It’s critical that the slab be as flat and clean as possible before the flooring is glued down. In this episode, Kevin Ward uses a ten-ft. straightedge to find the high and low spots in the floor, then grinds the high spots down and fills the low areas with a concrete-based compound.
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In most of the country, houses are built on concrete slabs. For a flooring contractor, a slab can be a mixed blessing. Concrete is stable, doesn’t bounce, and won’t expand or contract seasonally like wood. However, it does limit the clients’ choices for wood flooring installations. The advent of engineered flooring (hardwood veneer glued to a plywood substrate) made the choice of hardwood on a slab an easy one. Glued down with a urethane adhesive,… More about this Video Series
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