How To Install Bamboo Floors On Concrete Slab

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How to install bamboo floors on concrete slab.

Now it is essential that the bamboo flooring must be acclimated with the concrete before installing it. The floor was glued to the concrete slab. Allow the concrete floor to cure for between 60 and 90 days if new before installing the bamboo. The glue down method can be used for solid or engineered bamboo flooring.

The morning star or supreme bamboo tongue and groove floors and morning star click floors can be glued down to concrete on or above grade using adhesive. We offer bamboo styles that can be nailed to wood subfloors glued down or floated over concrete. Clean the floor well with a pressure washer if it is an older concrete floor to remove any sealers. 1 clean the slab by vacuuming away all.

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The most important factor is to use an approved urethane wood floor adhesive with vapor sound barrier and the trowel that is used specifically for that adhesive in this method you will adhere the bamboo flooring directly to the concrete slab. Open up the bamboo flooring and lay it on the concrete for 48 to 72 hours. Vinyl plank laminate flooring t molding professionally installed on concrete slab. Use a moisture test kit to ascertain the level of moisture in the floor and therefore the amount of time the bamboo planks should be laid out on the concrete.

If you re installing bamboo in a new home allow the slab to cure at least 60 days to reduce moisture issues in the concrete before laying the new flooring.