How To Install Bamboo Flooring - Floated DIY Method

[@ramonbmovies]

We want to install bamboo flooring in bedrooms. Can I use the floating method if we're putting twin size or queen size beds on the flooring?

[@CaliFloors]

This should be fine as long as we're not talking about a waterbed.

[@MarkBird32]

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]

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

[@christinemclean9973]

Any way to stop the creaking, cracking sound when walking on it?? We didnt install it, so i have no idea if they leveled the concrete prior to laying.

[@califloorwalker]

Hi Christen, new installations can have a bit of crackling sound as you walk across the floor. It is fairly common as the new floor planks are getting acquainted with their neighboring planks. Over time two things will happen, the sounds will begin to dissipate and your brain will begin to ignore the sound and then 6 or 8 months down the road you'll remember to keep an ear out for it and you'll realize that it's pretty much gone. That's how it went for me at least. Now, at 50 years of age, after decades of skateboarding, the only cracking noises I hear are coming from my poor joints. Best.

[@pinoysadiq1494]

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

[@CaliFloors]

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]

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

[@CaliFloors]

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

[@CaliFloors]

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."

[@aileenkader4377]

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

[@CaliFloors]

No, you have to remove carpet.

[@ESLinsider]

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]

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

[@waynegomillion4976]

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

[@califloorwalker]

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

[@gsibert1]

Install flooring up to cabinets minus expansion joint

[@CaliFloors]

@@gsibert1 That works too, thanks Gerald!

[@davidderolph2845]

Are staples ever used to hold the underlayment in place?

[@CaliFloors]

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]

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

[@priyaaggarwal6449]

How does one place cabinets then on these floors?

[@CaliFloors]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6XVZZt7fLJskLs

[@chriss6837]

Nice video

[@CaliFloors]

Thanks!

[@douglasbender1456]

What colour is the floor being installed in the video ?

[@CaliFloors]

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

[@pmexplore]

What the water proofing on a bamboo floor?

[@CaliFloors]

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]

Can you nail or staple the floor?

[@CaliFloors]

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

[@okanemochi3867]

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

[@CaliFloors]

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]

@@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]

​​@@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]

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]

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

[@cuypers1800]

@@CaliFloors thank you! That makes total sense now

[@adenaduncan1579]

I had the same question. Thank you!

[@JRDataUS]

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

[@CaliFloors]

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

[@eenix0]

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]

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

[@edwin1623]

What happens if you have a concrete slab on grade? Looks like I’m going to cancel my order

[@tanakinskywalker7089]

Bamboo is grass not hardwood

[@CaliFloors]

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]

​@@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.