Installing Bamboo Plank Flooring

Floating the floor using uniclic flooring.

Installing bamboo plank flooring.

Set a spacer at the end to keep it 1 4 inch away from the wall and then install the rest of the planks in the row in the same way. Floating the floor using tongue and groove flooring not parquet block 2. Use molding on the wall to cover the nail heads. Secret nailing the floor down to a wood subfloor.

Our bamboo floors must be acclimated for a period of 72 hours prior to installation and we recommend an additional 7 days for geographic areas of high or low humidity. Cali bamboo s mission is to provide sustainable materials for high quality building products. Start with the tongue facing the wall. If you take care to install glueless click bamboo flooring correctly taking all precautions suggested in this guideline this flooring will give you many years of satisfaction.

Stack it in the room and let it acclimate to the ambient humidity for at least a week. Start with the l shaped side facing away from the wall then push each subsequent row plank forward and down at the same time to keep the boards locked together. Insert the last row of planks having ripped them to the required width to fit between the last full width board and the wall. That ll ensure the flooring doesn t expand or contract during installation.

You should feel them snap into place. While it is not necessary to use a professional to install this flooring a professional can advise you of existing or past conditions that may affect the long term performance of the flooring. Do not acclimate the floors on top of concrete carpet with concrete under it crawl spaces or any other sub floor that may contain moisture without first laying a 6 mil polyethelyne plastic barrier down or the flooring will. How to install vinyl plank flooring as a beginner see my flooring install playlist.

Nail the boards down with finish nails through the face of the board near the wall. Remove the spacers before installing baseboard see below. There are four different ways to install plank style bamboo flooring and only one way to install parquet block bamboo. Use a pry bar to pull the planks into place.

Our product offerings include bamboo flooring fencing plywood poles and recycled composite decking. Click lock bamboo flooring. Gluing the floor down to a concrete or wood. By providing alternative products made from renewable resources we can make a difference in the future of our planet.