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For the first floor after taking off the old glued engineered floor and cleaning up, do we need to perform any other tasks before putting the underlayment?ģ. So from the color options, we liked the Vintage Java. The guy at Lowes said that the only option over concrete and without glueing is Click Lock. Would Cali Solid Bamboo Vintage Java Click Lock work over the concrete base? Our preference is NOT to glue it or nail it (2nd floor plywood). We are in the metro Washington DC area with cold winters as of lately and humid hot summers. We are looking at Cali Solid Bamboo Vintage Java Click Lock. The first level currently has engineered hardwood glued over concrete. We need to replace pretty much the entire floor. We had a leak that flooded part of the current floor.
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Engineered flooring is a bit more forgiving with regard to expansion and contraction in extremely humid environments and doesn’t require the long acclimation period. If all this is a bit overwhelming, I would actually recommend our engineered Fosilizzed Mocha Bamboo Model Number 7014006500 over the solid product. Never wet mop a wood floor, our vinyl floor care video covers proper technique, but you’ll want to use Bona for hardwood floors. Try to maintain a relative humidity within 40-60%Ħ. Avoid putting objects over 500 pounds on a floated floorĥ. Break up all rooms and spans over 30 feet with t-moldingsĤ. When installing be sure to allow 1/2 inch expansion space around any fixed objects like walls, pillars, door frames, vents, etc.ģ.
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Acclimate the planks in an acclimation stack on a pallet in the room you plan to install it for a minimum of 14 days, longer if possible.Ģ. Here are the main things you are going to want to make certain you perform correctly:ġ. You would only use underlayment if you floated the floor, and PergoGold underlayment, when used with the foil seal tape, is perfectly fine. This video also does a good job of explaining it. Since Hawaii is a very humid environment, installing a solid wood product is going to require extreme adherence to our installation guidelines. Which Cali underlayment is the most environmentally friendly. Part of the house has a concrete sub-floor, but the rest is plywood, post and pier. Which Cali underlayment do you recommend for use on plywood sub-floor (that does have some irregularities such as spaces and piles of dry paint). Is this also a concern for the underlayment? Will the purgo gold “void” out the low VOC benefit of your product, or does it matter less since it will be under the floor. Will it be okay to use with your product? I am purchasing your flooring due to the low VOCs. They quoted the purgo gold underlayment since that is what they had in stock. We received a quote locally, they have that particular product in stock, but not any Cali underlayment. Would it be best to float the floor and use no glue?
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I am about to purchase your Cali Bamboo Fossilized 5-in Mocha Bamboo solid hardwood flooring. Which choice should we make? And if the felt is a good choice, are we confirmed it will not be too soft and uneven in the feel of the flooring system. The Complete is harder, but with cork backed planks may be fine or better, but I think we would not want to seal off and trap moisture against the cement board covered wood floor beneath, Correct? The felt underlayment is 3mm thick, and I imagine would give a softer, more sound proof feel, which we desire unless it is contraindicated for the flooring system, or is TOO squishy.
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With the cork backed Vinyl Plus over cement board (over second floor wood) is there any need, benefit, or problem with using an underlayment? There would be benefit to having the two floors a little more even, so I was considering underlayment, and there is plenty of room for a thicker one. With Cali Vinyl plus directly on the cement board in the bedroom, it will be about 1/2in lower than the tile in the adjoining living room (open floor plan) Project: in Hawaii, second floor condo bedroom,160 sq ft, laying over existing cement board over plywood (after carpet removed).įlooring Choice: Cali Vinyl Plus (natural)