Just imagine the possibilities if you want to refinish your floor or remodel—it is a snap to keep your unique and beautiful floor in great condition. Plus, if you ever have a flooding event, moving and removing our flooring is a great way to reduce the chance of catastrophic losses! Learn more here. Instead, you can assemble your Steller Solid hardwood floor right over the sealed concrete subflooring!
Ready to get Started? Give us a call at or email us at sales floorsbysteller. Items : 0. Home Why Steller Floors? Innovation for a New Kind of Floor Steller Hardwood Floors is changing the game by offering a patented assembly system that allows solid hardwood floors to be installed directly over sealed concrete subflooring.
What are Subfloor Sleepers? When moisture conditions are more severe, prime the slab and apply cold, cut-back mastic with a straightedge or fine-tooth trowel sq. Lay 4 to 6 mil polyethylene film over the slab, overlapping the edges 4 to 6". In either case, roll the film flat or "walk" it in, stepping on every square foot to ensure adhesion. Puncture bubbles to release trapped air. Install the plywood after the vapor retarder is in place. Lay plywood diagonally across the direction of the finished floor to help prevent cracks along panel edges.
Do not use power-actuated fasteners or concrete nails when radiant heat pipes are embedded in the slab. Lay panels in a staggered pattern with at least 2' long planks along starting and finishing walls. For systems other than radiant heat, the plywood planks may be glued to the plastic with asphalt mastic. Floating subfloor of 2 layers of plywood secured together over a vapor retarder. No fasteners penetrate the retarder or the concrete. Sleepers Flat, dry, kiln-dried, preservative-treated 2" x 4" sleepers in random lengths 18" to 48" can also serve as a nailing base.
Otherwise, yellow pine, fir or other kiln-dried framing species is acceptable. Begin by sweeping the slab clean, applying an asphalt primer and allowing it to dry.
Before installing the floor, loosely lay an additional vapor retarder of 4 to 6 mil polyethylene film over the sleepers, overlapping the edges on top of the 2 x 4s. Avoid bunching or puncturing the film, especially between sleepers.
Acclimation When the site is prepared, the flooring can be delivered and stored in each room where it will be installed. Without a proper moisture meter, you cannot determine if the flooring has been properly acclimated. Too much humidity is most likely to be a problem for a newly installed slab, but it could also be an issue for existing slabs too. A new slab needs to be allowed to dry, whether naturally or with assistance from heat and ventilation.
New slabs usually need at least two months to dry before they are suitable for hardwood installations. You will need a professional service to test for dryness. The concrete slab needs to be in the right condition before installing flooring. It should be clean and flat, with a trowel finish and no sign of any stains, grease or dust. If there are any high or low spots, they can be ground away to prepare the surface and make sure that everything is level.
To help control moisture levels, a vapor retarder should be installed. This prevents moisture from the slab from getting to the floor. An example of a vapor retarder that might be used is asphalt felt with asphalt mastic or polyethylene sheeting.
A subfloor is necessary to install before the flooring can be put into place. Two possibilities for subfloors are plywood-on-slab and sleeper. When installing plank flooring, it will need one of these options, as well as extra plywood.
The subfloor provides a base for the flooring to sit on and helps to control moisture. With the Easiklip installation method, you can walk on the floor immediately. There is no waiting time because the floors come pre-finished and there is no glue to dry.
Most manufacturers advise against installing hardwood flooring over concrete for two reasons, moisture levels in concrete and the difficulty of attaching directly to concrete. When it comes to installing a floating, solid hardwood floor in your basement, Easiklip should be your first choice. No nails, glue, screws or hammer drills. Easiklip has over 10 years of experience, specializing in solid oak flooring for DIY projects. We also supply residential and commercial construction projects in the U.
Although Easiklip is the easiest hardwood floor to install over concrete, there are three things you must do before laying floating floor. Easiklip is perfect for the DIYer who wants the beauty of hardwood without the hassle of glue or nails.
With proper maintenance and refurbishment every 5 to 10 years, your floor should last at least years. You can do one or two rooms in a day and have a party on them that night. Want to see how easy? Check out our installation video. The silicone beads help to hold the clips in place in the individual groves in each board. They also allow for silent natural movement as the floor reacts to changes in humidity over the seasons.
Easiklip is a floating floor, you just need an underlayment on concrete floor in basement. You save time and the expense of building a wood subfloor. If you ever need to replace just one board or move the entire floor, Easiklip uninstalls as easy as it installs. It does not emit harmful chemicals like formaldehyde or other toxic fumes found in some brands of engineered hardwood floors.
You get a Day Money Back Guarantee so that you can shop with confidence. Easiklip floors carry a year warranty for residential, finish, and structural issues. Feel the quality for yourself by ordering a free Easiklip sample pack.
You will receive a 5" sample of each of our floor types to see which one fits your decor:. These samples come from the same White Oak boards that we use in all our floors. There is no better way to improve your home than by choosing Easiklip for your basement hardwood floor. Please wait. Calculating shipping We're sorry, freight costs to , require a manual quotation. Please submit your request below and our staff will send you a quote asap! As an Amazon Associate, Easiklip Floors earns from qualifying purchases.
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