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DIY Engineered Hardwood Flooring installation
Posted on 6/22/23 at 10:10 am
Posted on 6/22/23 at 10:10 am
I plan on installing hardwoods in 2 rooms on top of the concrete slab. Just a question for those that have done it. Did you use a self leveling underlayment and then glue them down or is floating them an option?
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Posted on 6/22/23 at 10:23 am to Howyouluhdat
both are an option. Glue down is better but if you have to pull it up for whatever reason is very hard.
Recently did 2500 sq ft click and lock engineer hardwood. Did a roof underlayment as per man spec.
Recently did 2500 sq ft click and lock engineer hardwood. Did a roof underlayment as per man spec.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 10:50 am to Howyouluhdat
Two years ago we did our upstairs rooms with engineered hardwood and floated them. Only thing we used was the wood glue between pieces to lock them together.
When we did the rooms, we found out the floor was originally a very old vinyl tile that had carpet thrown on top. You can still put some type of underlayment/vapor barrier down if it makes you feel better. You'd save a bit if you're working a larger area.
When we did the rooms, we found out the floor was originally a very old vinyl tile that had carpet thrown on top. You can still put some type of underlayment/vapor barrier down if it makes you feel better. You'd save a bit if you're working a larger area.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 11:14 am to BilbeauTBaggins
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. Only thing we used was the wood glue between pieces to lock them together.
Were they T&G and you just used glue as a 2nd security measure?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 11:42 am to Howyouluhdat
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Were they T&G and you just used glue as a 2nd security measure?
Correct. Although based on what my dad told me I assumed this was standard.
This post was edited on 6/22/23 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:09 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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Correct. Although based on what ny dsf told me I assumed this was standard.
I gotcha. I just wasn’t sure if you could float any/every engineered hardwood. Thanks for the info guys
Posted on 6/22/23 at 4:56 pm to Howyouluhdat
We just floated ours. It's been down 8 years and looks good with no issues. We're on clay and our house rises and falls every year with moisture in the winter and dry in the summer. We also live close to a very busy railroad and it's like constant small earthquakes on that solid dry clay. Slabs have issues in our town and most everybodys brick has cracks.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:05 pm to Howyouluhdat
Just a heads up:
Buy those felt pads for all your furniture. If you scratch your panels it's not coming out and you can't just take out an old piece and replace it.
Most are very durable but it's not hard to scratch them.
Buy those felt pads for all your furniture. If you scratch your panels it's not coming out and you can't just take out an old piece and replace it.
Most are very durable but it's not hard to scratch them.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:06 pm to Howyouluhdat
Speaking as a person who DYI’d a couple bedrooms in my house with engineered hardwood flooring, the first bedroom I glued down - never again, unless you like working with adhesives, messy, expensive (good adhesive). After that, the next bedroom I floated - so much quicker and easier.
Since that was done, I replaced all the flooring in the house - contracted. It took the contractor 2 1/2 full working days to remove the glued down flooring in a 12 x 13 bedroom, it “ate his lunch” removing that glued down floor; took 1/2 hour to remove the floated wooden floor from the other bedroom of similar size.
Since that was done, I replaced all the flooring in the house - contracted. It took the contractor 2 1/2 full working days to remove the glued down flooring in a 12 x 13 bedroom, it “ate his lunch” removing that glued down floor; took 1/2 hour to remove the floated wooden floor from the other bedroom of similar size.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 9:50 pm to Howyouluhdat
I put down 1200 sq ft 12 years ago. The only thing I put down was 3mil plastic and haven’t had an issue.
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