Has anyone had any experience gluing down teak solids (plantation) over concrete??
I have been using Bosticks Best on 5/8th by random lengths (about 5,000 sqft so far) and great success but still getting some resistance from some old heads.
Any comments will be apreciated!

As long as the proper steps are taken, it shouldn't be effected.

But for the budgets sake, the proper steps taken to install solid on concrete are seldom followed.


Threw your extensive testing, what was the limit of MVE, before effects to the appearence were showing effects. How was the residential finish on the wood, with high MVE?

What was the limit of MVE, before mold started growing?

Teak is stable.

What is the difference in Teak and Rubberwood? They seem to compare rubberwood to teak.

Inspecting solids glued direct to concrete, whether teak, oak or douglas fir, I'm finding the biggest problem to be building acclimation and material acclimation. Seems that new construction homes cannot turn on the power until the house is finished (in many counties of Florida). The contractors install the wood too soon in the building process leaving "wet trades" working in the home after the wood is installed. Wood flooring without a moisture content equalling the "in use relative humidity" is the second big problem. Concrete moisture is the most severe problem and most installers do not test the concrete.
I guess what I'm saying is that any solid can be installed on concrete using urethane adhesives if the concrete vapor emissions are low enough, the building is acclimated and the material is acclimated ....
I only get to see failures..