DIY: A Complete Guide to Installing Wooden Flooring on Concrete

Today we'll be showing you how we removed the carpet from our basement and installing a floating wood flooring on the concrete. We go in depth in the process and provide tips that we learned while installing the flooring to make the process easier for you guys.
Link for underlayment: amzn.to/32EWOUW
Tools Used in Project:
• Miter Saw
• Table Saw
• Circular Saw
• Jig Saw
• Oscillating Multi-tool
• Pry-bar
• Rubber Mallet
• 18 Gauge Nail Gun
• Hammer
• Nail Punch
• Level
• Angle Grinder
• Diamond Grinding Disk
• Scissors
• Box Cutter
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[@desidog4169]

Good work, guys! Looks fantastic. 👍

[@adhafer4542]

Hi. Thanks for the upload. Job well done. Only criticism would be the music. Anyway I'm a professional floor layer in the UK and just wanted to say you've done an excellent job. Only tip I'd add is that it's always best to lay your first three rows without glue and make sure all is well. Once that's done, glue and clamp it all together. This ensures it'll all be straight without movement. Other than that, well done.

[@DadandSonDIY]

That's a cool tip!

[@shareenladd1048]

Good job! May God continue to bless your business.

[@snowf6307]

My subfloor concrete and this is my first time doing something like this--I'm gonna go for the floating hardwood floor too but gonna use click and lock hardwood. Thank you for the video I'm kind of nervous!!

[@DadandSonDIY]

Glad the video was helpful! Just make sure to try planning a couple rows ahead and to keep them straight. Hope your floors turn out as great as ours!!!

[@giselle8379]

I love the finished look!

[@patrickkeith6683]

Great work !This Video showed me we can lay solid wood floor onto or concrete floor

[@youme9891]

Good work, guys! Looks fantastic👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@brantfetter]

Very encouraging! I don't see it mentioned here but another rookie mistake: not removing the base trim. A primary purpose of trim is to cover the gap between wall and flooring. So leaving a gap between the base trim defeats the purpose of the base trim.

[@shaolin811]

you didnt finish watching the video, they added a new type of trim on top of their existing trim

[@twoandhalfbengals]

ya it they paid extra for engineered hardwood. You DO IT RIGHT... This is completely wrong. Guy above has 100% valid point. Trim should be taken off, it usually comes of really easy too. Instructions clearly states the space for expansion is for the WALL not the trim lol. Would be couple more hours and cost of nails and touch up paint.@@shaolin811

[@twoandhalfbengals]

door trim now looks terrible too. zz@@shaolin811

[@LinzseyslilPad]

Looks fantastic and the original floor wasn’t bad either

[@rdhillon9526]

Great video guys…thanks!

[@classwarhooligan923]

Rookie mistake. He forgot the first step. Make sure the wife is out of the house so she doesn’t walk in half way through the project and start telling you how you’re doing it wrong. If step one is missed, you must immediately go get a six pack and go on strike. Pro tip. Free of charge. Citations: Life Experience Volume 1 for Dummies (1994)

[@DadandSonDIY]

Oh god, can't believe we forgot to mention that. This comment is brilliant!

[@juliautiasheva9727]

LOL. What if wife will be the one who will install it.

[@DadandSonDIY]

@@juliautiasheva9727 Then you've got to wait for the husband to be out fo the house

[@ForgingMyLife]

Looks awesome. Thanks for that - good job!

[@Edwordless]

Nice tutorial. Good work!

[@DadandSonDIY]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@BoiseTDI]

Great video. Where did you get the flooring? We are looking at doing this.

[@janetholmes9685]

What kind of glue and where can you get what you are using?

[@ramsri7148]

Good Job ..

[@DadandSonDIY]

Thanks Ram!

[@prashantsareen8459]

Thanks so much. Great video. Amateur DIYer and had been wondering how to install hardwood over concrete in my laundry room. This video helps. Doesn’t the first row need a good amount of glue across the base of the plank to hold tight?

[@DadandSonDIY]

Glad the video was helpful! Because the floor is floating, none of the boards should be glued down. Actually, with this installation method, gluing anything down can cause issues with expansion.

[@Bhoconnor]

@@DadandSonDIY thanks, though a question-how do you keep the wood straight then as you move across the floor if the first line of wood isn’t secured somehow? Also great video, seems like y’all are a good team!!

[@DadandSonDIY]

@@Bhoconnor We put some wedges between the 1st row and the wall to keep everything straight. It is tricky though

[@Bhoconnor]

@@DadandSonDIY got ya, I see what you mean, thanks! Do you all ever feel the floor meaningfully shifting? It’s such a curious idea, not attaching it…

[@juansanchez5402]

If my kids don’t turn out exactly like you, I might have to disown them. You are the holy grail of human power and performance and the closest thing to a god I’ve seen in years of searching

[@angelaponte5031]

Great job! What glue did you use?

