The engineered bamboo i m installing suggest either a floating installation or a glued down installation.
Should bamboo floors be glued or floated.
Floating a floor which is sometimes also referred to as being loose laid is one of the quickest and easiest methods of installation.
The main advantage to a click lock floating floor is ease of installation and a shorter installation time in general.
Normally with floating floor floats over a thin underlay and with glue you glue directly to the sub floor.
Yes both solid bamboo flooring and engineered bamboo flooring can be floated over an underlay.
How to glue down a bamboo floor from ambient bamboo on vimeo.
I actually have a lot of glue left over and bamboo flooring leftover and i plan on remodeling renovating the garage after i m done remodeling my bathroom.
However if you are planning to install your bamboo flooring over joists then you will need to secret nail the planks into place.
A floating floor is also easier to repair in the event of a leak or another problem that causes damage to a section of the floor.
If you have a concrete subfloor then you will need to glue your bamboo flooring down or float over an underlay.
Glued down bamboo floor the method of gluing your bamboo planks directly to the subfloor is only recommended for concrete.
When a floor is floated it means that it has been installed without being glued nailed or screwed to the subfloor.