So whether you go for vinyl or wood here is a handy guide to laying flooring on concrete.
Can you lay solid wood flooring onto concrete.
How to install hardwood over concrete 3 methods.
But it s considerably more difficult to install a 3 4 in.
How to install a hardwood floor get step by step instruction on how to install hardwood floors in any room.
Published on sep 6 2013.
You ll first have to install 3 4 in.
Laminate will cost less.
Humid conditions such as those found in basements eventually.
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.
If you love solid wood floors and your home rests on a concrete slab you re not out of luck.
If you have a concrete then you have choices to make.
There are three ways to lay a floor over concrete.
Either solid wood flooring or engineered wood flooring can be fitted onto a concrete subfloor.
For starters while you can consider solid hardwood for at and above grade installations only engineered flooring with its plywoodlike construction is suitable below grade.
Wood floor over concrete than over a wood subfloor.
As subfloors go concrete isn t the easiest to deal with and it can be somewhat difficult to know where to start when laying any type of flooring on concrete.
Solid wood flooring must be glued down directly onto the screed and engineered wood flooring can be either glued down or floated over an underlay without being fixed into place.
However concrete is compatible with all floors.
We install a hardwood floor on concrete using the direct stick method.
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.
Engineered hardwood will improve the value of your home.
Homes built on concrete slabs are good candidates for solid wood flooring provided that the slab does not wick up too much moisture.
Most concrete subfloor consists of a sand and cement screed mixture.
By paul hambidge managing director on 30th september 2019.
They make the job quick and easy.
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.
The most straightforward method is not to attach it but float the floor on top.
You can attach it directly to the concrete or install a subfloor first and then attach the floor to that.
Both solid wood flooring and engineered wood flooring can be laid onto a concrete subfloor.
Laying a solid hardwood strip floor is easier and faster if you choose a prefinished product to avoid the extra work of sanding staining and finishing.
