Can Hardwood Flooring Be Glued To Concrete

1 nail down requires plywood sub flloor you can t nail into concrete last i checked 2.

Can hardwood flooring be glued to concrete.

The floor is secured via the base molding around the edges. My answer to that is yes and it is still warranted. Solid hardwood can not be glued except for bamboo 3. However advancements in engineered flooring have made above grade wood to concrete adhesion possible if certain conditions are met.

A sidebar offers advice on checking the concrete slab for moisture before you start. But the catch is that the solid wood flooring we have that can be glued over concrete and warranted is 5 16 and 7 16 solid hardwood not 3 4 solid hardwood and can be only on on grade and suspended concrete. Solid parquet should not be installed below grade. Check with the manufacturer of your engineered wood to ensure that it s viable with the process.

You are not saying we can glue 3 4 solid wood over concrete are you well the answer is yes and no. Solid hardwood should not be glued to a concrete slab. Such flooring like unfinished 2 1 4 strip that requires mechanical fastener to hold it down and pull it together tight can not be glued down. Floors in most instances hardwood flooring is never glued directly to concrete.

Engineered hardwood is perfectly suited to do the job and there is no reason to glue down solid hardwood. Solid parquet hardwood flooring can be glued directly to a concrete slab on grade or above grade with the use of a manufacturer recommended vapor retarder. Put another way gluing solid 3 4 hardwood has always been risky business but some premium urethane glue manufacturers will warrant their use. Contrary to what you may hear not all products can be glued easily.

Glue down engineered hardwoods can be glued note. It requires nails or staples period. When we say 3 4 wood flooring we are not speaking about your average wood that is bowed and bent. I have seen some major disasters because someone who lacked experience did exactly what this post suggests and ended up with a 16 000 failure in no time.

How to install glue down engineered wood flooring on concrete slab preparation slab preparation is critical for glue down and includes sanding scraping leveling and filling low spots because the slab must be flat so the planks can fit correctly. Most 3 4 solid hardwood is made as a nail staple down installation.