{"id":7662,"date":"2019-03-04T12:15:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T12:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=7662"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:25:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:25:57","slug":"wood-floor-adhesive-basics-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/wood-floor-adhesive-basics-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood Floor Adhesive Shouldn\u2019t Be a Sticky Subject"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve decided a wooden floor will be the finishing touch for your room, it\u2019s time to think about installing it. The process of installing wood floors requires more preparation than any other type of flooring, so it\u2019s important to know the basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sub-Floor Preparation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Acclimatise your wooden boards in the room they\u2019re going to be laid in for up to a week before you\u2019re going to lay them. The conditions in the room are unique and the wood needs to get used to being in these conditions, otherwise it could shrink or contract after you\u2019ve laid them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure the entire area is smooth and level, even and dry. If it\u2019s newly laid concrete, make sure it is fully dried out and cured- this can take upwards of a week. Fix any screws and nails firmly below the surface. This gives the best possible platform for your adhesive and ultimately your wooden flooring. Remove your skirting boards as these can always be replaced or re-installed after the flooring has been laid for the best possible fit. Make sure there\u2019s no dust or debris left in this area by hoovering the area thoroughly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check your sub-floor\u2019s moisture content using a moisture meter in several places: the middle of the room, in a corner, making sure the points are well spaced out. This will get you an accurate, even measurement. You&#8217;ll get a Relative Humidity (RH) reading. This reading needs to be below 65% or you will have to use a Damp Proof Membrane (DPM). A DPM acts as a highly effective barrier against moisture. Excess moisture will prevent adhesives from drying and can cause cupping or raising in your floorboards. \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product\/bona-mega\" target=\"_blank\">\nBona Mega Varnish<\/a> is a two-part epoxy resin DPM, which is highly effective and quick-drying, can also be used over bitumen, which commonly was used to fix down parquet and other types of block flooring. It also strengthens your subfloor for long lasting adhesion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Right Tools for the Job<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting the right flooring adhesive for the job is key. Choose the wrong one and floor planks could start to squeak, move around or eventually come away from the sub-floor as the adhesive fails. All of the following floor adhesives are virtually solvent and water free, so there won&#8217;t be any odours or V.O.C&#8217;s escaping into the room after installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Finger parquet and very narrow solid boards (less than 190mm in width)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product\/bona-r848\" target=\"_blank\">\nBona R848 Adhesive<\/a> is a one-component, silane-based flexible flooring adhesive. It has high initial bonding strength, which reduces potential for hollow spots which is perfect for smaller, narrower boards which will move more under foot traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Solid wood and engineered flooring (between 190mm &#8211; 400mm wide)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product\/bona-quantum\" target=\"_blank\">\nBona Quantum<\/a>, a crosslinking, silane-based flooring adhesive or \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product\/osmo-ms-advance-wood-floor-adhesive\" target=\"_blank\">\nOsmo MS Wooden Floor Adhesive<\/a>, a polymer-based floor adhesive. Both of these are perfect for the installation of solid and engineered wood flooring but widely used as a universal product for most flooring types. Both are high strength and medium elasticity, remaining flexible for seasonal expansion and contraction of floor boards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>End-grain\/ultra-wide (400mm+)\/resinous tropical woods<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With it\u2019s very high strength and little elasticity, \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product\/bona-titan\" target=\"_blank\">\nBona Titan<\/a> is one of the strongest wood flooring adhesives currently on the market. It has very high bonding strength and high initial grab, making it suitable for all physically sound subfloors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wooden stairs, skirting boards and door thresholds<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product\/bona-vertical\" target=\"_blank\">\nBona R880<\/a> is a soft elastic, silane-based adhesive in a mastic tube for easier application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"342\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/measuring-wooden-flooring.jpg\" title=\"Measuring a skirting board\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/measuring-wooden-flooring.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/measuring-wooden-flooring-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth mentioning that high strength adhesives, such as <em>Bona Titan<\/em> put a lot of stress on the subfloor, as opposed to the flexible, silane-based products like <em>Bona Quantum.<\/em> So good sub-floor preparation is vital. More information can be found on our product pages for each of these products. Alternatively, see our \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/faq\/wood-glues\" target=\"_blank\">\nFAQ page for wood glues and adhesives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\">\nContact our team of resident experts<\/a>  who are always on hand to help with project advice and product  recommendations. We love to see before, during and after photos of any  wood finishing project. If you would like to share your flooring installation photos with us, you can either email them to us or share on our&nbsp;\n<a title=\"Wood Finishes Direct Facebook Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/woodfinishesdirect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nFacebook<\/a>, \n<a title=\"Wood Finishes Direct Twitter Page\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wfdirect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nTwitter<\/a>, \n<a title=\"Wood Finishes Direct Pintrest\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.pinterest.com\/wfdirect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nPinterest<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;\n<a title=\"Wood Finishes Direct Instagram Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/woodfinishesdirect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nInstagram<\/a>&nbsp;pages. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you\u2019ve decided a wooden floor will be the finishing touch for your room, it\u2019s time to think about installing it. The process of installing wood floors requires more preparation than any other type of flooring, so it\u2019s important to know the basics. Sub-Floor Preparation Acclimatise your wooden boards in the room they\u2019re going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":7669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[296],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to-guides"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wood Floor Adhesive Shouldn\u2019t Be a Sticky Subject - Wood Finishes Direct<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you installing a wooden floor soon? 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