How To Install Plywood Flooring Over Concrete

Don t glue the plywood to the concrete.

How to install plywood flooring over concrete.

Often when we talk of subflooring people think of lauan plywood which is used as subflooring over thicker plywood in preparation for installing a vinyl floor. Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring. Install a plastic vapor barrier. Floated subfloor alternate subfloor glue down sub floor and the nail down subfloor system.

Cover the plywood with 15 pound roofing felt and then install the engineered or laminate floor. Rather than tear out a wooden floor and installing concrete your wooden floor can be turned into a beautiful concrete floor with a concrete microtopping. In many homes plywood was chosen as a flooring substrate and applying concrete over plywood gives you more options for using what you already have. Not all subfloors are the same.

Concrete has moisture in it and your wood will mold and rot over time. Get a comprehensive breakdown on which materials to use what to take into consideration and what steps to take for four subfloor systems. There is a product you can buy from your local home depot store for putting under a floor over concrete. I don t remember what it is called but it comes in a roll 6 ft by 50 ft.

Where plastic sheets must be joined overlap the sheets by several inches and use strong vinyl tape to secure them. If your concrete passes the moisture test then plastic sheeting at least 6 mils thick will prevent moisture from getting into your laminate flooring. How to install a wood subfloor over concrete with screeds. Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.

How to install engineered wood over concrete engineered wood flooring offers the timeless look of hardwood but is perfect for basements and other areas where moisture can be an issue. Engineered wood floors may be nailed or glued to the plywood subfloor. It looks like a sheet of dimples or very large bubble wrap. Cover the sleepers with 6 millimeter plastic and then lay down 5 8 inch plywood.

Engineered wood flooring less than thick and solid plank flooring 4 or wider cannot be installed directly to screeds so if you re installing our wide plank flooring you ll need to overlay a plywood over the screed system. Follow these steps to install an engineered wood floor in your home.