Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Bamboo flooring - DIY? (Perth) 5Feb 01, 2011 7:07 pm 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: Bamboo flooring - DIY? (Perth) 10Mar 20, 2011 10:47 am my new build thread- Ben Trager https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89826 my switch build thread (2011) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36569 Re: Bamboo flooring - DIY? (Perth) 13Mar 23, 2011 12:34 am Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Bamboo flooring - DIY? (Perth) 14Mar 23, 2011 10:15 pm onc_artisan Be careful of bagging your opposition it could be defamation waiting to happen. Aside: so there are some bamboo products that contain a volume of VOCs?? I take it your bamboo is FSC approved and will last longer than 5 years? How many years between re-sanding & how many re-sands can you do before it is too thin? I just want to be a full bottle on this. TIA Onc Hello onc_artisan Have noted !!! You are right in saying that there are some bamboo product which have high levels of VOC`s, and these are cheaper bamboo flooring from china, at the end of the day, if you say to the factory I want as cheap as possible then what do you think they will do, they will use younger bamboo, and use finishes and glues that are a lot cheaper than the E1 standard finish and glues. My bamboo meets E1 standard and is tested by my staff in china, who work independently and not for the factory, they give me a report about each container and will test on a regular basis, by visiting the factory during the process of manufacture and at the loading of the container. The finish which is used is a German product called klummp and will last for at least 10 year of normal wear and tear before it will need sanding. Our bamboo flooring can be sanded at least 4 times in its life. Re: Bamboo flooring - DIY? (Perth) 15Mar 23, 2011 10:28 pm So you are saying it will last 40+ years? Why is the warrantee you offer 5 years? BTW with the demand on Bamboo and 600,000 workers farming it you can understand why some can be skeptical of the sustainablity claims and issues of land clearing to be replanted with Bamboo. I too care about the sustainability of the extractive industries associated with concrete... and is why we are using glass for example as an aggregate. But that is my barrow to push. Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Bamboo flooring - DIY? (Perth) 16Mar 24, 2011 2:30 am onc_artisan So you are saying it will last 40+ years? Why is the warrantee you offer 5 years? BTW with the demand on Bamboo and 600,000 workers farming it you can understand why some can be skeptical of the sustainablity claims and issues of land clearing to be replanted with Bamboo. I too care about the sustainability of the extractive industries associated with concrete... and is why we are using glass for example as an aggregate. But that is my barrow to push. Hello Artisan Seems like you are an expert in the bamboo flooring industry as well as the concrete industry! First of all we give a warranty of 10 years on the board itself and a 5 year on the installation, and these are my business warranty not the factory warranty. Regarding the board lasting 40+ years is more than correct and longer if look after, but given a warranty for this length of time is unrealistic. Would I be still around being 80 years old still running the business lol and laying the floors, I think not, giving a warranty for 10 years and 5 years is a lot more realistic given that we have been selling and laying bamboo for over 7 years. You think that bamboo is not more Eco-friendly and better for the environment than cutting down rain-forest for example. Have you ever been to china? There are millions and millions of acres of bamboo growing freely. So I guess we can say that bamboo is better than cutting down hardwood trees. What warranty do u give on you concrete? Re: Bamboo flooring - DIY? (Perth) 17Mar 24, 2011 9:29 am Hmmm definately no expert on Bamboo, thats why I asked the questions. Have I travelled yes... more than once our diamonds come from there after they have been dug up here. The warrantee that we offer is as solid as concrete. I don't think I made any comment to get you offside but thought a valid question or 2 might be good for business, awareness is all important specially since the invisible friend Google so readily gives answers. Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Assuming the structure of your cabinetry is good then I would DIY everything as follows: - replace your counter tops entirely, - replace all drawer runners with soft close… 1 4857 Re my second point – yes exactly. And often it may take additional time if the manufacturer recommends no more than X meters… 3 5739 |