Wood Flooring Ideas Photos: How To Remove Wood Floor From Concrete Slab

It’s critical that the slab be before the flooring is glued down. In this episode, Kevin Ward uses a ten-ft. straightedge to find the high and low spots in the floor, then grinds the high spots Homes built on concrete slabs are good candidates for solid wood flooring, provided that the slab does not wick up too much moisture. Humid conditions, such as those found in basements, eventually You need to remove all bad concrete and cut into the slab away from the metal joint so that your patch is in contact with solid concrete. The shape of the patch needs to resemble a dovetail joint that For a flooring contractor, a slab can be a mixed blessing. Concrete is stable, doesn’t bounce, and won’t expand or contract seasonally like wood. However, it does limit the clients’ choices for wood When installing a new floor over cement, wood studs take if the floor's concrete, you need a means of fastening the plate securely. Scrub the floor with a mop soaked in a bucket of soapy water and Once the starter course is glued to the floor, Kevin Ward and crew swing in to full production mode, snapping lines, spreading glue, and installing flooring in 2-ft.-wide increments. Sign up for .

In this episode, author Kevin Ward demonstrates how he uses a chalkline to locate his starter courses of flooring, which in turn establish the layout for the rest of the room. Sign up for eletters .