I have posted on here before about the problems we are having getting our 3/8" solid hardwood laid. The wrong glue was used initially...Bruce waterbased which Lowe's told us to use. They did reimburse us for the damaged hardwood, so we are ready to try again.

Please, someone give me a recommendation of glue to use. This will be put over terrazzo. We got a moisture reading of 3.17 and we were planning to use Stauf 960 but it will cost $1,000. I just can't pay that much for glue. Our installer would rather not use urethane because he knows how hard it is to work with if it gets on the wood.

Is there anything else we can use on solid hardwood besides urethane? HELP!!

Nope! Or you will be right back on that long road to a failure.


The Stauf 960 is the bomb, so I'm told. I have yet to use it. You could do the MVP4 & BST adhesive, from Bostik's, it just takes twice as long, because of two applications and dry/cure time for the MVP.

Franklin has there moisture blocker /adhesive combo.
Parabond has their also.


If you can't afford it, wait and save up the money to do it right, without cutting corners, that will bite you.

3.17? Just use a Moisture cure urethane like Bostiks Best or Dritac 7600.

You will be fine. I know of what I speak.

I'm not clear about that 3.17 number, is that a percentage or lbs. ?

Pounds.

3.17 is dealing with fire. You may get burn, if you hold the match wrong, or let it burn too long.

I don't like it when I see 2.9, heck 2.75 scares me. Concrete moisture is not static. It is dynamic. So 3.17 today could be 4 next week after a good soaking rain.

The sub floor isn't concrete...it is 50 year old terrazzo? How could any moisture be coming thru it?

What's under the terazzo? Could it be a concrete foundation?