How To Lay Solid Oak Flooring On Concrete

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How to lay solid oak flooring on concrete.

How to install unfinished oak hardwood flooring. One such area is laying an oak floor over a concrete sub floor. Solid wood can be installed onto 2 sub floor types. I managed to buy 18mm t g solid oak flooring from howdens at a good price a while back and am now at the stage where i will soon want to lay it.

Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in. Laying 18mm solid oak floor on concrete. It is one of the most abundant. For laminate flooring calculate how many packs you ll need by working out the surface area of the room by multiplying the length and width together.

By paul e sat mar 28 2009 10 35 pm. Hi we have just had conservatory fitted. This is because solid wood flooring has a higher tendency towards movement and needs to be fixed to the subfloor to avoid problems in the future. One method to overcome this when laying a solid oak floor would be using the above method of laying out battens.

Once you ve fitted your underlay you can start laying laminate on concrete. How to lay solid wood flooring installation methods. Despite the ever increasing selection of hardwood flooring materials available oak continues to be the standard. The installation process is slightly different for each but by following the correct steps it can be done without any problems.

If in doubt add an extra pack to allow for any mishaps. Laying a solid wood floor over concrete both solid wood flooring and engineered wood flooring can be laid onto a concrete subfloor. Laying laminate flooring on concrete. Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.

As time has progressed the need to fit oak flooring into ever changing conditions has increased. Installing solid wood flooring onto concrete. When you are laying a solid timber floor it is best to lay it using a fixed method as opposed to floating commonly used for engineered boards. Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.