A 6 mil polyethylene vapor barrier is placed over any ground floor.
Is it ok to put down wood floor in crawlspace.
Wood floors and engineered wood flooring do not perform well in the presence of moisture.
The warranty may require it.
Crawl space insulation as a part of overall home air sealing and insulation helps maintain your entire home s energy efficiency without insulation heat and cool air are easily lost through the floor.
Moisture can damage a hardwood floor irreversibly so every installation should include effective safeguards against it.
With and with out a vapor barrier.
In this design a concrete pad called a mud pad is poured on the crawl space floor.
To make the job easier use a circular saw to cut the plywood sheet first into 2 2 8 strips which will be much easier to handle.
Vapor barrier on ground floor of crawlspace the most common and correct method for installing a vapor barrier in a crawlspace.
Problems with putting wood flooring over a crawlspace.
The seams are typically overlapped 6 12 and almost never taped.
The ground floor could be river rock pea gravel dirt floor sand etc.
The underlayment provides many benefits including moisture protection sound and thermal insulation and a cushion to make the floor more comfortable to walk on.
An underlayment is a necessity for any wood floor installation even on a plywood subfloor.
Insulation also helps to preserve the air quality and reduce energy costs.
If the crawl space has any moisture problems then wood products should not be used the moisture will make the flooring rot and cup especially around any crawl space access doors in the floor.
Installing a hardwood floor directly over a crawlspace exposes the wood to moisture from the ground and from the air in the crawlspace.
How to install hardwood flooring over a crawlspace without underlayment.
1 x 6 3 spruce is a step up from pallet quality wood but makes a fine usable floor in an unfinished attic space.