How to Install Your Bamboo Floor Without Losing All Your Hair in the Process

You've got to admit, having bamboo floors in your home changes your whole interior completely. Many people love this new look that bamboo gives.

There are many types of bamboo that are harvested, but there are not many that can be safely used for flooring purposes. The most commonly used bamboo type for decorating your home floor with is called moso. This grows up to about 40-50 feet high. Once it is harvested it is left out to dry in the sun. Once dry it is then cut into various strips that are given the proper shape. These strips are then laminated and stained and the flooring is ready to be installed. You can find bamboo floors in its natural color and in carbonized amber color. You can also have other colors, depending on what staining method is used to obtain them.

Although bamboo is considered wood, it is actually a special type of flooring which nowadays is heavily competing with the regular hardwood. It is very durable and hard and it is very easy to maintain by vacuuming, by mopping or by spray cleaning.

Another advantage of using this type of wood is the fact that it doesn't harm much the environment. Bamboo grows fast and once cut, it grows back quickly. Maple or red oak, on the other hand need practically decades to fully mature.

There is nothing special about installing bamboo floors compared to hardwood floors, the process is almost identical. First of all make sure to get the best material around. Then get your subfloor completely dry, clean and without bumps. If you have dirt in between, it will not allow bonding between the subfloor and the bamboo planks. If if is wet, your whole floor will rot eventually. By having an uneven sub-floor, you will hear those squeaky sounds and noises when you walk on the floor and that is very unpleasant to anyone's ears.

To glue the bamboo planks to the sub-floor, use a moisture floor adhesive. As soon as you've placed the adhesive, add the planks on it right away. Then leave them to dry before you can use your floor. Another method of installing it is by using a nail gun over plywood or some kind of board.

Having a bamboo floor at home is truly amazing and it's the chic thing right now. It lightens up your room and if you have dark corners, those will be strongly diminished when you have this floor type in the room.