How To Install A Nail Down Bamboo Floor

These boards provide a guide to lay the first board in and a solid surface to nail to.

How to install a nail down bamboo floor.

Approximately 70 of tongue and groove floors are nailed down using the blind nailing nail down method which hides the nail holes. Step 2 allow bamboo flooring to acclimate. It s also possible to glue or nail down bamboo but those installations are best left to the professionals. This is the most common method of installing hardwood and it s also the cheapest and fastest installation type.

Always follow your flooring manufacturer s recommendations when choosing between staples and cleats. First of all there are 3 common methods used to install hardwood and bamboo flooring. In this article we re going to focus on which janka tests show is the hardest wood flooring on the market by far. Use this method for solid and engineered if approved by your manufacturer t g bamboo above wood subfloors or concrete subfloors overlaid with a plywood underlayment.

Each has its own pros and cons but today we re going to look at the nail down method. Tighten down any loose floorboards or sub flooring and use leveling compound to fill seams in your floorboards. The nail down method. Before you install bamboo over plywood the subfloor must be clean and level.

New bamboo boards you take from your flooring packages will need to adjust to temperature and position changes for about 3 days before you install them.