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Pro Tip: To select the right adhesive for your wood or engineered wood flooring, keep in mind the kind of subfloor you have, the moisture levels where the installation is taking place, and the size of your plank.

Adhesives for wood and engineered wood are distinctive because they prioritize long-term structural integrity and dimensional stability. Unlike standard adhesives these are specially formulated to form bonds that can accommodate natural moisture-driven expansion and contraction.

Here are some guidelines to help you choose the right adhesive for your flooring installation:

Match the Adhesive to the Flooring Type

  • Engineered Wood: Multi-ply engineered floors perform best when installed with a water-based acrylic latex adhesive like ROBERTS 1487 Engineered+ Wood Flooring Adhesive, a solvent-free adhesive ideal for installation of engineered wood planks up to 5/8" thick and 12" wide. If your plank is smaller, an advanced acrylic adhesive like Capitol WA060 Wood Flooring Adhesive, is ideal to install engineered wood planks up to 1/2" thick and 5" wide.
  • Solid Hardwood: Always keep in mind that solid wood planks are highly sensitive to humidity changes and they expand & contract accordingly. For solid hardwood flooring, a urethane-based adhesive like ROBERTS 1550 MAXCOMPLETE Polyurethane Wood Flooring Adhesive is your best choice as it retains the high elasticity necessary to handle the natural movement of wood.
  • Tongue & Groove Flooring: Floating applications of wood flooring require a specialty adhesive like ROBERTS 1406 Tongue & Groove Flooring Adhesive, a fast-drying adhesive with exceptional bond strength and moisture resistance that can be used over radiant heat systems.

To preserve and maintain the distinctive beauty of wood and engineered wood floors, it is good to keep handy a flooring adhesive specifically formulated for quick repairs, like ROBERTS 1407 Rapid Repair Wood Flooring Adhesive that allows you to simply remove the plank, baseboard or molding that needs repair and spread the adhesive to set it in place anew.