Nail Down Bamboo Flooring Installation
The one drawback is that after 5 10 years of seasonal cycles the cleats nails can come loose and may squeak a little.
Nail down bamboo flooring installation. The nail down method this is the most common method of installing hardwood and it s also the cheapest and fastest installation type. Bamboo flooring installation is similar as hardwood flooring installation. Glue down is the most popular installation. However if you are planning to install your bamboo flooring over joists then you will need to secret nail the planks into place.
Video demonstrates the use of a power nailer to install bamboo flooring without splitting the tongues or damaging the face of the flooring. Approximately 70 of tongue and groove floors are nailed down using the blind nailing nail down method which hides the nail holes. When installing bamboo flooring it is essential to check that your subfloor is dry level and flat. Nailing down is probably the most common way that hardwood flooring including bamboo is installed.