How To Lay Bamboo Flooring On Concrete Slab

Should i have been advised yo install a barrier or to consider other type of flooring for our home which is in a low lying area.

How to lay bamboo flooring on concrete slab.

Installing a bamboo engineering flooring over concrete slab. Also can another type of flooring be installed on top of the bamboo floor or does it need to be entirely removed. The floor was glued to the concrete slab. Please try again later.

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. Step 3 acclimate bamboo and concrete floor. Now it is essential that the bamboo flooring must be acclimated with the concrete before installing it. Yes depending on the style flooring you choose.

Can i install bamboo on a concrete slab. The morning star or supreme bamboo tongue and groove floors and morning star click floors can be glued down to concrete on or above grade using adhesive. 1 clean the slab by vacuuming away all. If you re installing bamboo in a new home allow the slab to cure at least 60 days to reduce moisture issues in the concrete before laying the new flooring.

Hard to do with glue thanks. Bamboo flooring is very versatile and can be installed on almost any sub floor. Bamboo flooring can be either glued down to concrete or screed or floated over an underlay. Strand bamboo has a janka hardness that equals or exceeds the hardest exotic wood species and it comes prefinished with as many as 10 coats of extremely durable finish.

Many people have the misconception that bamboo flooring is more fragile than hardwood flooring but when it comes to strand woven bamboo engineered flooring the opposite is true. Before you start to install your bamboo flooring you must ensure your sub floor is flat level dry and clean. We offer bamboo styles that can be nailed to wood subfloors glued down or floated over concrete. The two main installation methods over concrete.

Clean up the concrete floor using a broom to remove all accumulated dust and debris before moving onto this step.