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Title: Installing Lowes Solid Bamboo as Glue Down- reality check.
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Started 4 months, 4 weeks ago (2008-04-11 00:44:00)  by MatL1
Forgive the length of my post... I picked up 166 sq feet of Solid Bamboo in "Spice" color - carbonized-- from Lowes and am hoping to make sure I am doing this right before I start. (Lowes Item # 142749 Model # 602HS) Details for this small job.... Room is 140sq feet, above grade, and currently carpeted Subfloor is 3/4 OSB Solid Bamboo has been getting acclimated for the past 5 days...
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Started 4 months, 4 weeks ago (2008-04-11 15:20:00)  by Pendragon
Quote: Originally Posted by MatL1 Forgive the length of my post... Applying "Henry 549 Feather Finish" (portland cement based patch & Skimcoat) to any large irregularities/dips in subfloor. Lay down 1/8 Luan over the subfloor and nail that down - - should end up with a final height that matches the oak floor adjacent. Then let ...
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Started 4 months, 3 weeks ago (2008-04-12 00:01:00)  by MatL1
Thanks Pendragon -- I will wait for the filler to dry before installing Luan. (good thinking there) For the OSB: Sounds like I got a bit of bad advice still stuck in my head about the 3/4 OSB. Back in '98 when we built the house, we had to pay extra for a *real* plywood based subfloor everywhere they were installing oak hardwood as the OSB wouldn't hold good for naildown. ...
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Started 4 months, 3 weeks ago (2008-04-12 10:52:00)  by HotinOKC
Mat, OSB has come a long way since it was first introduced into the market. Today's OSB's are stronger and more resistant to moisture. When they first came out with this stuff, it had issues of moisture getting in through the edges of the board and delamination from the construction period. This is no longer a bad issue.
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Started 4 months, 3 weeks ago (2008-04-12 12:56:00)  by MatL1
Quote: Originally Posted by HotinOKC Mat, OSB has come a long way since it was first introduced into the market. Today's OSB's are stronger and more resistant to moisture. When they first came out with this stuff, it had issues of moisture getting in through the edges of the board and delamination from the construction period. This is...
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Started 1 month, 4 weeks ago (2008-07-10 11:47:00)  by MatL1
The install wasn't too bad... Luan went down easily enough and I had a nice smooth surface to work with. The process of glue down was a bit of a pain, but once I got my process down it was good. 1st row on the back wall was nail down. Then I cut & measured about 5 rows and glued them down. (Note: That glue can sure travel around a lot when you are applying the next section. Have ...
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