Timelapse video of my Brother-In-Law and I laying a bamboo wooden floor in their new house, see if you can sopt the point where we got distracted watching the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
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Anywhere from 3/4" to 5/8". You can find some engineered bamboo with an 1/8" wear layer.
If you're asking thickness, thinking that you can refinish it at some point in time if need be – just remember, bamboo is a woody grass, it is not wood, and therefore does not refinish the same way wood does. Also, if gluing a solid bamboo to the subfloor, make certain to use a urethane adhesive, but even then, I would still be nervous about it absorbing moisture. I would recommend plastic, plywood, felt, and nailing the floor.
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I recently had my home re-done with hardwood floors and at first I was very interested in Bamboo flooring because I loved the look of the "knots" and I liked the enviornmentally friendly concept however when I saw the sample piece of flooring that my contractor had I quickly changed my mind.
Bamboo will show scratches very easily and there is no way to refinish bamboo. You can not sand and re-stain or re-poly because bamboo is not a flat product … once you have a chip or a scratch in your floor it is there forever.
I went with a lovely red oak floor instead and have been very glad I did.
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I have porcelain tile in my kitchen, entryway and bathrooms. I love it but it’s expensive. I put in my own tile in the bathrooms should anyone here think I am rich and don’t work.
But I need some other type of flooring for the living room and bedrooms. I have berber carpet in the living room and hallway but I hate carpet. It just gets so dirty all the time even with runners down the hallway. I was thinking of Pergo or hardwood or Bamboo for the rest of the house. Tile is out of the question, it’s too labor intensive for me to do myself and too expensive to let someone else do it. What about bamboo? Don’t like the look of cork.
No pets, no small kids and don’t want it to scratch easy.
Pergo is laminate not a hardwood. So would hardwood be better than laminate.
Bamboo is actually an awesome alternative and the only “soft” bamboo is the carmelized type – to darken the product.
See the following pages on bamboo flooring:
http://www.building-your-green-home.com/bamboo-wood-floors.html
http://www.building-your-green-home.com/bamboo-hardwood-flooring.html
Here’s a page with 15 branch off pages on all kinds of flooring choices and their pros and cons:
http://www.building-your-green-home.com/flooring-types.html
Hope this helps
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PVA is probably your best bet as it will provide a waterproof seal and it dries clear,but it depends on the substrate you are laying on and the room in which its going.
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Go Green, Save Green.
Being green costs a lot of green? That is what you might think when you shop for replacement windows, or you begin to consider adding solar panels to your house. However, being green at Denver Community Credit Union does not cost our members money it saves their money!
How are we saving members green? An action is only sustainable if it saves more than it costs. With that in mind, here are some steps were taking to minimize our impact on Denvers environment while maintaining the integrity of a financial institution dedicated to providing financial opportunity to its members.
* In our Downtown Branch remodel, we didnt import new bamboo floor, but reused the existing concrete, saving our members money and protecting the environment.
* In our Downtown Branch remodel, we utilized natural lighting whenever possible, limiting our dependence on electricity while saving our members money.
* In our Downtown Branch remodel, whenever we could not depend on natural lighting, we used energy efficient lighting and motion sensors to reduce our use of electricity (and we saved our members money).
* We shred and recycle member information, protecting the environment while we protect our members identities.
* We promote e-Statements and Direct Deposit while offering free Bill Payer to all members who participate in both programs. This protects our members identities while also limiting the production of large mailings. This means less gasoline, less postage costs, less paper for the recycling bin, and more efficient bill paying. So, we save our members money.
* We offer auto loan discounts for members with fuel-efficient vehicles, once again saving our members money.
This is only a sampling of our green actions. We try to conserve in every way that can make a difference while saving our membersmoney like using high pressure toilets to conserve water or using recycled pens. Denver Community is now more than Denver’s proudest financial institution, we’re also its most sustainable.
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I was going to have the carpeting in the upstairs of my house replaced with bamboo flooring.
Someone suggested that I might ask how this would affect the resale value of the house.
She suggested that some buyers would prefer carpet in hallways and bedrooms due to increased noise that results from walking on wooden flooring instead of carpet.
Any real estate agents out there know if this is true?
Thanks!
That definitely depends on the local market. You’d be best severed asking an agent in your area, like the buyer’s agent who helped you buy the house. I can promise you that if they’re worth a dime, they’ll be more than happy to help with this query.
