Installing Your Bamboo Flooring

When you are having your bamboo floors installed in your home or office you will notice that the methods and techniques that are used are very similar to hardwood floor installation.  The parts of the installation process that are the most vital will take place before you actually put the floor down.

Here are some tips to make sure that the installation of your bamboo floor goes as well as it can.

The first thing that you should be sure of is that the flooring that is underneath your bamboo floor is as clean and dry as possible.  If you are using a glue to put your floor down, a dirty floor will not hold the glue as well as it should.  It will also start to deteriorate over time.

You should also be sure that the floor below is as level as possible.  This will prevent your bamboo floor from squeaking when you walk across it.  Make sure that moisture cannot come between the floor below and the bamboo floor.  This will cause the floor to become damaged over time.

Once you have made sure that the floor below is clean and dry, you should go over the floor carefully and remove any staples or nails that may be there from your other floor.  If you do not take the time to remove these, you will be damaging your bamboo floor over the long term.

Before you begin laying down the pieces of the bamboo floor, you should give each one an inspection to be sure there are no defects or damage.  You do not want to put down any pieces that are damaged or have defects in them. 

The next thing that you should do is measure your floor.  Once you get this number, divide it by the amount of boards that you have on hand.  This will allow you to determine how many boards you will need.  It is a good idea to lay the boards out and see what they will look like before you begin to install them.  This will also allow you to determine the different colors of the bamboo and the grain differences so that you can lay it out exactly as you want.

The final step is to follow the instructions that the manufacturer has provided you and lay the boards out.  You should make sure that you are following the instructions that the manufacturer gave you so that you will not void your warranty if something should go wrong with your flooring.[an error occurred while processing this directive]