In this project tom had to remove old tile and install another layer of 3 4 thick plywood.
Thin concrete floor over wood.
Experienced professionals pay close attention to managing moisture and minimizing wood floor expansion and contraction when preparing to install hardwood floors on concrete slabs.
Thin floors are ideal to renovate the interior of a space.
We recommend applying param 5500 at a minimum thickness of 3 8 1 2 is preferred to.
Duraamen s param 5500 goes on thin in a 3 8 to 1 2 thick application.
Snap the chalk line over the top of the concrete or moisture barrier between the marks on opposite walls making a cross in the center of the room.
Installing a hardwood floor over a concrete slab.
It is difficult expensive and messy to remove an interior concrete installation.
Measure and mark the center of all four walls at floor level.
Plywood substrate in a kitchen.
A concrete floor is permanent even thin concrete overlays.
It is even difficult to change the color.
A cement based waterproofing mortar is also a good option.
Determine your starting wall.
For metal lath a stucco grade material is fine.
I have seen anything from chicken wire to concrete wire mesh used successfully.
Even if your home was built on a concrete slab you can still enjoy the beauty and charm of hardwood floors.
The installation of calcium aluminate cement based self leveling concrete param 5500 along with expanded metal lath for reinforcement is a successful fast track method to convert a plywood subfloor into a beautiful concrete floor.
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Changing the floor without dismantling the old one is now possible with low thickness concrete floors.
When installed correctly your concrete over plywood floor will not permit moisture through will not warp or buckle and will come with all the benefits of concrete in an easy to care for floor.
Metal lath stapled over plywood substrate.
The following project was executed by tom zilian of madstone floors from boston ma who created a polished concrete floor over a plywood substrate.
You will lay the flooring lengthwise to this wall.
Complex projects take a long time to complete.
Some concrete stains combine and react with the minerals in the concrete mix making them permanent.