Bamboo Flooring Installed On Concrete Slab

Solid parquet hardwood flooring can be glued directly to a concrete slab on grade or above grade with the use of a manufacturer recommended vapor retarder.

Bamboo flooring installed on 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 offer bamboo styles that can be nailed to wood subfloors glued down or floated over concrete. Solid parquet should not be installed below grade. Before you start to install your bamboo flooring you must ensure your sub floor is flat level dry and clean.

While the bamboo boards. My first video upload of one of my many home improvement jobs. Also the glue down process is a bit messier. On the other hand the glue down method will give 25 runs with the glue providing a medium for the expansion of the floorboards.

Yes depending on the style flooring you choose. Bamboo flooring is very versatile and can be installed on almost any sub floor. 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. The glue down method can be used for solid or engineered bamboo flooring.

By sarabeth asaff morning star bamboo flooring is a natural bamboo floor covering that can be installed using several different methods including staples nails and glue. Installation of a factory finished bamboo on concrete requires more care than a conventional floor to prevent damaging the floor s finish during installation. Open up the bamboo flooring and lay it on the concrete for 48 to 72 hours. In this method you will adhere the bamboo flooring directly to the concrete slab.

The entire flooring level is considered to be below grade where soil is present along any perimeter wall and is more than 3 above the installed wood flooring level. Can i install bamboo on a concrete slab. 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.