Can You Put Wood Floors Over Stained Concrete

Thanks for stopping by to see how i painted our concrete floors to look like wood floors.

Can you put wood floors over stained concrete.

Follow these steps to install an engineered wood floor in your home. It took 5 days to get the floors finished. I really do not want to install ply. One day to prep it one day to mark your lines and tape them out.

The floor can be walked on in 3 4 hours. Protect for up to 24 hours after completed installation. Last we have always wanted wood floors in our house and what better time than now when we are doing the addition. Anyone have any experience.

Concrete such as a patio or a basement can be stained to finish the floor. The second reason is that we are tired of the concrete floors. A friend of mine wants wood floors installed and due the kitchen cabinets doors etc. Turn off all forced ventilation and radiant heating systems.

If you love solid wood floors and your home rests on a concrete slab you re not out of luck. Wood floor over concrete than over a wood subfloor. Once the concrete is stained it should not be tiled because the thinset will not adhere properly. Install at no less than 3 8 thickness over the highest point in the floor.

One day to paint the flooring and remove the tape. I never install directly glue down engineered flooring over 2 year old stained concrete. You will need to either restore the concrete so it is. Protect the poured param 5500 from excessive heat or draft conditions during the curing process.

I will call bostik and silencer tech monday as well. The same should be true with many varieties of ceramic tile. One day to stain the floor and one day to seal the floor. Installing a hardwood floor over a concrete slab.

But it s considerably more difficult to install a 3 4 in. Experienced professionals pay close attention to managing moisture and minimizing wood floor expansion and contraction when preparing to install hardwood floors on concrete slabs. So to get back to my question. As far as the type of floors you can install engineered wood flooring carpeting laminate flooring ceramic tile and vinyl can all be installed over concrete.

Can anyone advise what i actually have to do to prep these floors for my installer who will be gluing down the wood. Many types of carpeting and laminate flooring don t require an adhesive so the type of stain you used shouldn t be an issue.