Concrete Sleeper System For Condo Hardwood Floor

That part of the house is on concrete slab.

Concrete sleeper system for condo hardwood floor.

I intend to put in 3 4 hardwood floors. Set out the sleepers along the perimeter of the room and in their approximate locations across the rest of the floor cutting them to length as necessary. It is approximately 5 in below the rest of the house. My concern is how to deal with any moisture coming up from the slab.

In this vid we look at the batte. I have a sunken living room part of the design. I would like to build a sleeper system to make the floor level to the rest of the house. So happy its been of use to soooo many folks out there.

Alternatively screw rows of treated 1x4s to the concrete 16 in. Plank flooring plank flooring four inches and wider requires either the plywood on slab system or the sleeper system topped with a minimum of 5 8 inch thick plywood or osb. Snap chalklines to help you position the sleepers. Sleeper system nailed subfloor to concrete nailing subfloor directly to concrete most recently the most popular method of installing solid 3 4 hardwood floors on concrete was a plywood subfloor attached to the slab.

The plywood can be fastened through the rigid foam to the concrete slab below with tapcon fasteners. Yyyyeeeehaaawww we have just hit over 100 000 views on this vid. Most basements have concrete floors which have the potential to draw moisture. Plywood on slab begin by covering the slab with a vapor retarder.

The national wood flooring association recommends two choices in sub flooring systems for concrete installations. Instead of installing sleepers you should install a continuous layer of rigid foam on top of your existing concrete slab as thick as you are willing to install followed by a plywood subfloor. Starting with a 1 4 inch gap along the walls mark the sheet with a felt marker at 16 inch intervals. Either subfloor system is satisfactory for three quarter inch flooring.

Moisture can cause floors to warp and provide a breeding ground for mold. Treated plywood to the concrete with concrete screws spaced every 16 in. Subfloor sleeper are used in basements to protect certain types of flooring such as laminate hardwood and carpet.