Sticking 3mm hardboard to concrete floor

[marcemarc30]

Hi
Im looking to put a temporary floor in my hallway, the plan was to put 3mm hardboard down then stick on vinyl floor tiles, what do i need to use to get the wood to stick to the concrete, this floor would only be down for approximately 2 year so i dont want to use something no more nails as i will need to get the hardboard back up later to put the permanent flooring down

Thanks

 

[Wayners]

Self leveling compound not an option?

 

[endecotp]

Don’t stick it, just lay it down.

 

[marcemarc30]

wont it just move about?

 

[marcemarc30]

Don’t stick it, just lay it down.

wont it just move about

 

[endecotp]

wont it just move about?

Maybe, but it's only temporary. If it's a problem, add just enough blobs of adhesive (or whatever) to stop it moving.

I speak as someone who would have been happy with bare concrete as a temporary floor!

 

[foxhole]

If it’s cut tight too walls it’s got no where to move , 8x4 sheets don’t move underfoot .

 

[Flooring365]

If it’s only down for a couple of years, I’d think carefully before bonding hardboard to concrete at all.

Hardboard isn’t really designed to be fixed directly to concrete floors. It can absorb moisture from the slab, swell, and start to ripple — especially in a hallway where there’s foot traffic and damp shoes.

If you’re set on using it, you’d normally use a low-tack flooring adhesive rather than something like No More Nails. A carpet spray adhesive or a releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive would make future removal easier. That said, getting hardboard back up cleanly from concrete can still be messy.

Another option might be:

• Use a thin DPM sheet first.
• Lay ply instead of hardboard (more stable).
• Or even skip the boards altogether and use a loose-lay or click vinyl designed for temporary installs.

For a two-year solution, you might find a loose-lay vinyl or click LVT with minimal prep is actually easier to remove later and won’t risk bonding timber products to concrete.

If the concrete is fairly smooth already, what condition is it in? That might change the best approach.