Kitchen floor has particle board sub floor with luan cover and a vinyl floor, the floor moves cracking the vinyl. Want to put down 3/4 solid wood floor. What should I do?
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floating floor is one that sits a top existing floor and is not attached to the current floor example is a pergo floor
Hardwood flooring snaps together and isn't nailed down, so it just floats. The wood floors must float so they can expand and contract with changes in temperature and humidity.
If you want to put down 3/4 solid wood, you must remove the vinyl and luan and nail down this thick of hard wood. This full solid wood does NOT come in a locking system and float over the floor. Only 1/2 ( some rare 5/8 ) and thinner comes in the snap together and floats over the existing flooring. No need to nail or glue this type of flooring. This is normally a laminate but will come in a engineered wood. 3/4 hard wood is totally different from any type of floating floor. Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar. GL
