Glue-Down Hardwood Floor Installation

iFLOOR.com shows you how to install a glue down wood floor over concrete. This video features a 5/16" Oak Floor made by Westhollow

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[DanChristaldi]

Sorry, but something is not right. What is the point of an expansion joint at the ends when the entire floor is glued like a rock to the concrete? The same goes for all these other videos showing every plank hard nailed to a wood sub-floor!! HOW IS IT SUPPOSED TO EXPAND???!!!

[ifloorDotCom]

@DanChristaldi Expansion is required because the floor, despite the glue or nails, will expand and contract with changes in humidity. Although it may seem counter intuitive to think that the wood cannot move once glued down, it actually grows and shrinks all year long. Checkout NWFA hardwood flooring guidelines for a industry best practice 2nd opinion. With over 750 million feet of flooring sold, we can assure you expansion and contraction is REAL! Thanks.

[sobenca]

Its not so easy,i know iam, a woodfloor installer,it takes much more work,and you cant learn how to install woodfloor in only 8 minutes.

[johnestes4400]

This video js completely wrong! I have been installing for 30 years! I use an 8 foot straight edge for leveling the same direction as the wood will be laid,cracks and holes don't matter they will fill just fine with the proper glue witch MUST be a urethane glue with a solid (I prefer 980) and on and on and on

[cchanderson]

@sobenca I remodeled my entire house and installing the hardwood floors over concrete just like this was the easiest thing I did. 100 square feet of tile took me 5 times longer due to the fact I had to lay the tile/ cut the tile, mix the thin-set, mix the grout, seal the grout three times...plus all the drying time and I could only do 25 at a time.

320 ft hardwood floors 1 helper 9 hours.

[SeanHeffernan]

"removal of the residue is easy" ...my arse. not when you use real glue

[Deltad]

@171016 nail down normally requires a plywood subfloor. also not impossible to nail down onto concrete... it was done to my house. they nailed down the nail strip to secure the carpet straight onto concrete

[LocateShootKill]

@ifloorDotCom It's always a good idea to leave an expansion joint regardless of procedure. Not only is the floor expanding and contracting all year, so are the walls. I use expansion joints when installing tile as well. Thanks for the advice and info ifloordotcom!!!!

[izzyb34rr]

What about 3/4inch boards? You seem to stress 5/16inch boards.

[171016]

@BrockRockwell00 nail it down to concrete? I'd like to see that.

[BrockRockwell00]

subfloor first of course

[BrockRockwell00]

how long is that glue gonna hold it???.....I would nail it down

[nauticajr22]

@DanChristaldi The walls of the house expand from the hot and cold air outside