Personally, I HATE carpet. It holds stains and odors and try as you like, it’s never really clean.
Hardwood floors are much more expensive than carpet. To me, it makes more sense to have hardwood, knowing that if you’re selling and the buyer insists on having you cover the wood, you can do so for much less than if they wanted you to trade out carpeting for hard surface flooring. Or they might consider carpet an expense they’re willing to take on personally.
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I am close to getting a job as a freelance writer for a local home magazine. I sent the man a simple email and he was already very impressed with the way I wrote. He told me to write him an article out of about 7 choices. I don't know why, but the bamboo flooring was intriguing to me. It is incomplete, due to max character restriction.
The man told me it would be ok to take someone elses article and drastically rewrite it, but I went against his advice and concocted my own. Do you think he'll like it?
For centuries, bamboo has been an intriguing and resourceful material for many far eastern cultures. In recent times, the demand for bamboo has experienced a dramatic increase in the western market, particularly in the flooring industry. The plant most commonly used for such flooring is called "moso" and originates in the jungles of China and other areas in southeast Asia.
Well, you may ask, "What's wrong with pine? Has spruce simply lost its appeal? Has oak been thrown to the wayside?" Not exactly, but recent concerns over the environment and the cost of energy have some consumers drooling over the aspect of bamboo floors. Bamboo does not only have qualities that will save your wallet a lot of grief in the long-run, it also has a beautiful aesthetic quality that no other hardwood can match.
Bamboo grows extremely quickly and produces thirty percent more oxygen than trees. Another key advantage: A 3 acre plot of bamboo will yield twenty times more timber than ordinary trees. If it is planted where soil has been overgrazed or where nothing seems to grow, it will feed the topsoil and that land will flourish for many years. Also, no pesticide is required for bamboo to maintain a long, healthy lifespan. Though there has been recent concern that growers are boosting their fertilizer usage for higher yields when it comes time to harvest. There is also a growing threat of losing biodiversity so that one crop (bamboo) can flourish. It should be known, however, that thousands of people indigenous to China depend on the success of bamboo farming.
In China, labor practices are very questionable, and that is where an overwhelming majority of bamboo products are manufactured and if one is concerned about human rights, it may factor in to his or her decision to purchase bamboo flooring. In addition to the labor issue, only one bamboo company currently holds any credible environmental certification and that is the Smith and Fong Company, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Several other bamboo producers are currently becoming certified by the FSC, which will ensure that more bamboo products will be grown in a clean, responsible manner.
And what about the American homeowner, considering installing new flooring? You will not only benefit from having a stylish floor to make the Jones' turn red, but will be pleased when you receive the energy company's monthly bill, or even when you spill grape juice on your floor. If you are an average American citizen you spend close to ninety percent of your time indoors. Unbeknownst to most people is the fact that their homes are circulating volatile organic compounds and that flooring can have a dramatic effect on a home's ventilation. And returning to the grape juice issue, bamboo is less susceptible to liquid than any other wood used in flooring today. It is also the least susceptible to insect infestation. such as termites or carpenter ants.
But what about durability? Can bamboo really hold up to hardwood, traditional foes? Bamboo is scratched, marred or dented just as easily as it's counterparts. The darker bamboo is comparable to black walnut, while the lighter shade is more similar to maple. In terms of maintenance, bamboo shows no clear advantage, either. It is not easier to clean, stain or repair. However, there is a considerable difference between light and dark bamboos and it all has to do with heat. The darker the bamboo, the longer the manufacturer has heated it. This darker bamboo is not as durable as the lighter, unheated bamboo and is defaced much more easily.
Bamboo flooring is produced by laminating individual strips together to create the desired size of flooring. Some floors are termed "horizontal". This means that the bamboo strips are laminated together so that the top shows the natural growth rings. This makes the wood look like short, choppy rows. Some manufacturers offer three foot lengths while others make bamboo flooring in six foot lengths. Most people prefer the longer lengths because it seems to look better once installed. When bamboo is described as "vertical" the strips are laid on their sides and laminated to create a look of long, thin rows of wood. There is a type of hybrid bamboo on the market called "Engineered bamboo" that is much more durable than traditional bamboo, but is fused with synthetic materials, making it less desirable by consumers who are interested in one hundred percent organic materials. This option may be a w
I think he will love it! Keep up the great work and best of luck in landing your job. Spectacular!
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This is Will installing bamboo flooring in our guest room (day 1).
Cali Bamboo Flooring video