Laying Wood Floors Over Concrete. You dont want to try and glue it down either. Before installing any wood floor over concrete youll need a moisture barrier.
Gluing Solid Parquet Flooring Directly to a Concrete Slab. Puncture bubbles to release trapped air. Is flat before you install engineered hardwood there are tolerances in the install guides for.
Typically it is sheets of plastic laid on the slab and taped at the seams with waterproof tape.
Check the manufacturers recommendations but in most cases its a minimum of three days with no maximum. They make the job quick and easy. Floating - It is not advised to float a solid wood floor with underlay so you should not use this method for solid wood floors. Installing engineered hardwood flooring over concrete too tight against a stationary object will not allow room for normal expansion and may cause a be sure to follow the manufacturers instructions after installing hardwood flooring over concrete.