Bamboo Flooring

[bcoop]

What all does everyone know about bamboo floors?

Considering buying about 2000 sq ft, and doing the whole house minus kitchen and baths.

[Vertnut]

What all does everyone know about bamboo floors?

Considering buying about 2000 sq ft, and doing the whole house minus kitchen and baths.
I know that cork is pretty popular, but I don't know much about bamboo...

[347Mike]

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You must be ballin', Brent.

[94StangFiveO]

It's going to cost more than wood flooring. Installation isn't much different. Very "green" or "eco-friendly" which could matter to you or not. I've looked into doing it for a bedroom as a start to see if I liked it. Materials were going to cost around $600 for just 150 sq ft. It would be a DIY project for us though.

[Skidmark]

http://www.flooranddecoroutlets.com/new/category_details_product.php?mcid=40

[bcoop]

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You must be ballin', Brent.



I do ok. It's not that expensive, though. :confused:

I've found the exact color I'd want (chocolate), at a builder's surplus warehouse, for $2.69 sq ft (which is a steal, compared to some of the other places I've looked).

It would be a DIY for me, as well. SLP007 came over and helped me install the laminate floors that were given to me, so this won't be my first go round at DIY flooring.


My main questions/concerns are maintenance and durability. Can these be sanded and refinished over the years like wood can? Do you use the same types of cleaners? And exactly how durable are they? They seem to be in the middle of the pack on the Janka hardness testing, at 1662.


Also, ease of installation. The particular floors I'm looking at appear to be a floating floor (tongue and groove). However, they tongue and groove are much larger than anything I've ever seen before. As in, it looks as though you would have to run a bead of glue in the groove, then lock together.

[bcoop]

http://www.flooranddecoroutlets.com/new/category_details_product.php?mcid=40



Link is bunk.

[bcoop]

I know that cork is pretty popular, but I don't know much about bamboo...


Cork? Really? I'd think with the prices of cork these days, that shit has to be outrageous in price. I wouldn't think it would be anywhere near as durable as wood or bamboo, either.

[Skidmark]

I went back to click on my link and it's dead. Just goto http://www.flooranddecoroutlets.com/ and click on bamboo, then select the Dallas location.

[Special K]

Cork? Really? I'd think with the prices of cork these days, that shit has to be outrageous in price. I wouldn't think it would be anywhere near as durable as wood or bamboo, either.

I have heard really good thing about both. I really like the cork flooring.

One of the coolest floors I have ever seen was one that Bob Villa did using old poles from a barn, slicing them. They made a grout out of saw dust even.

[SonicBlueGT03]

I've done two of the bedrooms in my house using bamboo. Got it from Floor and Decor and did it myself. Total of about 350sf, took 2 weekends to finish up. Easiest way I found was to cut and dry fit the entire room, then take it all up, spread the adhesive and start laying it out. Installation was really easy and it looks great when you're done. It's not as hard as most solid flooring though, so if you use it for, say, a home office, your chair wheels will eventually leave marks.

[Vertnut]

Cork? Really? I'd think with the prices of cork these days, that shit has to be outrageous in price. I wouldn't think it would be anywhere near as durable as wood or bamboo, either.
Actually, it's right there with a good wood floor, and supposedly, very durable. It has a very cool texture to it, too. I say "supposedly" durable, because it hasn't really been around long enough to have a real history, like wood floors have.

[8mpg]

Bamboo is pretty durable but I have read it scratches pretty easily. I was worried about doing bamboo because we have 2 big dogs. Lowes has a bamboo flooring that is a locking floor (something like $3/ft) and you dont have to glue it. Most of the bamboo floors are like hardwoods and must be glued down. Lumber Liquidators had some bamboo flooring down to $1.99/ft last week. I like the look but I have read it scratches pretty easy.

[HECDOGGIE]

Its pretty hard. What kind of finish does the bamboo have?
Aluminum oxide is one of the top finishes.

It should have at least 25 year wear warranty and lifetime structural warranty

[bcoop]

Its pretty hard. What kind of finish does the bamboo have?
Aluminum oxide is one of the top finishes.

It should have at least 25 year wear warranty and lifetime structural warranty


That, I don't know. Like I said, it's at a builder's supply warehouse. I don't know if they even know what finish it has. ;)

Do you know if these can be sanded and refinished like hardwood, over the years?

[turbodriven]

That bamboo is bad ass.