By Home Improvement Expert on June 14th, 2010
YT – Home Improvement Tips : Hardwood Floor Installation Over Concrete
Installing hardwood floors over concrete requires creating a moisture barrier with concrete sealer, blocking the layout of the wood, spreading on an adhesive and pressing the wood into place. Establish a pattern that varies throughout the hardwood floor with advice from a home repair specialist in this free video on hardwood floors. Expert: Tim Gipson Contact: www.inhisstepsremodeling.com Bio: Tim Gipson is a home repair specialist and remodeling contractor in Franklin, Tenn. Filmmaker: Tim Brown
Video Rating: 2 / 5
yeah i am gonna timber ma floors to lol nervous i might do it myself lol
With all due respect, do a real video.
Nolan:
It’s a very risky proposition, although the National Wood Flooring Association is now advocating it’s use but with limited products primarily with shorter products.
Definitely not for a DIY’er with the solid 3/4″ hardwoods.
The flooring looks like hardwood not engineered hardwood. Can you really glue down actual hardwood to a sealed cement floor?
Hey Tim. I noticed that you mentioned using a concrete sealer… but then, you started with flooring adhesive. Is this an “all-in-one” compound? If so, can you recommend some all-in-one compounds that seal and provide adhesion… allowing engineered hardwood to be installed directly over concrete? Thanks.