If you have a wooden subfloor then you can choose either to nail or glue the bamboo down.
Should bamboo floors be glued or floated.
Yes both solid bamboo flooring and engineered bamboo flooring can be floated over an underlay.
I actually have a lot of glue left over and bamboo flooring leftover and i plan on remodeling renovating the garage after i m done remodeling my bathroom.
When a floor is floated it means that it has been installed without being glued nailed or screwed to the subfloor.
The engineered bamboo i m installing suggest either a floating installation or a glued down installation.
Always use a manufacturer recommended glue for your bamboo planks.
As with all methods you want to make sure your subfloor is properly primed and there are no cracks or debris.
Floating a floor which is sometimes also referred to as being loose laid is one of the quickest and easiest methods of installation.
A floating floor is also easier to repair in the event of a leak or another problem that causes damage to a section of the floor.
However if you are planning to install your bamboo flooring over joists then you will need to secret nail the planks into place.
If you have a concrete subfloor then you will need to glue your bamboo flooring down or float over an underlay.
Normally with floating floor floats over a thin underlay and with glue you glue directly to the sub floor.