Moisture Mitigation Solutions: Protecting Wood Floors From Moisture Issues (Sponsored)

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Bostik’s Ultra-Set SingleStep2® provides installers a single-step adhesive and moisture vapor barrier in one.
Bostik’s Ultra-Set SingleStep2® provides installers a single-step adhesive and moisture vapor barrier in one.

When it comes to ensuring a beautiful hardwood floor installation is protected against moisture vapor issues, an installer is faced with a variety of options that fall into two categories: two-step applications and single-step applications.

Two-step applications relate to installing a moisture vapor barrier that protects the floor against moisture vapor emissions originating from the concrete substrate, followed by the second step of bonding the floor to that barrier. These products are usually epoxy- or polyurethane-based and have extremely low moisture vapor permeability. As a result, installers can skip the costly and time-consuming concrete moisture testing steps and know that their floors will not be adversely affected by moisture vapor from concrete.

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