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.

Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in. Firmly press the plywood sheet into place. I try to plan as i go. I like to bring the flooring to within a couple of courses of the area that needs to be.

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. 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. Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in. Construct a subfloor with sheets of 3 4 inch pressure treated plywood over the moisture barrier.

Pick up the plywood and set it directly on the concrete at the desired location. Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring. Tap down on the plywood with a cement block to ensure all air bubbles are expelled. Concrete has moisture in it and your wood will mold and rot over time.

Place 16 inch planks perpendicular or diagonal to direction of flooring. Nail wood flooring planks. Don t glue the plywood to the 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.

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