Timber Overlay Flooring On Concrete

A concrete sub floor is in many ways an ideal surface for laying an overlay wood floor.

Timber overlay flooring on concrete.

Metal lath stapled over plywood substrate the installation of calcium aluminate cement based self leveling concrete param 5500 along with expanded metal lath for reinforcement is a successful fast track method to convert a plywood subfloor into a beautiful concrete floor. What you want to avoid is lumps and bumps in the subfloor that could cause problems to your final look. Solid parquet hardwood flooring can be glued directly to a concrete slab on grade or above grade with the use of a manufacturer recommended vapor retarder. Boral parquetry is a solid hardwood timber flooring product that is designed to be laid directly over a flat and level concrete slab plywood or particleboard flooring.

Before installing flooring over concrete supporting slabs should be dry with a moisture content no more than 5 5. Boral overlay solid strip flooring has been designed for those who love the style and warmth of a solid timber floor but don t have the traditional bearers and joists subfloor structure. Seal the slab with a waterproofing compound or a plastic membrane under plywood if in doubt or if there is evidence of previous water penetration. However there are certain points you simply must respect.

It is important that the additional height won t be a problem on your cabinet and your doors. Replace any weak or water damaged wood. Boral overlay is designed to be glued down directly over concrete 80mm width only existing timber plywood or particle board. It is supplied in blocks 260mm long x 65mm wide x18mm thick.

Prepare by sanding down to clean bare wood. Solid parquet should not be installed below grade. Wood substrates should have a moisture content no more than 14. Boral parquetry can be laid in many patterns using contrasting timber species to create depth in design.

Boral overlay is designed to be glued down directly over concrete existing timber flooring or boral plywood as long as the existing floor is clean dry and flat. Solid overlay timber flooring is a product designed for applications where the beauty style and warmth of a solid timber floor is important but there are limitations on the area s sub floor or the application requires a floor thinner than traditional solid structural timber flooring. First and foremost you need to make sure that the concrete is in good condition generally. Secure loose boards with deck screws and fill open seams with rapid setting polymer modified concrete.