Installation Of Bamboo Flooring On Walls

By Marcus Staples

The distinctive grain patterns, variety of colour shades and extraordinary strength of bamboo flooring clearly differentiate it from traditional hardwood flooring on the market today. Bamboo flooring provides your interior dcor with an aesthetic look that is admired by everyone. From its blonde through top darker carbonized add a wonderful and classy look to your home. Bamboo is a durable, sturdy and environmentally friendly material that grows very fast. The amazing ability of bamboo to replenish itself within a few years of its harvest has made bamboo flooring a popular Green choice among homeowners.

Not only bamboo is used as a flooring material on your sub-floors, it can be used as a design element on your ceilings and walls as well. The prefinished surface and wonderful grain pattern of bamboo will add a great touch of beauty and elegance to your walls. Moreover, bamboo will look unique and modern as compared to outdated wood paneling. Installation of bamboo flooring is a Do-it-yourself project that can be completed easily and fairly quickly with the right tools.

In order to install the bamboo flooring on the walls, you need to prepare them with care. It means that you have to remove and clean the dust and dirt from the surface of the walls. You can use a dry cloth or towel to clean the walls. Make sure that you dont install bamboo flooring on the moist walls as it may lead to the development of the fungus beneath the bamboo planks after installation. If you are installing bamboo flooring on the walls of the moist areas of your home such as bathroom or kitchen, always use a moisture barrier between the bamboo flooring and wall. Furthermore, it is important to have a level and a flat surface before the installation of the bamboo flooring. Keep in your mind that uneven surface areas on the walls could cause the bamboo material to deteriorate and warp over time.

First of all, choose a starting point to begin the bamboo installation. It is a good idea to begin at the bottom edge of the wall and install left to right. Now, proceed to the end of the wall and then return to the left side. After lining the first plank of bamboo up against the wall, you should secure it to the wall with the help of flooring staples and a nail gun. It is a good idea to wear the proper safety equipment when using staples and a nail gun to prevent any injury. Make sure that you apply staples to the joint areas, so to hide the staples once the next plank of bamboo is installed.

To reduce the risk of movement for the flooring installation, it is important that you stagger the bamboo flooring. Not only will this prevent seams of each panel lining up with the sections below and above it, this will also give more aesthetic appeal to your installation. Now, with the help of a miter saw, cut the first piece of plank on each level at different lengths. Finally, install trim at each edge to hide any gaps in between the wall edges and bamboo flooring.

About the Author: Simply Bamboo is a Perth, Western Australian owned and family operated company established in 2004. We originally started manufacturing wholesale custom made furniture and later diversifying into retail furniture and then bamboo flooring supply and installation with much success. For the best

Bamboo Floors

in Perth, Australia.

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