Installing solid wood flooring onto concrete.
How to fit solid wood flooring.
Talk to your hardwood flooring retailer and let them know what types of transitions you need.
These may be additional items you need to purchase as part of your flooring order.
Then install the first row of flooring with the tongue facing away from the wall and fit in place by using the flooring nailer.
In other words everything from thin plywood with a hardwood veneer layer on top to solid wood strips and planks.
There are many types of hardwood flooring available ranging from prefinished laminated also called engineered strips and planks.
Nails should be used every 200mm or a minimum of 2 nails on boards shorter than 400mm.
It is manufactured with a thin surface layer of hardwood and a core that s more like plywood.
Lastly install any transition or threshold pieces.
Hardwood flooring installation is a big project but you can install solid hardwood floors yourself to save money with this step by step video.