"Autumn" wrote in message
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What do they do to install hardwood floors over a cement slab floor? We
have a tri-level home and I would love to do the family room in the lower
level. So, in reality it is as if it were in a basement. Is this possible
and what has to be done to the floor before laying wood? Or should I be
looking at some of the things like Pergo? The room can be damp at times
despite a dehumidifier being used in the adjoining unfinished room.

Thanks

You have to use an engineered wood flooring over concrete, Basically the
core is like plywood. You glue it down . you can use the same flooring in
the rest house over a wood floor it is nailed or stapled. You might have to
level any low spots. Pergo is a floating floor sits on a foam pad, snaps
together. I don't think it matters what it goes over. IMO no comparison to
wood . Most good flooring suppliers should be able to give you a more
detailed description. Each manufacture has an installation guide.