How to Install Hawa Bamboo Floors

Hawa bamboo floors are available in solid or engineered floor boards. Both types of boards can be installed using the nail-down or glue-down methods, while the engineered bamboo floors can also be installed as a floating floor. The glue-down method is a little easier for beginners and requires fewer tools. Bamboo floors are not difficult to install, but the process takes time and it is important to pay attention to detail to produce a beautiful and long-lasting floor.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Chalk line
• Wood flooring adhesive
• Notched trowel
• Miter saw
• Carbide tip blade

1. Remove any base molding in the room before you begin to install the bamboo flooring.

2. Measure 5/8 of an inch from each wall and snap a chalk line to mark this distance all the way around the room. You will be laying the bamboo on these lines rather than flush against the wall to accommodate for natural expansion of the planks due to humidity or change in temperature.

3. Spread enough wood flooring adhesive with a notched trowel to lay three to four rows of flooring starting at one of the chalk lines.

4. Set the first plank into the glue so it is lined up with both of the lines in one corner of the room. Press the plank firmly into the adhesive. Build off of this plank horizontally until you have completed the first row. Use a miter saw equipped with a carbide tip blade to cut the last piece of bamboo to fit on the end of the row. Continue to lay the bamboo until the adhesive has been covered while staggering the end joints of the planks to create a stronger floor.

5. Spread adhesive and lay the planks in sections until the entire floor has been installed. Do not walk on the floor for 24 hours to give the adhesive time to set.

6. Replace the base molding to hide the 5/8-inch gap between the bamboo floor and the walls.

References

• Hawa Installation Instructions