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Hat s bamboo flooring like with having a large small dog.

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It comes with a 25 year warranty and the salesman said it is hard wearing. So called caramel toast or carbonized bamboo has a rich color but it is not as hard as unheated so called natural bamboo flooring. 2 comments updated 16 hours ago. He had a large dog perhaps 25 30 kg.

We just put in bamboo flooring we had the same concern as we have a dog. It s quite popular here in the us in the last 2 3 yrs. Posted by hstockwell 17 hours ago. Laminated bamboo flooring with a top layer glued to multiple sub layers is diy friendly.

Bamboo is not wood. That is my main concern. Bamboo a native plant to tropical regions with heavy rainfalls grows much faster than hardwood and has a different cellular structure. Although it is commonly grouped with hardwood flooring bamboo is not actually a wood but rather a woody grass.

Flooring conundrum idea to transition floor from oak steps to basement. Flooring design dilemma basements. Nothing significant but the bamboo was prefinished and when viewed with a high incident lighting the dings were very visible. Like other hardwood flooring bamboo may be refinished depending on the thickness of the planks.

If the dog ran across the floor she would leave dings or dents from her claws. Do claw marks happen at all seeing it is a very hard surface. Properly finished bamboo flooring cleans easily with a mop and mild soap. For those who prefer modern décor bamboo flooring has a clean contemporary look.

33 comments updated 16 hours ago 31. Many of the processes that caramelize bamboo flooring will make it softer by about 30. So far no issues but it has only been 6 weeks. This forum is for the discussion of bamboo particularly its cultivation and propagation.

A friend 25 years ago installed bamboo flooring. Bamboo is also usually bleached in the process to oxidize out the natural variation in color. Let me tell you it s the worst flooring material to be used for your floor if you wear any high heels and have a cat that loves to scratch. I do not think that the bamboo was ceramic coated.

Bamboo flooring can be made using either a plank type method where the bamboo pieces are laminated together into planks for flooring or it can be woven together to make stranded bamboo flooring.