Gluing Plywood To Concrete Floor

There is a product you can buy from your local home depot store for putting under a floor over concrete.

Gluing plywood to concrete floor.

I beleive the op is talking about vinyl tile. Don t glue the plywood to the concrete. I think it would be better to adhere these to the concrete floor than to add a layer of plywood over the concrete. It looks like a sheet of dimples or very large bubble wrap.

You can tack on a layer of plywood to complete the subfloor before. Adhering plywood directly to concrete does not provide a barrier to stop moisture from absorbing into the plywood. When installing a new floor over cement wood studs take on the role of floor joists. Concrete has moisture in it and your wood will mold and rot over time.

Concrete isn t usually perfectly flat so the plywood will need to conform to the concrete s surface. One way to attach plywood to a concrete surface is to screw it into place with concrete fasteners. This will be easier if two people place the plywood down onto the glue and then press down firmly to help the glue set. This particular form of flooring can be installed on either a plywood or concrete slab surface.

How to glue wood studs to a cement floor. Plywood is often used as a sub flooring. I don t remember what it is called but it comes in a roll 6 ft by 50 ft. It can be installed on top of concrete before hardwood flooring or another type of material is installed.

Another way that involves less strain and hard work is to glue the plywood to the concrete. Step 5 drill a few screws through the plywood into the subfloor to suck the plywood tight while increasing the overall strength of the connection between the underlayment and the underlying material. Gluing plywood to concrete isn t a simple task especially if you are gluing large sheets to a vertical wall or even worse a horizontal ceiling.