Installation

Inspect material carefully before installation; any material installed with obvious defects will not be warranted! The flooring should be installed as follows:

General Conditions:
Temperature and humidity must be brought to normal usage levels at least 72 hours before installation and maintained at those levels after installation. Flooring should be allowed to acclimatize on site for as long as possible before installation.

Applications:
May be glued down over wood sub-floors or glued directly to Nikzad vinyl slip sheet. Our 72" x 6 3/8" boards may also be floated over a foam pad such as PEVA foam or equal, approximately 1/8" thick.

Sub-floors:
Surface must be clean, dry, smooth and free of dirt, wax, oil, paint, curing agents and other contaminants that would interfere with an adhesive bonding. Old resilient floors can be installed over, provided above conditions apply. Wood sub-floor joints must be sanded level prior to new installation. Concrete sub-floors must have all cracks and holes filled with a cement-based patching material. The sub-floor must be level to within 1/4" within any 10' radius.

Glued Down:
Where possible moisture conditions may exist now or in the future, use a moisture-resistant wood flooring adhesive like Nikzad Urethane. Spread the adhesive using the trowel size recommended by the adhesive manufacturer for use with engineered hardwood floors. Planks should be sarted square with the room and parallel to its longest dimension by positioning with a chalk line, leaving a minimum of 1/4" expansion space from the base plate or wall. Make sure that starter rows are firmly in place by a wedge or spacer. Once initial rows are secure, use adhesive in a Wet-Lay method of installation. Remove spacers once the job is complete.

Moisture:
While bamboo flooring is much more stable than most wood, it is still subject to damage when in direct contact with a constantly wet slab. The bamboo must be isolated from this type of slab by use of Nikzad vinyl slip sheet. Urethane adhesive may fail when vapor pressure exceeds 3 pounds per square foot in 24 hours and therefore bamboo flooring cannot be glued down under those conditions. Check urethane manufacturer's directions and warranty for details.

NOTE: In extremely dry climates, care should be taken to avoid shrinkage by allowing flooring to acclimatize under actual use conditions. Remove the planks from the box and expose to local conditions for several days. Maintain the moisture in that location as you would on any wood floor witha humidifier. Keep humidity no less than 30%.