Installing Wood Floor Over Concrete

If you love solid wood floors and your home rests on a concrete slab you re not out of luck.

Installing wood floor over concrete.

While it s possible to glue hardwood flooring to concrete it s a messy and risky procedure and it s prone to failure. Laminate will cost less. Installing hardwood flooring over concrete hardwood floors are durable low maintenance and easy to clean. Typically it is sheets of plastic laid on the slab and taped at the seams with waterproof tape.

Plywood to the concrete. Engineered hardwood will improve the value of your home. You can install either an engineered hardwood floor this is real hardwood done in layers or a laminate floor this is fake floor that looks like hardwood on top of cement. If you have a concrete then you have choices to make 1.

Before installing any wood floor over concrete you ll need a moisture barrier. It will extend up the wall for about 2 to 3 inches creating a bowl where your wood floor stays dry and protected. Read manufacturer s directions before installation to maintain warranty coverage. Wood floor over concrete details lay a plastic moisture barrier and then screw 3 4 in.

Wood planks to the plywood. With dry concrete and the right subfloors and vapor retarders solid hardwood floors can be installed on slabs that are either on grade at ground level or above grade above ground level. The national wood flooring association recommends two alternative installation methods.