Diy Plywood Plank Flooring Over Concrete

However some people prefer to add another thin layer of subflooring between the concrete and vinyl.

Diy plywood plank flooring over concrete.

It can be constructed from wood plywood plastic or concrete. Lay 6 mil polyethylene sheeting over the concrete to minimize moisture migration from the concrete up into the wood flooring. As you d expect diy rustic wide plank plywood flooring takes much longer to finish than just installing pre made planks. It s also possible to install carlisle floors over concrete slabs with radiant heat.

The garage has been here many years ive lived in it 3 years. Diy farmhouse wide plank plywood floor. However a new concrete floor contains a lot of moisture. With plywood subfloor that s totally enough.

First i head over to my local home depot to scope out the different types of plywood. So you need to allow it to cure for at least 60 days before even bothering to check the moisture level. Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in. The flooring associate at the home depot canada suggested using vapour barrier with tuck tape to seal the concrete.

Moisture will get through so even if you don t add an additional underlay you do need to seal the concrete. Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet. It has cement floors and i want to do the plywood flooring cutting it to look like planks and then polyurethane over it to seal it. I have wood heat so it stays dry in here.

The installation process calls for using a floating plywood sub floor. This project was the truest sense of diy. We love the varied wood grain texture of the plywood the different tones of white we got by white washing some planks more than others and the old school look of the 8 width of the planks with the slight gaps in between. However due to the cost of the adhesives it can be slightly cheaper to use the plywood method.

Could i use liquid nails to hold floor to concrete or is there something else i should do. The floors did darken up a bit once the polyurethane dried but we still really love the look. Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in. This flooring has underlay attached.

The cost associated with both options for installing wood over concrete is similar. I ll to show you exactly how to get the look by making your very own wide plank plywood floor. Everything from cutting the plywood into wide plank boards to sanding staining finishing and installing the plywood planks down all of it diy. While we love our hardwood floors we know that not every diyer has the budget and if we re keeping it real not every project is worth the splurge for higher end flooring we ve talked about and heard from our readers over on facebook about plywood plank flooring too.

Moisture levels in concrete floors.