Installing Floating Bamboo Flooring
There s no nailing so installation is diy friendly and goes along quickly.
Installing floating bamboo flooring. Installing a floating bamboo floor. Care should be taken not to expose the flooring to standing water or liquids for extended periods of time as it may damage the floor. Floating bamboo planks are manufactured in such a way that the individual pieces are able to be fitted one into another snapping the entire installation together. Like with all big projects you can t just jump right in.
Use a transition strip between the two flooring types to cover the gap. If the flooring abuts a different kind of wooden or tile flooring leave a one inch gap between the bamboo flooring and the other flooring. Glueless click bamboo flooring may be installed on above or below grade soil level. Don t worry we ll go through it step by step.
Our product offerings include bamboo flooring fencing plywood poles and recycled composite decking. Engineered bamboo usually installed as a floating floor system with click together planks laid over a cushiony foam pad. With these floors there is no need to adhere or nail the material down to the subfloor. 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.
Both engineered planks and solid planks come prefinished in a variety of stain colors so you skip any finishing. Bamboo flooring should not be installed in wet areas such as bathrooms with tub shower or mud rooms. There s a little bit of prep work that you need to do first including ordering the bamboo gathering your tools and prepping your subfloor. The nail needs to go in at an angle so it isn t in the way of the next board image 2.
Cali bamboo s mission is to provide sustainable materials for high quality building products.