How To Install Bamboo Flooring On Plywood: Steps To Install

Steps to Install Bamboo Flooring on Plywood

Here are some of the steps by which the customers can easily Install Bamboo Flooring on Plywood:

Prepare The Subfloor

1. Remove The Shoe Molding: The customers need to start by pulling up all the shoe molding from the corners and the edges of the room by using the pry bar.
2.Remove The Dust: The customers then need to remove all the dust and the debris from the subfloor by using the wet-dry vacuum. The customers also need to tighten all the loose screws and the screws on the subfloor.
3. Use The Sandpaper: The customers then need to use the sandpaper and rub it vigorously over the high spots on the plywood floor.
4. Use The Wood Filler: The customers then need to use the wood filler in order to fill up all the holes and the cracks on the subfloor. The customers need to spread the wood filler to the cracked area by using the putty knife. The customers then need to let the filler compound dry completely.
5. Use The Sandpaper: The customers then need to use the sandpaper in order to remove all the high spots and to create an even smooth surface on the subfloor. The customers also need to remove all the dust from the floor by using the vacuum.
6. Cut The Bamboo Planks: The customers then need to trim the bamboo planks as per the accurate size dimensions of the room.

Install the Bamboo Planks

1. Place The Spacer And The Bamboo Planks: The customers need to place a half inch spacer to the opposite side of the longest wall and next to other walls of the room as well. The customers then need to lay the carved side of the bamboo planks opposite to the wall spacers. The moment when the customers will affix the end of the bamboo planks then they need to apply the small amount of the glue to the planks so that they won't slide further. The customers then need to lay the bamboo planks in the starting row opposite to the spacers. They then need to trim the last bamboo plank of the first row in order to make it exactly fit by using the round saw.
2. Place The Bamboo Planks In The Second Row: The customers need to start placing the bamboo plank to the second row by placing all the bamboo pieces altogether. The customers then need to place the bamboo planks to the rest of the area of the room by using the same procedure.
3. Affix The Shoe Molding: The customers then need to allow the floor to dry completely before walking over it. Once the floor is completely dried the customers then need to detach the spacers from the wall and then affix the shoe molding to the walls of the room by using the brad nails accordingly.