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Posted by Atari26004Fun on November 13, 2007, 12:12 pm
I'm thinking about putting hardwood floors in my den which is on a
concrete slab, no basement or sub-floor beneath it. Right now it's
just carpeted. My question is what do I need to consider/think about
or ask the contractor to ensure the floors get installed correctly and
level? For example, I know for a fact the floor is not that level,
will it need to be re-surfaced and leveled first somehow (just my
uneducated guess) or is there something they use when installing
hardwood floors over concrete, or is it just good craftmanship I need
to look for, etc? Is it recommended or common that hardwood floors
can be installed over that kind of surface. Many thanks to all.
Regards.
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Posted by dpb on November 13, 2007, 12:33 pm
Atari26004Fun wrote:
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> I'm thinking about putting hardwood floors in my den which is on a
> concrete slab, no basement or sub-floor beneath it. Right now it's
> just carpeted. My question is what do I need to consider/think about
> or ask the contractor to ensure the floors get installed correctly and
> level? For example, I know for a fact the floor is not that level,
> will it need to be re-surfaced and leveled first somehow (just my
> uneducated guess) or is there something they use when installing
> hardwood floors over concrete, or is it just good craftmanship I need
> to look for, etc? Is it recommended or common that hardwood floors
> can be installed over that kind of surface. Many thanks to all.
Do a google for hardwood floor manufacturer's association -- they have a
very informative web site although I don't recall the url otomh...
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Posted by Atari26004Fun on November 13, 2007, 12:40 pm
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> Atari26004Fun wrote:
> > I'm thinking about putting hardwood floors in my den which is on a
> > concrete slab, no basement or sub-floor beneath it. Right now it's
> > just carpeted. My question is what do I need to consider/think about
> > or ask the contractor to ensure the floors get installed correctly and
> > level? For example, I know for a fact the floor is not that level,
> > will it need to be re-surfaced and leveled first somehow (just my
> > uneducated guess) or is there something they use when installing
> > hardwood floors over concrete, or is it just good craftmanship I need
> > to look for, etc? Is it recommended or common that hardwood floors
> > can be installed over that kind of surface. Many thanks to all.
> Do a google for hardwood floor manufacturer's association -- they have a
> very informative web site although I don't recall the url otomh...
> --
Thanks..... :)
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Posted by robson on November 13, 2007, 1:16 pm
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> > Atari26004Fun wrote:
> > > I'm thinking about putting hardwood floors in my den which is on a
> > > concrete slab, no basement or sub-floor beneath it. Right now it's
> > > just carpeted. My question is what do I need to consider/think about
> > > or ask the contractor to ensure the floors get installed correctly and
> > > level? For example, I know for a fact the floor is not that level,
> > > will it need to be re-surfaced and leveled first somehow (just my
> > > uneducated guess) or is there something they use when installing
> > > hardwood floors over concrete, or is it just good craftmanship I need
> > > to look for, etc? Is it recommended or common that hardwood floors
> > > can be installed over that kind of surface. Many thanks to all.
> > Do a google for hardwood floor manufacturer's association -- they have a
> > very informative web site although I don't recall the url otomh...
> > --
> Thanks..... :)- Hide quoted text -
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http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/display_article.asp?ID=300
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on November 13, 2007, 2:57 pm
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> I'm thinking about putting hardwood floors in my den which is on a
> concrete slab, no basement or sub-floor beneath it. Right now it's
> just carpeted. My question is what do I need to consider/think about
> or ask the contractor to ensure the floors get installed correctly and
> level?
Hardwood is not recommended over concrete unless a vapor barrier and
insulations is fir installed, This means adding 2 x 4 sleepers. Engineered
wood, however, can be done with the proper barrier.
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> concrete slab, no basement or sub-floor beneath it. Right now it's
> just carpeted. My question is what do I need to consider/think about
> or ask the contractor to ensure the floors get installed correctly and
> level? For example, I know for a fact the floor is not that level,
> will it need to be re-surfaced and leveled first somehow (just my
> uneducated guess) or is there something they use when installing
> hardwood floors over concrete, or is it just good craftmanship I need
> to look for, etc? Is it recommended or common that hardwood floors
> can be installed over that kind of surface. Many thanks to all.