Wood Flooring in Basement?

[tipup]

Ok so I am to the point where I can see the light at the end of the tunnel of our basement total remodle project. All I have to do is flooring and trim. My question is this, can i put wood flooring in my basement over the concrete floor? I have been told yes and I have been told no as I would have no where to nail it to. I would really like to put a good wood floor and not laminate unless I have too. Any help would be great!!! The area i want to do is only 6'x7'. Thanks on advance!!!

[echo2010]

is there any chance for moisture?

[CrazyLabs]

You can do an engineered wood floor that snaps together as opposed to glueing or stapling.

[tipup]

is there any chance for moisture?

I have owned the home for 3 years and have not had water in basement, but that being said it is a basement and I guess that there is always a chance of it getting wet.(lets hope not!!) But as for the last 3 springs no, not a drop of water.

[tipup]

You can do an engineered wood floor that snaps together as opposed to glueing or stapling.

Would this style just be free floating on the cncrete floor? I guess i like the would because it is not near as thin as some of the other stuff I have seen. Is there such a thing as snap together wood floor?

[Stratosman]

There are engineered woods that you can install as a floating install, (glue together joints) This would work in your application. The ones I have done are about 5/16" - 3/8" If I 'member right! Snap together is another viable option.

[mn_bowhunter]

Solid wood is not recommended for below grade installs. That being said if it was my house and only a 6 x 7 area with no history of water I would glue it down and go for it. Another good option is a product made by Owens called plankfloor. It is engineered, but has a thick wear layer like solid flooring. It can be floated or glued down.

[BoxMN]

How about those 4x4 sub-flooring panels that have the rubberized bottom? Could they be used as subfloor, and wood nailed to them? That would solve two issues - what to nail it to, and the potential of moisture in a worst case flooding gig. Just a thought, I have not used them. Might also make floor a bit less "cold" if the slab is cold in winter.

Good luck!

[Neighbor_guy]

I like Box'es idea, only I have only used the 2x2 version of it.

You could also install green treated stringers (sleepers) under the floor as nailers, just as long as your wood is think enough not to bend.

[MNice]

Watch out if you raise the floor, It'll screw up your riser height on the stairs. Max variation on risers is 3/8" over the whole run.

[tipup]

Well I'd like to thank you all for the help. The wife and I talked it over and we went with carpeting on the area. We found some nice carpet and figured that we wanted to have it done within the next few weeks and that seemed to be the route to go.