Friday, February 26, 2010

Can I install 4'; prefinished hardwood (oak) flooring on a concrete slab with adhesive? If so, what kind?

I would not recommend it.


However ask your local flooring supplier.Can I install 4'; prefinished hardwood (oak) flooring on a concrete slab with adhesive? If so, what kind?
Most people are using the interlocking ,with thin Styrofoam under the flooring.





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Good LuckCan I install 4'; prefinished hardwood (oak) flooring on a concrete slab with adhesive? If so, what kind?
not if it is 3/4 solid . 3/8 or 1/2 inch engineered with professional quality glue(not roberts or home depot crap) the glue has to remain plyable to allow some movement.
Only if a vapor barrier was layed under the concrete before it was poured. Otherwise excess moisture will build up under the wood. If vapor barrier was installed, use ';liquid nails';.
Yes you can, there is a special adhesive made for that kind of installation, the only thing you will have to do prior to install, is make sure the floor is flat, and if there any cracks, find some kind of antifracture membrane and fix those cracks, if you don't when there is some movement on the concrete slab it will go thru the floor and crack the hardwood, and the adhesive you can buy from home-chipo


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