Solid Timber Flooring

Over Concrete
Concrete floors could be laminated with plywood and once plywood is applied the installation method become as over wood raised foundation. However, if budget, job site conditions and/or other factors are called for a direct glue down of solid over concrete it can also be done keeping all the next in tune:

• Concrete must be dry for at list 60 days (due to the fact that as concrete as cures it omits water and this water may be transferred to the solid wood floor) installation over partially cured or green concrete may be proven disastrous.
• Concrete needs to be sealed with two coats of epoxy resin type sealers.
• Short length stock and parquet floor are the contractor's and industry's recommendation as floors are almost never level or we always find highs and lows in concrete floors a short stock can handle this imperfections better then long stock the other reason for short stock is stress when wood is glued to concrete they are in a constant temperature and humidity variants this may effect the bonding and a longer board may delaminate in a higher rate then a short one.
• Basements or below grade. A solid floor is not recommended to be glued directly over concrete.