Loaderman22
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- 1947 Ford 2N, 75 MF 30B, 75 Swinger Loader, 1979 Cat D3
I deal with this all the time, yes first put down a thick vapor barrier (heavy plastic) on the concrete for a week or two, use good tape to hold plastic. Preferably over a heavy rainstorm. Then peel up and see if any moisture at all. If yes then you're better off with a floating vinyl type floor and wear slippers. If not, then there are many ways to go, but the 2 best options are pressure treated sleepers at 24" o.c. with a good quality low perm Ridgid foam insulation, like the blue Dow board. Then 3/4 Advantek subfloor, (it has moisture resistant glue) then tar paper then an engineered wood floor. You can get good quality engineered maple, and once installed you'll never see the difference. The other option is a multi-density foam underlayment on the concrete, you can search things like yoga or ballet dance floors or multi-density waterproof foam, then install 3/4 Advantek and then your engineered Maple floor.
Heat always goes to cold, so by keeping that moisture barrier and getting insulation under the floor, it will keep the squeaks down and toes stay warmer. If you do decide to do radiant heat you absolutely have to get insulation below the heating source or you will just lose it to the slab and dirt below.
Heat always goes to cold, so by keeping that moisture barrier and getting insulation under the floor, it will keep the squeaks down and toes stay warmer. If you do decide to do radiant heat you absolutely have to get insulation below the heating source or you will just lose it to the slab and dirt below.