Bamboo Flooring Pros and Cons - Bamboo Product & Installation Information
Bamboo Flooring Problems is an expert source for information on the pros and cons of bamboo hardwood flooring.
Bamboo color and bamboo finish are important considerations in bamboo flooring care. For years the two most common colors of bamboo flooring were natural and a dark brown color that was created through carbonizing the bamboo. Today bamboo flooring colors are practically unlimited from off white to gold, tan, ash, oak, orange, amaretto, pecan, wenge, chestnut, black, blue or just about any other color you might imagine. [Read more...]
With both wood and bamboo flooring, excess moisture results in the largest percentage of complaints. Improper maintenance is but one of the moisture related problems. Most commonly moisture problems are caused by conditions such as water under the structure, leaking pipe, excessively wet concrete or too much moisture in a buildings other structural components such as lumber and plaster at the time the floor is installed. [Read more...]
As with any product including bamboo flooring one can expect to at some time experience problems. Many of these problems will be as simple as a trying to figure out the best way to correct a small ding from a dropped object. Other problems may include the correction of more severe damage or perhaps what to do about the development of a blemish. At Bamboo Flooring Problems we have listed an overview as to the types of bamboo flooring problems seen by inspection companies such as The Weinheimer Group LLC. Below you will find this information that should help you should the need for the resolution of a claim develop. [Read more...]
We have a large variety of floors. Soft wood, hardwood, exotic wood and bamboo represent a few of our many floor types. Carpet, linoleum, sheet vinyl, laminate, ceramic and stone are a few more of the floors we enjoy. What a variety of floors and what a variety of environmental concerns. The Spotted Owl, endangered plants, endangered bugs and rodents, oil spills at sea and on land, strip mining – scaring the majestic beauty of our lands. Some say we are destroying the ecosystems and yes, the giant panda. All of these are real concerns and one or more of them affect the manufacturing of every type of floor covering made today. Is bamboo really an eco friendly floor? [Read more...]
In today’s world green building design and the use of green building materials are of high concern in our decorating considerations. Since early man, bamboo eco was there even before the term “green building” was coined. Not only has bamboo provided for warmth and tools for centuries it has also been used in construction of housing for both men and beast. [Read more...]
There are less moisture related complaints with bamboo floors then there are with wood floors. When considering wood flooring for wet areas bamboo flooring in a bathroom or kitchen is a good choice. While moisture related conditions do arise with bamboo flooring, like engineered wood flooring bamboo is more stable than solid wood for over concrete or wet area installations. With bamboo flooring moisture problems are usually a site related condition. Frequently a moisture problem is caused by conditions such as water under the structure, leaking pipe, excessively wet concrete or too much moisture in a buildings structural components at the time the floor is installed. Improper maintenance can also result in the introduction of excess moisture. [Read more...]
The test results in this report are based on the ASTM D1037 Janka Ball test. The Janka test is a measure used to determine the strength and durability of wood floor flooring based on the amount of force required to indent the flooring. The Janka hardness of bamboo flooring tends to vary a bit as it does with some wood species. Due to the thickness of available specimens its accuracy is somewhat greater on wood than bamboo. The test measures the force required to embed an 11.28 millimeter (0.444 inch) steel ball into wood half its diameter (0.222 inch) deep. This method was chosen so that the result would leave an indentation 100 square millimeters in size. Janka is one of the best measures to determine the hardness and durability of wood species. [Read more...]
