how do you install bambo wood flooring?

Answer 1

The installation of bamboo is the same as oak or other "normal wood" There are is a great differents of quality in bamboo, From cheap thin junk to better and best quality. Some are wildly different from board to board and others with more unform in thickness and color. Some have great warranties, some have almost no warranty. Its very hard to tell just by looking. Look at several stores and buy from the one you trust. Try to get 1/2" or thicker. The 3/8" is a problem from the start. Back to installation. Can be nailed down on a wood floor or glued down on concrete. In wet area as in kitchen or bath leave a 3/8" gap and caulk the gap before you put in 1/4 round. Also each supplier recomends a different time before you start installing. Some want it up to 72 hours in the room before you install. What ever it is and an extra day. The floor prep is very important. Get the floor clean and smoth before you install.

Answer 2

Rick,
bamboo flooring is the same as any kind of flooring, either tongue and groove which needs to be glued or nailed. the speies also comes in a laminate stule which is interlocking and floats. which you will need a 2 in 1 pad they come in 100 and 200 sft. rolls that cost anywhere between 20 and 60 dollars depending on the brand and quality. if you install this product in a kitchen you must glue down the seems around any water sources ie, sink, dishwasher etc. if in a bathroom real wood is not recommended but laminate is it all has to be glued. Armstrong flooring has a website and it has a design program to help you with all of your needs. instructions usually come with the floor and how to install. I recommend using a laminate floor it is easy to use and looks nice. the bamboo look is 8 mm thick or in other terms 1/4 " thick. you can get a 3/4 inch thick real wood but you will pay 6-7 bucks a square foot. usually 18-28 sft per carton. good luck.

Answer 3

if you like, install the door first just leave the door stop off the floor about 1 inch and the door about 1 1/2" but be prepared to caulk around the jamb if your contractor is careless (hanging a solid core door first can and most likely save the floor from some unnecessary damage) also if you have hung enough doors then get the flooring and sub-flooring (if used) in a couple small pieces and place them under the jamb before you install and this way you can also case the frame as well, the contractor will be much happier ,good luck

Answer 4

Need more info.

Most of todays flooring , is a floating floor system , no nails,glue, just a interlocking snap fit, prefinished and installed over a pad to reduce noise.

I dought that there is a 3/4" bambo product.

Answer 5

The bamboo flooring I am getting is tongue and groove and can be glued or nailed down, personally I am going to glue it down with floor glue you get from the hardware store and apply with a trowel. I have also seen floating bamboo floors that just snap together and require underlayment, your partcular flooring will come with instructions. If you haven't bought the flooring already check out simplefloors.com. If you are not handy hire a professional installer or get the help of friends and family. Good luck!

Answer 6

Tounge and groove ........man if you gotta ask here you need to hire someone to install it....but you need a staple gun (one driven by air compresser) need liquid nail , staple in the grooves so they dont show put liquid nail under each piece stagger your joints measure twice cut once chop saw would be handy also my advise is to hire someone unless you want it to look like crap

Answer 7

I am quite sure that the instructions are included with the flooring when you purchase it, or call Home Depot or Lowe's and ask them, they are all willing to help out.

Answer 8

Ask Gilligan

Answer 9

Apparently,its not called bamboo wood, its called rotan!

Answer 10

wow.. what do you plan to do with the rounded shape without destroying the appearance?