Sub Flooring Under Bamboo

Place as many fans as possible in the room so that the air is circulated in the entire space.

Sub flooring under bamboo. Underlay for thermal resistance. Bamboo flooring and an underlayment vapor barrier can be installed on any existing floor including concrete wood flooring vinyl tile linoleum tile etc as long as the floor is flat and solid. If your subfloor is uneven your flooring can potentially buckle or sound like rice krispies popping when walking on. While laying out the underlayment it can cover the small imperfections your floor has and makes your floor look nice and even.

There is also a special type of underlay which is compatible with underfloor heating. When wood floorboards get wet they swell. These panels of osb or plywood are integral to the structure of the home and provide strength and rigidity to the floor system when attached to the floor joists. An underlay is a thin layer of cushioning which is laid between the subfloor and the bamboo floor.

Using underlayment under your bamboo floor can provide soundproofing moisture protection and stability and reduce wood on wood squeaking. Not only that but it is a recycled fiber that allows no vocs. Underlays are typically used for either sound insulation or thermal resistance. Remove a few boards to let the others expand and dry the subfloor.

If you remove a few floorboards one every 5 10 feet 1 5 3 0 m should be fine will allow your floorboards to expand without buckling or cracking. This layer of osb or plywood is part of the home s construction and will already be in place when the underlayment and floor covering is installed. As you join planks end to end spread a small amount of tongue and groove flooring glue along the bottom portion of the groove before. This will also help the subfloor to dry faster.

We offer quietwalk plus underlayment for bamboo flooring that provides all three benefits above.