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Floating 5/8" Bamboo Flooring Over Concrete traderfjp 07-13-2005
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Posted by traderfjp on July 13, 2005, 8:20 am


I want to float my 5/8" solid bamboo over a concrete slab. I've lived
in the house for 14 years and tested the slab and there is no moisture
coming up. My plan is to glue the planks together and float them over
a moisture barrier. I don't want to add a subfloor and nail the floor
down. Is there any reason I can't take standard bamboo planking 36" in
length and float it as described above? Are there any disadvantages to
doing this?

Thanks



Posted by traderfjp on July 13, 2005, 10:26 pm


Anyone?



Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 14, 2005, 10:16 am



> Anyone?

What does the manufacturer say?




Posted by miamicuse on July 17, 2005, 10:03 pm


I live in Miami Florida (hot & humid) and the property has a monolithic
slab foundation.

I installed bamboo floor over concrete. I did not float it, it was a glue
down application using Franklin® 811 Urethane Mastic. Has been five years
and no problem.

MC

> Anyone?
>




Posted by DeborahCole on October 24, 2008, 6:47 pm
DeborahCole had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/maintenance/Floating-5-8-Bamboo-Flooring-Over-Concrete-12599-.htm
:
Did you wind up finding out whether this would work?

thanks!

- Debbie
cole.consulting@gmail.com

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traderfjp wrote:




> I want to float my 5/8" solid bamboo over a concrete slab. I've
> lived
> in the house for 14 years and tested the slab and there is no moisture
> coming up. My plan is to glue the planks together and float them over
> a moisture barrier. I don't want to add a subfloor and nail the floor
> down. Is there any reason I can't take standard bamboo planking
> 36" in
> length and float it as described above? Are there any disadvantages to
> doing this?

> Thanks







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