Concrete Sleeper System For Condo Hardwood Floor

I intend to put in 3 4 hardwood floors.

Concrete sleeper system for condo hardwood floor. Plywood on slab begin by covering the slab with a vapor retarder. Sleeper system nailed subfloor to concrete nailing subfloor directly to concrete most recently the most popular method of installing solid 3 4 hardwood floors on concrete was a plywood subfloor attached to the slab. Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring. Plank flooring plank flooring four inches and wider requires either the plywood on slab system or the sleeper system topped with a minimum of 5 8 inch thick plywood or osb.

The national wood flooring association recommends two choices in sub flooring systems for concrete installations. Use a minimum of two layers 3 8 10 mm cd exposure 1 plywood subfloor panels cdx in 4 x 8 sheets. This may be as simple as a 6 mil polyethylene plastic covering 100 percent of the concrete and brought up all walls then trimmed after the floor has been installed. Yyyyeeeehaaawww we have just hit over 100 000 views on this vid.

Set out the sleepers along the perimeter of the room and in their approximate locations across the rest of the floor cutting them to length as necessary. Most basements have concrete floors which have the potential to draw moisture. In this vid we look at the batte. So happy its been of use to soooo many folks out there.

My concern is how to deal with any moisture coming up from the slab. Moisture can cause floors to warp and provide a breeding ground for mold. Subfloor sleeper are used in basements to protect certain types of flooring such as laminate hardwood and carpet. Starting with a 1 4 inch gap along the walls mark the sheet with a felt marker at 16 inch intervals.

Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in. Snap chalklines to help you position the sleepers. That part of the house is on concrete slab. The plywood can be fastened through the rigid foam to the concrete slab below with tapcon fasteners.

I have a sunken living room part of the design. Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in. Either subfloor system is satisfactory for three quarter inch flooring.