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Gaps in Flooring

October 29, 2010 By 6 Comments

Perhaps one of the most misunderstood concerns when it comes to both bamboo and wood flooring is gaps between boards. These gaps can be seasonal, site related, maintenance related, manufacturing related or installation related. The gaps can be normal or abnormal. An excellent paper on gaps was written by NOFMA an organization for wood flooring manufacturers. While bamboo is a grass and not wood the information in this article applies to bamboo just as it does to wood. Click Here and you will be taken to the full Technical Paper.

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Bamboo Flooring Problems Identification and Resolution

September 17, 2009 By 22 Comments

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...]

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Moisture Related Concerns of Bamboo Flooring in Bathroom, Kitchen or Over Concrete

September 16, 2009 By 11 Comments

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...]

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Bamboo Flooring Hardness

September 16, 2009 By 2 Comments

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...]

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