How To Glue Down Plywood Floor To Concrete

Lay the 1x4s perpendicular to the direction you intend to install the floor planks.

How to glue down plywood floor to concrete.

This will be easier if two people place the plywood down onto the glue and then press down firmly to help the glue set. I try to plan as i go. Then fixe your 3 4 timber flooring glued and secret nail. Concrete has moisture in it and your wood will mold and rot over time.

There is a product you can buy from your local home depot store for putting under a floor over concrete. Firmly press the plywood sheet into place. Begin by cutting sheets to 16 inches by 8 feet or smaller panels marked 3 8 of an inch deep on back and a minimum of every 12 inches across in width. Any scribed or ripped cuts must be measured and fit before the glue in that area goes down.

Place 16 inch planks perpendicular or diagonal to direction of flooring. Construct a subfloor with sheets of 3 4 inch pressure treated plywood over the moisture barrier. Adding a subfloor over the concrete slab is one installation method. Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.

It looks like a sheet of dimples or very large bubble wrap. Glue wood flooring to a concrete slab a plywood core makes engineered flooring the most stable choice provided the slab is flat and dry. Don t glue the plywood to the concrete. Use a minimum 3 4 inch cd exposure 1 plywood sheathing 4 foot by 8 foot sheets.

Nailing plywood to concrete floor if you place the poly and place t g plywood fixed by glueing in the groove without fixing any nails or anchor. Tap down on the plywood with a cement block to ensure all air bubbles are expelled. Run your hands over the surface of the plywood and push down firmly to secure it in place. Then nail the flooring planks with a standard flooring nailer see photo for details.

Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in. I like to bring the flooring to within a couple of courses of the area that needs to be.