How To Install Bamboo Flooring - Floated DIY Method

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Installing your own bamboo flooring is easy to do. To ensure long-term flooring success, follow these recommendations and installation steps carefully. Bamboo like all hardwood floors, when floated, will naturally expand and contract with seasonal changes. You know the old adage "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."? Taking the time to properly prepare your floorboards and plan your bamboo flooring installation strategy will set your next DIY install up for success.
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Topics Covered
Pre-installation Steps - 00:37
Flooring Acclimation - 01:15
Expansion Space - 01:54
Tongue & Groove vs. Click Lock - 02:44
Tools Needed - 03:13
Laying Planks - 03:52
Undercutting Door Jambs - 04:44
Finishing the Install - 05:16

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29 июн 2024

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@chriss6837 Год назад

Nice video

@CaliFloors Год назад

Thanks!

@MarkBird32 2 месяца назад

I have a baby grand piano in the room i am considering removing the rug and installing bamboo flooring. Would I have to consider a different option if I wanted to keep the piano in this room?

@CaliFloors 2 месяца назад

Bamboo is an ideal floor type for installations with heavy things on the floor due to its hardness and resistance to denting, you'll just want to glue down the flooring instead of floating the floor. A floated floor needs to expand and contract with seasonal changes and heavy objects impede this process so gluing it down will be your best bet. Here are our bamboo flooring installation steps (jump down to the glue-down section). www.califloors.com/solid-bamboo-flooring-installation

@ESLinsider 9 месяцев назад

Thinking of using this in a van. My concerns are that it will attract dirt in the joints between pieces and then if water spills on the floor then it might seep into and under the floor. any thoughts?

@CaliFloors 9 месяцев назад

I would use something from our Legends line, its waterproof and lightweight: bit.ly/3sOWyiP

@waynegomillion4976 Год назад

Appreciate it. So kitchen base cabinets shouldn't be installed on a floating floor? If not what's the solution. Thanks.

@califloorwalker Год назад

Nail down or glue down the floor, then you're good.

@gsibert1 Год назад

Install flooring up to cabinets minus expansion joint

@CaliFloors Год назад

@@gsibert1 That works too, thanks Gerald!

@pinoysadiq1494 Год назад

Is the plank will not move when u step on it since there is a gap in all sides.?

@CaliFloors Год назад

The weight of the floor once fully laid keeps it in place. In the beginning the first few rows may try to move around but after that it stays put.

@ScottJackieAdventure 2 года назад

@0:28 you show metal stair nosing. What is that product and where can I get it?

@CaliFloors 2 года назад

Let me see if I can find that out...

@CaliFloors 2 года назад

From the homeowner (who is an Architect) "it was a custom stainless steel angle I believe ¾”x ¾”. Brushed Stainless. Adhered to the floor with a very thin VHB tape."

@douglasbender1456 2 года назад

What colour is the floor being installed in the video ?

@CaliFloors 2 года назад

It's Java: www.calibamboo.com/product-java-fossilized-solid-bamboo-flooring-9009001001.html

@aileenkader4377 7 месяцев назад

Can floating bamboo flooring be installed over carpet with no padding?

@CaliFloors 7 месяцев назад

No, you have to remove carpet.

@priyaaggarwal6449 Год назад

How does one place cabinets then on these floors?

@CaliFloors Год назад

We don't recommend installing cabinets on flooring. While some situations are unavoidable, you would just need to nail or glue down the flooring to the subfloor. See this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Utr4hEGM9ZY.html

@davidderolph2845 9 месяцев назад

Are staples ever used to hold the underlayment in place?

@CaliFloors 9 месяцев назад

If your underlayment is strictly for comfort and insulative properties then using staples is fine, but if your underlayment is also serving as a moisture barrier, the staples will negate these benefits.

@davidderolph2845 9 месяцев назад

@@CaliFloors no need for a moisture barrier. So, I might use some staples to help keep it in place.

@pmexplore Год назад

What the water proofing on a bamboo floor?

@CaliFloors Год назад

Like all pre-finished wood floors, it's not waterproof. As long as you clean up spills within a reasonable amount of time, it will tolerate some moisture.

@hankhill2762 2 года назад

Can you nail or staple the floor?

@CaliFloors Год назад

Yes, you can nail-down solid or engineered bamboo, but we don't recommend staples.

@okanemochi3867 2 года назад

hmmm... you mean no bed on top of the bamboo?

@CaliFloors 2 года назад

A bed shouldn't be an issue, but a large bookshelf or fish tank could inhibit expansion and contraction of a floated floor. If you do happen to have a large bookshelf or fish tank you'll just want to use the nail down or glue down installation method.

@aslmx1918 Год назад

@@CaliFloors I want to use the floating method on concrete but we will have a fish tank. Do we just glue it where the tank will be?

@eenix0 5 месяцев назад

@@CaliFloors Your video says no furniture over 500 lbs. Literally my body, my partner, and our bed alone are over 500 lbs. 500lbs is absolutely nothing when it comes to furniture. So...no, apparently not.

@cuypers1800 Год назад

Curing the concrete for 60 days? Is that just for a new home and apply mostly to a builder? I don’t think most people are patient enough to wait that long…

@CaliFloors Год назад

Yep you're right Jeffery, new construction or any newly poured foundation.

@cuypers1800 Год назад

@@CaliFloors thank you! That makes total sense now

@JRDataUS Год назад

you cannot get onto the website without user name and password. Ooops!

@CaliFloors Год назад

Doh! Our bad, we're still learning how to use our shiny new website. Should be good now!

@eenix0 5 месяцев назад

Wait. What? No...heavy furniture? On the floor? Which is ..typically where the heavy furniture goes? I went from being about to buy this to wondering why anyone would buy this in a single slide. Can't use it for kitchens due to cabinets, living space due to bookshelves, or bedrooms due to closets/armoires. This is...utterly baffling. Sounds like it's only use is for a model home that nobody actually lives in.

@CaliFloors 5 месяцев назад

Just need to glue it down if you're planning on having heavy funiture, cabinets, etc. on it. That's all.

@tanakinskywalker7089 Год назад

Bamboo is grass not hardwood

@CaliFloors 11 месяцев назад

You're absolutely right! It's a grass with class! When put through our Fossilized™ process it creates a material several times harder than the hardest hardwoods. Watch these videos for more info: bit.ly/1p71594

@eenix0 5 месяцев назад

@@CaliFloors "Harder than hardwoods", yet I can't put any furniture or cabinets on it or basically use it for anything other than walking delicately. Right.