How To Lay Solid Oak Flooring On Plywood

This flooring can be installed over old wood flooring or over a plywood sub floor.

How to lay solid oak flooring on plywood.

Begin with the first row pre drilling holes. How to lay solid wood flooring installation methods. Wood floor installation requires a level subfloor and that your hardwood flooring is acclimated to the room s humidity and temperature according to the manufacturer s guidelines. When you are laying a solid timber floor it is best to lay it using a fixed method as opposed to floating commonly used for engineered boards.

To learn how to do this watch prepping plywood subfloors. How to install unfinished oak hardwood flooring. We don t recommend installing over chipboard and instead would suggest a floating floor such as engineered wood flooring or laminate flooring. There are two basic ways to go.

Solid wood can be installed onto 2 sub floor types. A minimum 3 4 inch thick sub floor is required. If you are working atop a single plywood layer we recommend adding a second layer of 1 4 to 1 2 inch plywood or commercial floor substrate material. Installing solid wood flooring onto concrete.

Height change is too much consider laying a laminated wood floor instead. Here s how to install flooring using the staple down method. This is because solid wood flooring has a higher tendency towards movement and needs to be fixed to the subfloor to avoid problems in the future. Despite the ever increasing selection of hardwood flooring materials available oak continues to be the standard.

Typically used for engineereed hardwood staple down installation works well with 3 8 5 8 inch flooring. It is one of the most abundant. Remove the existing flooring such as carpet or vinyl and then refinish the plywood subfloor beneath or install new plywood cut into planks squares or even. Use wood or drywall screws to attach the substrate to the floor.

Then nail the flooring planks with a standard flooring nailer see photo for details. Next using your hammer insert a nail 1 inch from the wall and about every 4 inches along the board. Hardwood flooring installation is a big project but you can install solid hardwood floors yourself to save money with this step by step video.