How to Install Bamboo Flooring on a Diagonal

Cost

$ $ $

Skill Level

Start to Finish

2 Days

Tools

measuring tape
12" miter saw
pneumatic nailer
tapping block
rubber mallet
flooring stapler

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Materials

speed square
painters tape
rosin paper
prefinished bamboo plank flooring

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Step 1

bamboo flooring rosin paper

Bamboo floor installation project with rosin paper and blue painters tape for marking areas.

Install Moisture Barrier

Lay Rosin paper over entire floor, overlapping the seams and taping them down. This acts as your moister barrier.

Step 2

Using a yellow measuring tool to mark a spot on the bamboo floor piece.

Man uses a Ryobi saw to cut into wood pieces in this floor installation project.

bamboo flooring measure wood

Using a yellow measuring tool to mark a spot on the bamboo floor piece.

bamboo flooring cut wood

Man uses a Ryobi saw to cut into wood pieces in this floor installation project.

Cut First Plank

After the entire floor is covered with Rosin paper, start your installation in a corner of the room. Using a speed square, measure your first 90 degree piece (Image 1). Using a miter saw, cut two 45 degree angles, one on each side of the wood plank (Image 2). This will give you your 90 degree piece.

Step 3

bamboo flooring first piece

Bamboo floor installation project with rosin paper and attaching wood with nailgun.

Install First Piece

Using a pneumatic nail gun, secure the first piece in the corner of the room. When laying your planks, make sure the tongue side is facing out into the room.

Step 4

Measuring bamboo floor pieces in the floor installation project.

Installing floor bamboo pieces while tapping them in side by side with a block.

bamboo flooring measure floor

Measuring bamboo floor pieces in the floor installation project.

bamboo flooring tapping block

Installing floor bamboo pieces while tapping them in side by side with a block.

Cut and Install Next Piece

When the first piece is secure, take your measurements to get your plank length (Image 1). Cut another set of 45 degree angles: one on each side of the plank using a 12” miter saw. Once each plank is cut, fit the tongue side of the previous plank into the grooved side of the new plank. Use a rubber mallet and tapping block to tap planks into place (Image 2).

Step 5

bamboo flooring stapler

Using a floor stapler to attach floor pieces in this floor home improvement project.

Staple Planks

When the planks are locked in, take a flooring stapler and place tip onto the tongue of the plank. Staple the plank onto floor every 6 inches, keeping the tip of the stapler on the tongue of the plank.