[@conorbennett9423]

So very swag!

[@Inkz0mbie72]

great job!

[@DadandSonDIY]

Thanks!

[@truewomenleader]

Floor looks very good, I would like to know what brand name of underlayment did you used

[@DadandSonDIY]

It is called Roberts Super Felt underlayment.

[@truewomenleader]

@@DadandSonDIY Thanks.

[@derrickdgb1]

Thank You!!!

[@DadandSonDIY]

No, thank you!

[@fortunatocostillavargas7976]

how the "expansion" affect the hardwood floor if you glued every wood? does only expand the edge of the hardwood floor? expand as a whole or by sections

[@amgolebiowski]

Great job. I love the floor. Can you share the exact name of the floor? Thanks

[@serv2970]

Looks nice but here is the question, you glued only tile to tile entire floor but when it comes to wall trims, why did you nail them and not just glue?

[@kickzo]

How is the flooring today? Any cupping?

[@vijayrana9090]

Would you have the brand name for the underlayment ? The one you used, looks like has plastic on one side for water barrier.

[@DadandSonDIY]

The one we used is linked in the description.

[@SolidGold44]

Do you have to level the floor if it’s concrete?

[@Dennis3935]

Did you use any type of sealant on it after the installation.?

[@LubaLuba1]

Hi I have a laminated 5" x 47" x 7/16" plank flooring all wood, the product is called the hydropel real hardwood by Bruce. I am putting it over underlayment because even though it's not in the basement it's a concrete slab. But I worry about it sounding hollow with your experience what would you do to eliminate the hollow sound completely?

[@DadandSonDIY]

The underlayment should help reduce the hollow noise.

[@beverlyboys73]

What is the type and brand of floor? Where can I buy it?

[@leidergonzalez9220]

Hola megusta sus accesorios I like this!

[@DadandSonDIY]

Gracias, pero ¿qué accesorios?

[@leidergonzalez9220]

@@DadandSonDIY las eramientas xD

[@leidergonzalez9220]

@@DadandSonDIY saludos des de Ecuador south America

[@jimask1709]

Great video, But at 4:16 Thats how you cut your fingers off in a Table Saw. Almost all table saw accidents happen from the Left hand helping feed wood like that, then Suprise ! You should only use your Right hand when feeding wood into a table saw. You use your right hand and apply pressure with a slight clockwise twisting pressure with your hand to feed it thru the saw, Smaller stuff use a Push stick. But putting your left hand up like that that and helping feed with the Lefty is how 90% of people cut a finger off.

[@samiracful]

How cold is the floor without insulation?

[@tahoefor]

how are the planks attached to the concrete?

[@bololatolovelyann2184]

What's the exact name of the under layer please?

[@janetb1806]

What if I have to put in new baseboards as well? Do I just put the wood all the way to the wall and place baseboards on top?

[@DadandSonDIY]

Yep, still make sure to leave a gap between the wall and your flooring for expansion though.

[@janetb1806]

What’s the best way to measure cutouts?

[@DadandSonDIY]

I'm not entirely sure what you are talking about. If you are referring to cutting the trim by the doors for the wood flooring, we did it by putting our tool on top of a scrap piece of flooring to cut at the proper height, as shown in the video.

[@protectork9831]

No subfloor or vapor barrier. Every other youtube video is telling me to put plywood but my contractor says he will install on slab

[@DadandSonDIY]

The vapor barrier is built into the underlayment.

[@kryptik0]

You keep saying wood. This is not wood. It's either laminate or LVP. The thin layer on top of the flooring is not wood. It's some sort of composite material.

[@L_niel_1003]

What glue did you use?

[@DadandSonDIY]

We used Tightbond 2, but they also make a glue specifically for tongue and groove floor, called Titebond Tongue & Groove.

[@L_niel_1003]

@@DadandSonDIY Thank you! Nice job with your dad.

[@danorion369]

doesn't this engineer wood have interlocking where you wouldn't need glue?

[@L_niel_1003]

@@danorion369 yes! The plank I am installing has a tight T&G connection: I decided not to glue them. I also think that the glue would limit flexibility for expansion and contraction.

[@DadandSonDIY]

@@danorion369 Some do, some don't. Depends on the product.

[@dreahosteen6379]

What is the name of the under layment?

[@DadandSonDIY]

The underlayment we used was called "Roberts 70-193a super"

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

A glue together floor ? No freakin thanks.

[@rickcavtube]

Lose the annoying music.

[@DadandSonDIY]

You could turn it down on your end

[@Talkwithme22]

They let the wood Marinette before installing