Installation Guide

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Engineered Flooring Installation Guide
Before you begin installation, remember to P.A.C.E. yourself with the checklist below. Full installation
instructions and maintenance guidelines can also be found online at www.CaliBamboo.com
Pre-Installation
Hyrbid™ Engineered
Pre-Installation Checklist
P
A
C
E
Thank you for choosing Cali Bamboo® ooring!
Now that you have chosen the World’s Hardest
Floors™ we recommend that you P.A.C.E. yourself
and review the following checklist:
Don’t forget to review Cali Bamboo® Flooring
Installation Guidelines for detailed instructions.
calibamboo.com/bamboo-oor-installation-guide.html
PREPARE
THE SUBFLOOR
ACCLIMATE
FLOORING
CONTROL
ENVIRONMENT
EXPANSION
GAPS
P ACE
EXPANSION
GAPS
Engineered ooring can be used in areas ranging from
35% to 65% relative humidity.
Leave at least 1/2” expansion spaces between ooring and ALL
vertical objects (walls, cabinets, pipes, etc.) Large ooring runs
may require additional expansion space. For oating oors, use
transition moldings between rooms and doorways 3ft. or less.
Undercut door jambs and casings to provide adequate
expansion space. Do not screw or nail cabinetry or other
permanent xtures to a oating oor.
35-65% rH
1/2” Expansion Gap
1/2” Spacer
Baseboard
PA C E
CONTROL
ENVIR
ONMENT
Make sure the suboor is at, level, clean and free of debris.
New concrete must be cured for at least 60 days. Test the
suboor moisture prior to installation and apply an
appropriate moisture barrier. Cali Bamboo recommends
Titebond® 531+ on concrete suboors. Although, other
moisture barriers are available.
MOISTURE
BARRIER
Use a Moisture Barrier on Concrete
PA CE
ACCLIMATE
FL
OORING
For Engineered ooring, lay boxes on the oor and only open
box ends as shown above.
Acclimate your oor as close to
the installation area as possible, for 72 hours in normal
living conditions.
Acclimate Your Engineered Flooring For 72 Hours
PACE
PREPARE
THE SUBFL
OOR