Installation
How is engineered hardwood attached to a concrete slab?
Engineered hardwood is attached to a concrete slab by full-spread gluing it with a flooring adhesive after the slab has been flattened, moisture-tested, and given the correct moisture-control layer.
Full-spread glue-down bonds the whole board to the slab, which gives a solid, quiet floor with no hollow spots. Many modern adhesives combine bonding with moisture and sound control in one product.
The prep is what makes it last: a flat slab (self-leveled where needed), a moisture reading, and an adhesive or membrane rated to that reading.
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How long should hardwood acclimate before installation on the Gulf Coast?
Hardwood should acclimate to the home’s normal, conditioned interior climate before installation — with the air conditioning running — rather than to a fixed number of days.
Read more →Does the air conditioning need to be running during a floor installation?
Yes — the home’s air conditioning should be running before, during, and after a hardwood installation in Florida to hold the interior at normal living humidity.
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