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any help for solid wood floor on concrete?????
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:35 am
by wasim21k
any good place to learn how to put solid wooden floor on concrete base. do i have to nail each plunk or i can use glue? and if i have to use nail them what is best way to nail them and what sort of nail i need?
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:46 am
by panlid
wasim, you think you can nail wood flooring to concrete?
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:03 am
by wasim21k
well thats what i m not sure so what i was thinking to lay a plywood (may be 12mm) and then on top underlay and then on top solid wood floor in this case i m adding cost of plywood, or other options if it is good enough to do glue. but again i m not sure about that i even have a DIY book but it explain solid wood floor in few lines and you have to nail thats all nothing els how where and what type nothing (waste of money on that book)
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:08 pm
by wasim21k
any help guys???????????
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:32 pm
by ultimatehandyman
Have a look at the post that honeymonster answered yesterday, he has shown you what you need. You lay the floor as a floating floor and so fit the underlay and then lay the wood pieces ontop of this and when you join them use glue and the clamps to clamp it together. Leave en expansion gap around the room as specified by the flooring manufacturers. Check with the manufacturers and see what glue they recommend.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:30 pm
by wasim21k
i m from Ireland and i can not fine that self adhesive underlay here not even in b&q and the only options left is the glue planks together. but what about first plank? do i need to glue that under to stick with underlay ( as they show in B&Q DIY vide). and underlay is just a soft underlay some foam.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:21 pm
by Jaeger_S2k
Rep. Ireland or Northern?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:53 pm
by Jaeger_S2k
WELL?
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:48 am
by wasim21k
republic,
work in dublin,
live in co. laois
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:10 am
by Jaeger_S2k
There are quite a few builders supplies/merchants in the Republic, you need google and a phone.
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:24 am
by wasim21k
ok thanks , i think i know one builder shop i normally can find few things i can not fine anywhere els.
thanks for help
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:02 pm
by phill
We have just had a solid wood floor onto concrete and it was glued into place.
First they sealed the concrete - to stop moisture and make a good bond for the glue. can't remember the name of the stuff, but it dried into a blue glass like covering. left it to dry over night then glued the boards down.
I was told (by a number of suppliers) that if you have engineered board you float it, but solid is glued.
It's not moved!