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engineered wood floor, need to seal joints?
"Dave C" wrote in message news We are in the process of having an engineered wood floor glued down on a concrete base. It is a Mannington Mills Ultrafit tongue and groove system, Biltmore 3" maple with beveled top edges on each piece. Looks great so far. I just installed Mannington over concrete and did not glue it down. What are you gluing to? You are supposed to have a water barrier AFAIK? I glued the tongue and groove, but nothing else. I'd check out the appropriatness of the installation over concret with no poly barrier. To me, that is more of a concern than a little spill. Several rooms including the KITCHEN! I am worried about water percolating down between the individual pieces. They fit pretty tight, but I think that water will certainly get in. What will that do? In my case, it is sealed at the edge, the glue is water proof and would form a barrier itself. Water should not get past the adhesive. Seems to me that there should be some thin sealer that could be applied to the floor to seal the seams and prevent water from getting in. Even floor wax might do it. I'd be leery of putting anything on top of the already fine finish. If you used a varnish or poly coating, it probably would show scratches before the factory applied finish. You only need to protect the area at the beveled edge. Was would tend to fill in the area. I don't have it in my kitchen, but I'd rely on the adhesive, properly applied, to do the job. I did my own installation and saved about $1200. Used part of that to buy a CMS to do the cutting. Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome |
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