Do you need padding under bamboo flooring?
Use underlayment under your bamboo floor for soundproofing and stability. Bamboo flooring and 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. The foam pad will make up for minor irregularities.Click to see full answer. Keeping this…
Use underlayment under your bamboo floor for soundproofing and stability. Bamboo flooring and 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. The foam pad will make up for minor irregularities.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in view, do you need an underlayment for bamboo flooring?For bamboo flooring it is recommended that an underlay with a rating of approximately 1.0tog is used. Sound reducing underlays are measured by the decibel (dB) rating, with the higher the dB rating the more sound-proofing they provide.Likewise, can you float bamboo flooring? Yes, both solid bamboo flooring and engineered bamboo flooring can be floated over an underlay. When installing any bamboo floor it is essential that the subfloor is checked and well prepared. It must be flat, level and dry before floating a bamboo floor over an underlay. People also ask, is it better to glue or float bamboo flooring? For tongues and groove flooring then you should glue the tongues and grooves together, but do not glue the flooring to the underlay, it should be left to float loosely. You have the choice of either gluing the bamboo directly down to the concrete or floating it over an underlay.Can you put bamboo flooring over concrete?Bamboo flooring is very versatile and can be installed on almost any sub-floor. Bamboo flooring can be either glued down to concrete or screed, or floated over an underlay. Before you start to install your bamboo flooring, you must ensure your sub-floor is flat, level, dry and clean.
