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Old 09-08-2014, 09:13 PM
 
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I was looking at getting Stranded Bamboo Flooring installed on my ground floor (concrete); I have spoken to couple of flooring shops and i am being discouraged. Anyone have any experience having bamboo flooring? The other option is to get Engineered Hardwood flooring.
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Old 09-09-2014, 12:08 AM
 
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I was looking at getting Stranded Bamboo Flooring installed on my ground floor (concrete); I have spoken to couple of flooring shops and i am being discouraged. Anyone have any experience having bamboo flooring? The other option is to get Engineered Hardwood flooring.
What don't they like about it? We used to have about 100sft of bamboo.

In my book there are three key disadvantages to bamboo:
1. Most bamboo flooring is glued to a backing. The glue can is really nasty high VOC solvent glue, some of which can/will impact your home.
2. Even though it is really tough it shows light scratches.
3. The quality is all over the place.


I'd go with oak.
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Old 09-11-2014, 08:08 PM
 
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A wood guy told me the wood is soft and doesnt wear well over time.
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Old 09-11-2014, 08:17 PM
 
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A wood guy told me the wood is soft and doesnt wear well over time.
The darker stuff is soft. The lighter stuff is hard as oak maybe harder and it's not wood it's technically a grass.
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