carpet over concrete floor::Before installing any wood over concrete, check for moisture by taping squares of 6mil polyethylene plastic to several areas of the concrete floor carpet over concrete floor

carpet over concrete floor

carpet over concrete floor

carpet over concrete floor::Before installing any wood over concrete, check for moisture by taping squares of 6mil polyethylene plastic to several areas of the concrete floor.
Wait at least 48 hours, then check under plastic for moisture.
Laminated plank floors with veneer finish.
Cover concrete floor with 8mil plastic overlapped at least 8 inches.
Good idea to control moisture in that area.
Brother shelly says a lot of water left to soak on carpet glued to conrete will greatly facilitate the removal process.
Apply waterbased primer to underlayment before applying tiles or vinyl.
A sound floor has no nails popping, no voids, no loose tiles.
If you have some bad areas, but most of floor is sound, patch bad spots with latex and use a pattern filler.
Use adhesive approved by manufacturer of the new tile.
Squeaky floors generally due to flooring rubbing on nail.
carpet over concrete floor::As a form of thermal plastic, carpet
cannot, in and of itself, be a food source for supporting the growth of
mold and mildew carpet over concrete floor