Does anyone know if there is a problem having hardwood flooring in a home built on a cement slab (no basement), that has a high water table and is located close to the ocean? No moisture has ever come up through the slab, but someone at a home center told us we might have a problem with warping because of the high humidity. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! Rico
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What about a pergo floating floor? put down a plastic vapour barrier and then the floor.
He said a hardwood floor, not a picture of a hardwood floor!J. D. Reynolds
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Ok, point taken. LOL
Rico:
That sounds typical of someone at "the home center" If you really need professional advice I would suggest seeking someone that does hardwood flooring installation for a living and not others that guess their way around things. I suppose what the guy said was an honest answer as he may not want to be involved in anything that can go wrong.
Let me put it this way, I live .8 mile from the Gulf of Mexico and have done work in beach front homes with concrete slabs. The should be no problems whatsoever providing the right moisture tests are performed and the right installation guidelines are followed.
While I'm at it, here's a recent bamboo installation. The product is Hawa bamboo sold through Expo Design. I would have to warn those considering the product to expect alot of color variation. More so than other bamboos I have dealt with. The second pic is a product from http://www.forestaccents.com and you'll notice very little variation.
Good Luck
Ken Fisher
http://www.floridawoodfloors.net
I've done dozens of floor installations in hoods that were right on waterfront property.....on slabs....MAke sure you seal the slab and install a vapor barrior besides. Well ventalated sleepers have always been the key for me. Each job I did was different but for the most part I've always left about 1/2" out from the sleepers to walls.I poke 1/2" " holes up through the flooring to the room and cover with base moldings with 1/4" notches in them...Kinda hard to describe but its easy and you dont notice the notches really.....Last house I went back to....to do more work was about two months ago....The floor looked perrrrrrrrrfect. Was right on the water front.
BE well
Namaste
Andy
It's not who's right, it's who's left ~ http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Edited 9/8/2002 11:53:49 AM ET by Andy Clifford(Andybuildz)
Andy:
a loaded question: have you done any work for the Sutton's (husband's name Alex)? Their friends who live down in your neck of the woods, and their description of the builder seems to fit a certain fine homebuilding poster...
Regards,
Rework
I've done work for Sultans but I dont think any Suttons.What town?
AndyIt's not who's right, it's who's left ~ http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM