Can I Nail Click Installation Of Bamboo Flooring
A common installation question we get every week is i ve heard it s super dense can i nail down bamboo flooring.
Can i nail click installation of bamboo flooring. It can be nailed stapled and or glued to a solid subfloor or an existing hardwood floor in good condition. Click strand bamboo flooring is designed and produced for diy and saving the cost than the installation of nail down or glue down. Click lock bamboo flooring can be installed without glue. In fact thousands of people around the world nail down strand woven bamboo floors every day in fact it s the most common installation method.
However like with anything in life you have to make sure you have the right tools. However if you are planning to install your bamboo flooring over joists then you will need to secret nail the planks into place. When your nailer stapler no longer fits between the wall and your flooring about 3 rows out continuing installing your bamboo but do not nail staple. I was curious given the fragile nature of bamboo flooring and given its thinner material if a brad nailer using 1 5 to 2 nails can be used to nail it down upon the subflooring.
Solid bamboo hardwood flooring is installed like any hardwood flooring. If you have a wooden subfloor then you can choose either to nail or glue the bamboo down. The other snag im running into is the house has vinyl flooring glued down to the subflooring which doesnt seem to come up easily. Engineered bamboo usually installed as a floating floor system with click together planks laid over a cushiony foam pad.
It is important to make correct installing or it will shorten the flooring life with the problems like swelling shrinking bending and cupping.