As anyone ever floated solid groove bamboo flooring?
I know it's suppose to be glued or nailed but a client of mine wants it floating. (Bcuz of price and availability)
Wondering I anyone has done it and has had any issues.
I think they forgot to add the word tongue. They want to float solid (as opposed to engineered) tongue and groove flooring. How does it stay "clicked" would be my question. Sounds like another pointless exercise.
Nesto, please explain why you would let a customer dictate an obviously reckless installation method. What does price and availability mean? This is hilarious to me.
The answer to your question is actually "yes". It can and has been done successfully. HOWEVER...and this is a huge however...you MUST follow manufacturer spec on this installation method, the subfloor has to be super flat, and you have to use the correct adhesive. Only certain bamboo manufacturers will say you can float their products. It does work and depending on where you are located in the country that will dictate how strictly you need to follow environmental requirements. If the house is too humid or too dry you can say goodbye to that floated floor.
The answer to your question is actually "yes". It can and has been done successfully. HOWEVER...and this is a huge however...you MUST follow manufacturer spec on this installation method, the subfloor has to be super flat, and you have to use the correct adhesive. Only certain bamboo manufacturers will say you can float their products. It does work and depending on where you are located in the country that will dictate how strictly you need to follow environmental requirements. If the house is too humid or too dry you can say goodbye to that floated floor.
No, it wouldn't be glued down it would be glued together. Not a full spread installation. There are quite a few products that can be floated but are not a "locking" floor. The tongue and grooves are glued together and laid over a pad like a locking floating floor. Roberts makes a glue used for this method and I think bostick as well.
I've floated quite a few engineered floors that way actually. Glued t&g joint, over pad. A good quality 1/2" or 5/8" product works quite well. Never done it with bamboo though...
Yeah, we used to do some pretty big floating engineered tongue and groove installs for retail stores. You just tapped them together tight with glue in the grooves. Easy money really and there wasn't ever a problem that I heard of.
Never did a solid like that though.
I always wondered why they're going with the "click" BS instead of a glued tongue and groove. The standard tongue and groove seems like a much superior method than that crappy click gimmick made for DIY idiots.
Yep, direct gluing would have resulted in very difficult removal. The trendy mall stores like to change their decor frequently.
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