Avoid installing hardwood in areas with excess moisture and follow manufacturers recommendations for underlayment and relative humidity.
How to lay wooden floor panels.
Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in.
Nail threshold or transition strips in place where the edge of the floor is exposed.
Lay a second piece in place beside the first and secure it with the nailer image 2.
Temporarily secure the edges with masking tape.
Butt the sheets together and seal the seams with the tape recommended by the manufacturer.
Set the quarter round shoe moulding on a piece of paper to keep it just a hair above the floor.
Follow these simple how to install hardwood floor techniques install the underlayment and the first row of flooring.
Floating is the most common installation method for engineered wood although gluing is also an option.
Others advise nailing the first row to the subfloor.
Follow the manufacturer s instructions.
Lay the 1x4s perpendicular to the direction you intend to install the floor planks.
Floating involves attaching or clicking the panels which blocks out moisture.
Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.
Install baseboards and molding remove the spacers around the border and install baseboards and quarter round molding covering the plastic moisture barrier on the wall and the gap between the wall and the flooring.
Nail it to the baseboard not to the floor or subfloor.
Keep the lower edge of the baseboard even with the top of the floor and nail the baseboard into the wall.
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If nailing the first row down use a pneumatic nailer to secure the piece in place.
Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.