Nailing Bamboo Flooring

To further reduce the occurrence of surface dimpling and tongue fracture the use of flooring nailers with a thinner 18 20 gage cleat nail may be needed for the bamboo.

Nailing bamboo flooring. Conversely if you re installing a floor via the. You cannot secret nail bamboo to chipboard or concrete. Bamboo flooring is a natural product and needs to acclimatise. How to install hardwood flooring nail down home renovation duration.

Start by securing the first row of bamboo flooring by either nailing or screwing into the groove of the planks. Nailing down is probably the most common way that hardwood flooring including bamboo is installed. You have the choice of either secret nailing or secret screwing it to the joists. If you do not let the flooring acclimatise you will have problems once it has been laid.

The one drawback is that after 5 10 years of seasonal cycles the cleats nails can come loose and may squeak a little. The planks of bamboo should run perpendicular to any existing floor boards. I like to make stuff 711 710 views. Bamboo flooring must be at least 18mm thick and have a tongue and groove profile if you want to install it over joists.

Cali bamboo flooring review 3 years later duration. I recommend you check out our bamboo flooring installation guide specifically the section titled acceptable subfloor types on page 4. In addition the use of an over size base or foot plate to distribute the nailing force is encouraged. Place your flooring in the room s which it will be laid lay the boxes flat leaving the flooring in the boxes for minimum of 48 hours.