Laying Tongue And Groove Bamboo Flooring

I have a couple of issues first i don t own.

Laying tongue and groove bamboo flooring.

Each plank of bamboo flooring has one long side and one short side with a tongue a protruding edge and one long side and one short side with a groove a rebated edge. Follow these steps to install bamboo flooring on an angle adding a unique twist to a traditional look. Minimum 5 8 inch cdx existing wood floor or tongue and groove flooring is also acceptable. Although tongue and groove solid hardwood flooring does fit together it must still be nailed to a subfloor.

Tongue and groove bamboo flooring planks are durable easy to install and eco friendly. I am lucky to have a square ish living room so measuring and layout is a little easer. Position the boards so the tongue or groove mates with the rest of the floorboards. If necessary you can apply a layer of vapor barrier to the floor and then you need to roll out your underlayment.

That way no painter can spill a 5 gallon bucket of latex paint between the joints. Few things look better than hardwood floors and when i found a good deal on bamboo flooring i couldn t pass it up. Pro tips for installing tongue and groove flooring. On a large project the first thing to know about installing tongue and groove flooring is that installing the boards should be the last thing you do.

Be sure that your first board is placed with the tongue edging pointing into the room not against the wall be sure to place wedges in between the plank and the wall to prepare for expected expansion. Floating the floor using tongue and groove flooring not parquet block 2. Floating the floor using uniclic. How to create a custom bamboo countertop in a bathroom.

I like to install them after all the windows and doors have been set and the room has been trimmed and painted. Step 2 begin laying the boards. Often a floor will meet an obstruction such as a fireplace or counter. If so miter boards to create a border that frames the obstruction.

Tongue and groove t g flooring is the traditional way of installing any type of bamboo or wooden floor.