Experienced professionals pay close attention to managing moisture and minimizing wood floor expansion and contraction when preparing to install hardwood floors on concrete slabs.
Can you put wood floors over concrete.
1 nail down requires plywood sub flloor you can t nail into concrete last i checked 2.
Even if your home was built on a concrete slab you can still enjoy the beauty and charm of hardwood floors.
If you love solid wood floors and your home rests on a concrete slab you re not out of luck.
Glue down engineered hardwoods can be glued note.
Float this is when the hardwood is clicked into each other or glued at joints but is not attached to the floor.
But it s considerably more difficult to install a 3 4 in.
The floor is secured via the base molding around the edges.
Installing a hardwood floor over a concrete slab.
Follow these steps to install an engineered wood floor in your home.