Wood planks to the plywood.
How to install a wood floor on a concrete slab.
Use a vapor retarder.
Follow these steps to install an engineered wood floor in your home.
Installing hardwood flooring over concrete.
Typically it is sheets of plastic laid on the slab and taped at the seams with waterproof tape.
If there are any high or low spots they can be ground away to prepare the surface and make sure that everything is level.
Before installing any wood floor over concrete you ll need a moisture barrier.
How to install a floating wood plank floor.
Read manufacturer s directions before installation to maintain warranty coverage.
You don t want to try and glue it down either.
If you love solid wood floors and your home rests on a concrete slab you re not out of luck.
Watch this video to see how easy it is.
Apply an adhesive approved for plywood installation and recommended by the plywood manufacturer.
Cut plywood panels by 2 foot by 8 foot or 4 foot by 4 foot sections.
It s best to use shorter cleats than you would for a wood floor to ensure they sink in all the way.
It will extend up the wall for about 2 to 3 inches creating a bowl where your wood floor stays dry and protected.
Flat clean slab the slab must be flat with a trowel finish free of grease oil stains and dust.
The concrete slab needs to be in the right condition before installing flooring.
Hardwood floors are durable low maintenance and easy to clean.
Plywood to the concrete.
Wood floor over concrete details lay a plastic moisture barrier and then screw 3 4 in.
It should be clean and flat with a trowel finish and no sign of any stains grease or dust.
You simply nail the boards with a flooring nailer.
Hardwood type there is no way to install standard 3 4 hardwood on concrete.
Installing hardwood flooring on a plywood covered slab is identical to installing it on a wood subfloor.
This will result in buckling.
Grind off any high spots and fill any low spots.
Since humidity causes natural wood to expand and contract your flooring won t be able to move.