Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Bamboo Flooring, yes or no? 7Mar 28, 2015 4:55 pm Building a Cabarita 28 with Rawson Homes https://ourhomebrickbybrick.wordpress.com Add your blog to this new thread for 2015 Re: Bamboo Flooring, yes or no? 10Jul 25, 2016 11:47 pm My tip would be that before opting for any type of flooring, always get samples to try out. You will thank me later. If you are looking for good places to get free bamboo samples online, I could also guide you. Founder of Floorfurnishings.com, a blog that provides home owners guidance on the different types of flooring to choose from. Re: Bamboo Flooring, yes or no? 11Aug 02, 2016 2:41 pm if you are putting in bamboo flooring, just keep in mind the moisture level from the subfloor (either wooden or from slab). Apparently there were few events from our customers which has installed from few months to 2 yrs ago, the amount of moisture just way too much due to the rainfall from the back of the property and there was no proper drainage and the slab/wooden subfloor kept too much moisture and eventually moisture pushing upwards and the bamboo flooring are cupping everywhere. Make sure you put 200 micron plastic film if you could allow for a bit more $ and give u piece of mind in long run. Re: Bamboo Flooring, yes or no? 13Nov 23, 2016 9:13 am I'm so glad I read this thread. I was considering bamboo, but now think I will go for tiles. I didn't realise you can't steam mop bamboo. I will be outside of a regional city, so getting warps, etc, fixed could become a problem. The shoes-inside thing has not been a problem for us as we don't do it; ours always get shucked off at the door. However, I anticipate more frequent family visits when we move to our chosen site as they will then live closer. I did a trip to Malaysia last year with family and many of them found the whole shoes-off thing odd (although they did get a kick out of the morning we had 40 pairs lined up at the door). Is there a "nice" way to ask visitors to de-shoe on the way in? I will have a verandah and also an entrance closet. 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 6208 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15923 Hi there, I'm a conplete newbie to this, but I'm looking to put a floor down in my 6x9m shed. It's currently sitting on a 100mm thick concrete perimeter (dirt floor… 0 6468 |