Solid wood flooring on concrete

[jlogan]

I have bought some solid oak flooring (19mm thick and 90mm wide) which I want to put down on concrete flooring (circa 1950s). The concrete floor previously had vinyl tiles which I have removed leaving a black bituminous covering throughout, apart from the where the edges of the tiles were. I was going to glue it down with GUTOID PARKETT S11, which my flooring shop supplied. Do I need to prepare the concrete floor in any way for this gluing down? Do I need to paint with any damproofing for example. Any other advice or instructions for installation would be most welcome,

Thanks in advance for your help,

Julie

 

[WoodYouLike]

Modern adhesives will react to any bitumen residue (like increasing the drying time of the adhesive up to 2 days !)
If possible, seal the bitumen of.

I've 'googled' on the adhesive you mentioned and found alot of foreign sites (none in the UK), one in USA .

 

[flooringman]

The bitumen should really be removed and a liquid dpm applied to the floor which in itself needs to be level. Check that the adhesive is compatable with any dpm you use.