hi，thanks for you video! I didn't see you put nails ,will the subfloor float up when it's getting wet or the the temperature change because of the AC or heat???
You have to add 3/8" plywood to the top of the dricore if you're using nail down flooring like hardwoods. You can't glue or nail any type of flooring directly to the dricore
Oh, sorry for the misunderstanding because of my poor english, I thought DRIcore is one kind of plywood. here it is, I bought maple solid hardwood now, I wanna to install it on both floors，upstair is easy, just nail down, but downstair is a concrete floor ，I don't know what 's the best way to install it , I prefer nail better than glue . firstly roll a layer of waterproof paint，--------->moisture-proof paper------------>plywood-----------> tar paper----------->naild down the solid hardwood. my question is: can I put the plywood on the moisture-proof paper directly without nail or glue it? because if I nail it , it will damage the concrete floor & waterproof paint& moisture-proof paper, the waterproof function will get damaged. if I don't nail it ,is it stable enough？？will it be bulging when the room temperature change ? Thank you teacher@@therenodummy
You'll have to secure the hardwood to the plywood subfloor. And the plywood should be secured to the concrete floor. I don't know if you'll be able to get around doing that. But I'm not a flooring expert either...
Aren’t you suppose to install the dricore first 1/4” away from the concrete wall / cinder block then frame your wall studs on top of it?? If not then where will the moisture & air leak out to ?
You should build your walls first so if you ever have a basement leak you don't have to cut around the studs to work on the subfloor but you can always use a ramset
@@chrisdubs121 lets say the basement wall leaks, wouldn't you want it to flow down under the subfloor? If walls are done first, how can water flow freely without damaging the framing?
@@chrisdubs121That isn’t best practice. The purpose of a subfloor system like this is to provide an air gap between the concrete floor and everything else. The wall should be built on top.
hi，thanks for you video! I didn't see you put nails ,will the subfloor float up when it's getting wet or the the temperature change because of the AC or heat???
It's a floating subfloor so it's not nailed down. It's been through a winter and 2 summers without shifting or moving. That room is cooled and heated.
is it the plywood that I can nail solid hardwood on it? @@therenodummy
You have to add 3/8" plywood to the top of the dricore if you're using nail down flooring like hardwoods. You can't glue or nail any type of flooring directly to the dricore
Oh, sorry for the misunderstanding because of my poor english, I thought DRIcore is one kind of plywood.
here it is, I bought maple solid hardwood now, I wanna to install it on both floors，upstair is easy, just nail down, but downstair is a concrete floor ，I don't know what 's the best way to install it , I prefer nail better than glue . firstly roll a layer of waterproof paint，--------->moisture-proof paper------------>plywood----------->
tar paper----------->naild down the solid hardwood.
my question is: can I put the plywood on the moisture-proof paper directly without nail or glue it? because if I nail it , it will damage the concrete floor & waterproof paint& moisture-proof paper, the waterproof function will get damaged. if I don't nail it ,is it stable enough？？will it be bulging when the room temperature change ? Thank you teacher@@therenodummy
You'll have to secure the hardwood to the plywood subfloor. And the plywood should be secured to the concrete floor. I don't know if you'll be able to get around doing that. But I'm not a flooring expert either...
Aren’t you suppose to install the dricore first 1/4” away from the concrete wall / cinder block then frame your wall studs on top of it?? If not then where will the moisture & air leak out to ?
No it’s not made to put studs on it.
They can be installed either way. Per Dricore, however, best practice is to lay them down first and frame your wall on top as you described.
@@therenodummy actually I’m right according to dricore manufacturer
@@Chad-d8m thank you sir
If doing this in an unfinished basement, should this be done before studs are installed? If so, how do you fasten the studs to the floor?
I installed mine after I had the studs in place.
You should build your walls first so if you ever have a basement leak you don't have to cut around the studs to work on the subfloor but you can always use a ramset
@chrisdubs121 great tip
@@chrisdubs121 lets say the basement wall leaks, wouldn't you want it to flow down under the subfloor? If walls are done first, how can water flow freely without damaging the framing?
@@chrisdubs121That isn’t best practice. The purpose of a subfloor system like this is to provide an air gap between the concrete floor and everything else. The wall should be built on top.