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.
How to install wood floor on concrete porch.
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Read manufacturer s directions before installation to maintain warranty coverage.
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.
Cover the patio with a thin layer of sand lay pavers over it and the results look like a standard paver patio.
How to install a floating wood plank floor.
Add a ledger strip next to the house to allow the porch floor to be nailed to.
The porch boards will have tiny little spaces between them and i really don t want concrete and unfinished riser boards to show through.
Ripping up concrete and building a deck seemed like a daunting and expensive task so when we saw newtechwood deck a floor we thought it would be absolutely perfect for our space.
Installing hardwood flooring over concrete.
Covering a concrete porch with wood provides a warmer cozier feel.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.
Hardwood floors are durable low maintenance and easy to clean.
Install z bar flashing between porch frame and house image 1 allowing moisture to run away from house.
Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.
Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.
It is also a good way to cover up peeling paint slight chipping and discolored concrete.
Ft but expect a weekend or two of hard labor.
Add 2x4 blocking for the porch floor to rest upon image 2.
Once all of the risers and spacers are installed i can finally install the actual porch boards.
Experienced professionals pay close attention to managing moisture and minimizing wood floor expansion and contraction when preparing to install hardwood floors on concrete slabs.
Follow these steps to install an engineered wood floor in your home.
Installing deck flooring on a cement patio my husband harrison and i have wanted to change out our patio floor since the day we bought the house.
Whatever your reasons adding a wood floor to your concrete porch is a fairly simple operation.
For complete step by step instructions see how to cover a concrete patio with pavers.