Can you install wood floors over concrete floor?
September 9, 2010 by Robert Mccormack
Filed under Installing wood floors
Can you install wood floors over concrete floor?
I just bought a home without a basement. The home is built on a concrete slab, therefore all of the floors are concrete. Is it possible to install wood floors over the concrete? If so, what are the pros and cons of this? I would appreciate any insight you may have on this or any stories of experience. Thank you!
Yes, make sure your floors are level if they aren't they make a self leveling compound. Once this is finished make sure you use a moisture barrier over the concrete and then install the planks.
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EDITED: I don't think I would varnish the underside of the wood planks it might interfere with your warranty plus wood also has to breathe thats why you need the moisture barrier.
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Sure! Put in a vapor barrier, then have at it.
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Make sure you get something to put in between the floor and concrete. But can be done.
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vapor barrier is nothing more than a layer of thick plastic sheeting to keep water vaopor off the wood.
I would also coat the bottom of the wood flooring with varnish as a back up.
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Yes, make sure your floors are level if they aren’t they make a self leveling compound. Once this is finished make sure you use a moisture barrier over the concrete and then install the planks.
*********LOWES HOW TO VIDEOS
Just pick the video you want and they will show you what to do, what to use and how to do it
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=categorySelect&category=Project%20Planning&Ne=10000&N=0
…………….Self Leveling Compound
Utilize the latest in (((self-leveling flooring))) and sub flooring preparation technologies in their impressive product lineup.
http://67.192.65.137/Default.aspx?cid=Professional_Flooring.html&rp=true
This is enough moisture barrier to do at least one room and then some………
Lowes
Columbia Flooring
6-Mil Plastic Moisture Barrier
Item #: 236501 Model: FOM500
$53.57 ( 200 sq. ft. roll 48"W x 100′L)
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=236501-48182-FOM500&lpage=none
EDITED: I don’t think I would varnish the underside of the wood planks it might interfere with your warranty plus wood also has to breathe thats why you need the moisture barrier.
References :
above links
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