Fitting A Wooden Floor On Concrete

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Fitting a wooden floor on concrete.

Construct a subfloor with sheets of 3 4 inch pressure treated plywood over the moisture barrier. Read manufacturer s directions before installation to maintain warranty coverage. Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in. Dry the slab before you prepare the concrete for hardwood flooring it must be dry.

Add moisture barrier once the slab is dry cover it with a moisture barrier consisting of two layers of tar. Things you ll need step 1. Nail wood flooring planks. It will extend up the wall for about 2 to 3 inches creating a bowl where your wood floor stays dry and protected.

Cost skill level start to finish 2 days. Adding a subfloor over the concrete slab is one installation method. Before installing any wood floor over concrete you ll need a moisture barrier. Typically it is sheets of plastic laid on the slab and taped at the seams with waterproof tape.

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.