Bamboo Flooring Forums

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Bamboo flooring forums.

So called caramel toast or carbonized bamboo has a rich color but it is not as hard as unheated so called natural bamboo flooring. I have bamboo flooring in my house. Bamboo is not wood. If the dog ran across the floor she would leave dings or dents from her claws.

Like other hardwood flooring bamboo may be refinished depending on the thickness of the planks. Bamboo a native plant to tropical regions with heavy rainfalls grows much faster than hardwood and has a different cellular structure. 2 comments updated 16 hours ago. Flooring design dilemma basements.

A friend 25 years ago installed bamboo flooring. Posted by hstockwell 17 hours ago. Laminated bamboo flooring with a top layer glued to multiple sub layers is diy friendly. Nothing significant but the bamboo was prefinished and when viewed with a high incident lighting the dings were very visible.

It s quite popular here in the us in the last 2 3 yrs. He had a large dog perhaps 25 30 kg. Posted by cd march 1 2020. Bamboo is also usually bleached in the process to oxidize out the natural variation in color.

We just put in bamboo flooring we had the same concern as we have a dog. Hat s bamboo flooring like with having a large small dog. So far no issues but it has only been 6 weeks. Although it is commonly grouped with hardwood flooring bamboo is not actually a wood but rather a woody grass.

It comes with a 25 year warranty and the salesman said it is hard wearing. 33 comments updated 16 hours ago 31. I do not think that the bamboo was ceramic coated. Flooring conundrum idea to transition floor from oak steps to basement.

Homeowners trying to decide which kind of bamboo flooring to choose might be confused as to what the differences in each one are and why they should choose stranded bamboo flooring. Let me tell you it s the worst flooring material to be used for your floor if you wear any high heels and have a cat that loves to scratch. That is my main concern. Bamboo flooring can be made using either a plank type method where the bamboo pieces are laminated together into planks for flooring or it can be woven together to make stranded bamboo flooring.

Properly finished bamboo flooring cleans easily with a mop and mild soap.