Installing Floating Bamboo Flooring On Concrete

Start by cutting out the bamboo floors according to the length required in the room.

Installing floating bamboo flooring on concrete.

If you have a concrete subfloor you will need to go with a strand woven floating bamboo floor. Whether you select bamboo hardwood or engineered bamboo planks the flooring comes with tongue and groove fasteners that make it simple for do it yourselfers to install a floating floor. The glue down method can be used for solid or engineered bamboo flooring. My first video upload of one of my many home improvement jobs.

You may also want to look at other options if your poodle has quite a few accidents. Floating the floor using tongue and groove flooring not parquet block 2. Carry out this step using a hand saw. Secret nailing the floor down to a wood subfloor.

Floating the floor using uniclic flooring. A floating bamboo floor shouldn t be floated under heavy objects such as pianos heavy appliances or weighty furniture as they will pin down the planks and affect the bamboo s ability to expand contract as humidity levels change. The most important factor is to use an approved urethane wood floor adhesive with vapor sound barrier and the trowel that is used specifically for that adhesive in this method you will adhere the bamboo flooring directly to the concrete slab. Allow the concrete floor to cure for between 60 and 90 days if new before installing the bamboo.

There are four different ways to install plank style bamboo flooring and only one way to install parquet block bamboo. Step 4 install floating bamboo flooring. Gluing the floor down to a concrete or wood. Clean the floor well with a pressure washer if it is an older concrete floor to remove any.

Floating the planks under something heavy could damage the planks. Both engineered planks and solid planks come prefinished in a variety of stain colors so you skip any finishing. For both wood and concrete subfloors the radiant heat should be turned on for approximately one week to ensure excess moisture is removed. Bamboo is not a water resistant product so if you aren t able to clean up the accidents right away you could get moisture damage.

Now that the plywood has been put in apply another layer of glue on a section of the plywood and begin laying out the bamboo flooring besides the biggest wall of the room. The two main installation methods over concrete.