The glue down method can be used for solid or engineered bamboo flooring.
How to install bamboo click flooring on concrete.
Floating the floor using tongue and groove flooring not parquet block 2.
At the onset of the development of bamboo floors staples and glues were used to keep the floor in place.
This means looking at either the strand woven click bamboo or the 9mm bamboo.
Floating the floor using uniclic flooring.
Gluing the floor down to a concrete or wood.
The two main installation methods over concrete.
The beauty and efficiency of bamboo click flooring may depend on the installation process on some levels.
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.
Use a moisture test kit to ascertain the level of moisture in the floor and therefore the amount of time the bamboo planks should be laid out on the concrete.
We have provided all of the steps you need to know in order to install bamboo on a concrete subfloor as well as how to maintain if afterwards.
However because of the evolution of technology it is now very easy to install bamboo click flooring like a pro.
Clean the floor well with a pressure washer if it is an older concrete floor to remove any sealers.
Open up the bamboo flooring and lay it on the concrete for 48 to 72 hours.
There are four different ways to install plank style bamboo flooring and only one way to install parquet block bamboo.
Secret nailing the floor down to a wood subfloor.
Now it is essential that the bamboo flooring must be acclimated with the concrete before installing it.
If installing glueless click bamboo on concrete the concrete should be fully cured 30 60 days before beginning preparation for flooring.
For both wood and concrete subfloors the radiant heat should be turned on for approximately one week to ensure excess moisture is removed.