Installation of Bamboo Engineered Flooring

Certain preliminary steps need to be followed prior to carrying out the installation of bamboo-engineered flooring following the floated installation process. Various flooring manufacturers have their particular requirements and recommendations for pre-installation, which should be followed precisely for getting the best results.

Pre-installation issues of bamboo engineered flooring

The engineered bamboo flooring can be floated directly over a concrete slab. Such slab must be first readied properly. It needs to be ensured that the slab is flat, clean and dry. A moisture content test is suggested. Placement of a moisture barrier over the concrete may also be recommended subsequent to the carrying out of testing.

In case of floated bamboo engineered flooring installation, the engineered flooring can be set up above perhaps just any other flooring material. If there are carpeting and felt coverings then however these need to be removed. Just like in case of the concrete slabs the sub-floors must also be ensured to be flat, clean and dry and firmly secured to the joists. Before the installation is done the sub-flooring need to be covered with a polyethylene foam underlayment. The purpose of such underlayment is to serve as moisture barrier, sound reducer and also cushion for the new flooring. It needs to be ensured that doors that are opening into the room will clear the installed flooring.

Then there is also the recommendation of acclimatization of the bamboo engineered flooring. This means that the boxes containing the flooring material are to be kept in the room unopened for 2-3 days prior to installation in order to acclimate it to the normal living level temperature of the room.

Installation of bamboo engineered floating

While installing, it is best to follow the floated method with the no-glue, click-together systems. Much money is saved by adopting this method and the need for using special installation equipment, fasteners or adhesives is also obviated alongside saving much on installation time.

Importance of setting up bamboo engineered flooring plan

It is advisable to always draw out a plan while contemplating purchase of and installation of the flooring. You need to make use of standard graph paper to draw out a scale outline of the installation site floor plan. From such plan you can go about calculating the number of boxes of flooring required etc.

Bamboo engineered flooring is a special offering. This combines a state of the art engineering technology with bamboo’s natural color variations that tend to be distributed evenly (unlike wood) creating an aesthetic appeal.