Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Why is bamboo cheaper than floating floorboards 2Oct 19, 2011 9:42 am bamboo is from china, it should be very cheap. About 4 years ago bambo was about 30 per square meter trade, now its more. It is much more popular these days. the grains arfe the only negative. Doesnt have a nice grain like the aussie timbers Re: Why is bamboo cheaper than floating floorboards 3Oct 20, 2011 4:18 pm The biggest reason (as far as I know) that bamboo is so much cheaper is simply because of the rate of growth. The plant grows.... FAST. This makes the plant cheap, because there is a huge output of product over time, and it also makes it sustainable. You're not logging forrests for this product, you're logging bamboo farms that can be replaced every 5 years, not hundreds. From Wikipedia - "Bamboos are some of the fastest growing plants in the world,[2] as some species have been recorded as growing up to 100 cm (39 in) within a 24 hour period due to a unique rhizome-dependent system." viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46664 Building in Baldivis, Western Australia. First home, with Impressions. Would love it if you were to stop by some time! Re: Why is bamboo cheaper than floating floorboards 4Nov 16, 2011 9:05 pm I wouldnt have said its cheap if its a good quality bamboo. Depends on what you consider cheap, also being told Bamboo is hard is relative to what? I get told it is really tough all the time, but its still soft compared to vinyl plank or similar & I would be installing vinyl plank before any timber or bamboo, but it depends on what you want. Re: Why is bamboo cheaper than floating floorboards 5Dec 01, 2011 1:40 pm Like BCJ said - Bamboo is generally cheaper because the actual plant grows really fast. It only takes 5-8 years to reach full maturity. Unlike trees bamboo can be repeatedly harvested from one stalk and don't need to be replanted. Perhaps the downside that some aren't too keen on for bamboo is that each individual bamboo floorboard isn't made from a whole bamboo stalk if that makes sense, but rather pieces/strips of bamboo compact together. This is because bamboo is hollow so one floorboard can't be engineered from one stalk whereas a timber floorboard is one solid piece of wood. Compressed bamboo flooring is the most hard wearing out of all bamboo types because of the way it is engineered. The bamboo is shredded then compact together in 2000 tonne press, and then made into flooring so it is extremely dense and hard. Horizontal and vertical bamboo flooring is hard wearing too, but is less scratch and dent resistant. Hope this was somewhat helpful. Re: Why is bamboo cheaper than floating floorboards 6Jan 18, 2012 8:35 pm Hi budgnbear, Eco friendly sourcing of renewable hardwood flooring is always ongoing and important to both customers and retailers; it's also expensive. On the other hand bamboo is very renewable in that every 6 years on average (the same plant that is) can be reharvested. Also, the demand for hardwood is so high that it pushes up the price. High demand and low supply equals higher prices. Strand woven bamboo is around 15 in the Janka ratings (depending on brand), and so is harder than most hardwood timbers in terms of dent resistance. Surface coatings can often be the same or similar though, so don't mistake hardness or dent resistance for scratch resistance ! Laminate flooring is the other option too. Best wishes. CALL 1300GOHARVEY www.harveynormanflooring.com.au Carpet, Rugs, Timber, Bamboo, Laminate, Vinyl & Vinyl Tiles TIMBERMAX Real Australian Hardwood Flooring IN STORES NOW Re: Why is bamboo cheaper than floating floorboards 7Jan 18, 2012 10:36 pm Thought I might share the image below.... It's kinda relevant The building on the left, with the scaffolding.... Yeah, that's all bamboo, with those nylon packing ties holding it all together. This is in Hong Kong. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ By caz_770 at 2012-01-18 Thanks Simon, I guess I'm no concerned with the volume of the noise rather that dead and hollow sound and feel that is associated with floating floors. But I'm not sure… 3 6164 Thanks, that's the motivation I needed to give it a try sooner rather than one day! 4 3017 To put anything over slate you will need to put self level compound over the entire area as slate various in thickness and is very un even. To install most types of… 1 416 |