Nail Down Wood Floor Over Concrete

Before installing any wood floor over concrete you ll need a moisture barrier.

Nail down wood floor over concrete. Glue down engineered hardwoods can be glued note. Nail wood flooring planks directly on top of the pressure treated plywood. Learn how to install beautiful hardwood floors over a concrete slab. Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.

Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring. How to install a nail down subfloor over concrete as with other installation methods a moisture control vapor retarder is recommended for on grade and below grade nail down installations. It will extend up the wall for about 2 to 3 inches creating a bowl where your wood floor stays dry and protected. Staple down 15 lb.

Floated subfloor alternate subfloor glue down sub floor and the nail down subfloor system. Watch this video to see how easy it is. Get a comprehensive breakdown on which materials to use what to take into consideration and what steps to take for four subfloor systems. You can also lay down lengths of pressure treated 2 inch by 4 inch studs over the moisture barrier.

We are going to replace carpet that is over concrete that is in our living room and dining room. 1 nail down requires plywood sub flloor you can t nail into concrete last i checked 2. Plywood subfloor panels of 5 8 thickness or higher are recommended. This helps prevent moisture from below and helps prevent squeaks in dry seasons.

Some squeaking and crackling of the floor is normal when using the nail or staple down method and is not considered a defect. This installation method is identical to staple down only the fastener and fastening tool differ. Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in. The floor is secured via the base molding around the edges.

Typically it is sheets of plastic laid on the slab and taped at the seams with waterproof tape. With a nail down engineered hardwood floor follow the same subfloor preparation steps as above including underlayment and laying spacers around the room s perimeter to maintain the manufacturer s recommended expansion gap. Asphalt paper or red rosin paper over the sub floor lapped 2 4 at seams. Solid hardwood can not be glued except for bamboo 3.