Glue down engineered on pad,,, but pad not glued down?

[NobleWorks]

Starting a job next week where floor store and builder want floor glued to thin pad but pad is floating? This is over concrete but not on grade, its a 6 story hotel. Anyone installed engineered wood this way? and thoughts?

 

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We need to know the material name and product itself otherwise kind of hard to say. I know that's done with a ceramic tile look-alike but not with wood. Not that it's wrong, but I've never heard of it.
The manufacturer of the product would have a tech line that you could ask a question to them.
I assume the product isn't simply a 'glued-together' product, installed over a cushion.

 

[NobleWorks]

We need to know the material name and product itself otherwise kind of hard to say. I know that's done with a ceramic tile look-alike but not with wood. Not that it's wrong, but I've never heard of it.
The manufacturer of the product would have a tech line that you could ask a question to them.
I assume the product isn't simply a 'glued-together' product, installed over a cushion.

Its just a typical 1/2 thick 7inch wide engineered wood, just seems crazy to full spread glue it to pad that's not bonded

 

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It does, but if the product is designed to be done that way, as long as they use the recommended pad and adhesive, there shouldn't be a problem.
Besides, I'd assume an architect is involved in the process somehow. If it was fully glued to the floor, removal or replacement would be a nightmare.