Building A Floor Over Concrete Slab

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Building a floor over concrete slab.

As a longstanding choice for kitchens and bathrooms vinyl has a reputation for extreme water resistance. How to install floor joists over concrete slab step 1. Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in. Measure the overall length of the new floor and cut a length of 2 by 4 pressure treated lumber to this dimension.

Define the area of the concrete slab to be covered with the floor assembly and the direction you plan to run the. Install r 9 fiberglass insulation between the floor joists with the paper backing facing upward. Best flooring for concrete slab foundation 1. Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in.

Natural hardwood flooring offers undeniable beauty and durability. Over the years it had cracked. Cut filler pieces to. A minimum 6 mil construction grade polyethylene film with perm of 13 or other impermeable material with a perm of 15 or less is recommended.

But if natural wood is exposed to. A vapor retarder is always required over the concrete slab and below the subflooring material. Normally you would jackhammer the old concrete out and do it right. Materials include a minimum of 3 4 inch cd exposure 1 plywood subfloor panels 4 foot by 8 foot sheets.

However the building supports were placed directly on to. Pour a floating concrete floor. Place a sheet of plywood perpendicular to the floor joists. Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring.

Cut plywood panels by 2 foot by 8 foot or 4 foot by 4 foot sections. Insulation and sheathing 1. Butt the end of another sheet at the. Start at one end and one corner of the floor.

Some manufacturers allow direct glue installation of 3 4 solid parquet flooring. Score the back of the panels half of the thickness on a 12 inch by 12 inch grid.