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It's possible to lay solid wood flooring directly onto existing floorboards if they are clean, dry and level. If you're fixing solid wood flooring to existing timber, then nailing – using secret nails - is your best option. You need to nail the new boards at 90o angles to the original boards for the most stable fit.

Because no glue is required here, it's often referred to as the 'floating floor' method and can be snapped together over most surfaces. Between the glue or click method, click lock flooring is often favoured. This is because it's quicker and easier to , without the mess that glue can bring.

If you are trying to decide between the two, then for engineered wood flooring floating is usually the best option as you can it quickly and don't have to worry about which glue to use and how long to wait for it to dry. If you are installing hardwood flooring then using glue may give you a more stable result.

A T&G (tongue and groove) engineered floor can be installed by nailing it to a timber sub-floor using a flooring nailer, sticking it to a concrete floor using wood to concrete glue, or installed on an underlay and the edges glued using a quality wood PVA wood glue. The most common method is gluing.

- The click lock system can be floated or glued. With a floating installation, you can walk on the floor during and immediately after installation. - You can choose where you want to begin.

A T&G (tongue and groove) engineered floor can be installed by nailing it to a timber sub-floor using a flooring nailer, sticking it to a concrete floor using wood to concrete glue, or installed on an underlay and the edges glued using a quality wood PVA wood glue. The most common method is gluing.

The glue-down method is ideal for solid wood or concrete floors where the surface is solid, and glue can easily bond to the material....Pros Gives a solid feel to your floors. You will not hear any squeaking. Most permanent among all installation methods.

It's important to note that if you are using solid wood flooring, we would highly recommend gluing the floor down rather than floating it.

For click lock WPC and SPC vinyl flooring, you can it with a vinyl flooring underlayment, or directly on top of the subfloor. Higher end WPC and SPC vinyl floors may come with an attached underlayment. This typically adds cushion, a vapor barrier and sound reduction to the floor.

Laminate flooring just clicks together without the need for any type of adhesive.

Click-together flooring doesn't need to be glued or nailed to a subfloor; the click-lock connections provide enough tension to keep it together. But like we said, there are endless versions of click-lock floors. Some are always installed as floating floors, others can be glued down, etc. It all depends on the product.

If you are trying to decide between the two, then for engineered wood flooring floating is usually the best option as you can it quickly and don't have to worry about which glue to use and how long to wait for it to dry. If you are installing hardwood flooring then using glue may give you a more stable result.

It's possible to lay solid wood flooring directly onto existing floorboards if they are clean, dry and level. If you're fixing solid wood flooring to existing timber, then nailing – using secret nails - is your best option. You need to nail the new boards at 90o angles to the original boards for the most stable fit.

Because no glue is required here, it's often referred to as the 'floating floor' method and can be snapped together over most surfaces. Between the glue or click method, click lock flooring is often favoured. This is because it's quicker and easier to , without the mess that glue can bring.

If you are trying to decide between the two, then for engineered wood flooring floating is usually the best option as you can it quickly and don't have to worry about which glue to use and how long to wait for it to dry. If you are installing hardwood flooring then using glue may give you a more stable result.

A T&G (tongue and groove) engineered floor can be installed by nailing it to a timber sub-floor using a flooring nailer, sticking it to a concrete floor using wood to concrete glue, or installed on an underlay and the edges glued using a quality wood PVA wood glue. The most common method is gluing.

- The click lock system can be floated or glued. With a floating installation, you can walk on the floor during and immediately after installation. - You can choose where you want to begin.

A T&G (tongue and groove) engineered floor can be installed by nailing it to a timber sub-floor using a flooring nailer, sticking it to a concrete floor using wood to concrete glue, or installed on an underlay and the edges glued using a quality wood PVA wood glue. The most common method is gluing.

The glue-down method is ideal for solid wood or concrete floors where the surface is solid, and glue can easily bond to the material....Pros Gives a solid feel to your floors. You will not hear any squeaking. Most permanent among all installation methods.

It's important to note that if you are using solid wood flooring, we would highly recommend gluing the floor down rather than floating it.

For click lock WPC and SPC vinyl flooring, you can it with a vinyl flooring underlayment, or directly on top of the subfloor. Higher end WPC and SPC vinyl floors may come with an attached underlayment. This typically adds cushion, a vapor barrier and sound reduction to the floor.

Laminate flooring just clicks together without the need for any type of adhesive.

Click-together flooring doesn't need to be glued or nailed to a subfloor; the click-lock connections provide enough tension to keep it together. But like we said, there are endless versions of click-lock floors. Some are always installed as floating floors, others can be glued down, etc. It all depends on the product.

If you are trying to decide between the two, then for engineered wood flooring floating is usually the best option as you can it quickly and don't have to worry about which glue to use and how long to wait for it to dry. If you are installing hardwood flooring then using glue may give you a more stable result.