wood or bamaboo floors ?

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Rider

Let e clarify that "Real" wood floors don't lock together but engineered/laminate pieces do. You said you were not going with a laminate so the real bamboo won't lock together.

Real bamboo won't lock together like an engineered floor, but you can, technically, float a bamboo floor over concrete. Once the moisture barrier is down, you can glue the bamboo boards together at the joints, with a good grade glue like "Gorilla Glue". You just apply the glue to the groove, and push them tight together.

This is not as easy as it sounds though. The boards are not perfectly straight, so you will end up clamping, or space shimming at some points, while you wait for the glue to set up, before you can continue. That can be a very long process indeed. It's also messy.

It would definitely not be my first choice of installation methods, but it can come out ok, on a very smooth slab. All you need is a butt load of patience and time.

Personally, if I was going to do the whole house, I'd use the "plywood over sleepers" method.

JC

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by Rider

Yeah I can vouch for that. My kitchen/foyer floors are an engineered cherry and it is softer than butter.

a buds neighbor had a party... all the whale women there in high heals... a wore in valley of heal prints all over his engineered wood.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

I thought this was going to be a sexual experience thread.

Originally Posted by Gas Man

a buds neighbor had a party... all the whale women there in high heals... a wore in valley of heal prints all over his engineered wood.

Looks like you just got your wish Paul.

I'm pretty sure "Engineered wood", is code for Viagra...

JC

[marko138]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Looks like you just got your wish Paul.

I'm pretty sure "Engineered wood", is code for Viagra...

JC

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

a buds neighbor had a party... all the whale women there in high heals... a wore in valley of heal prints all over his engineered wood.

...and the marks didn't heel? [sic]

[Gas Man]

no they didn't heal? LOL

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

a buds neighbor had a party... all the whale women there in high heals... a wore in valley of heal prints all over his engineered wood.

[Rangerscott]

Match your wood flooring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rSZHQkfUFw

[JoJoYZF]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

I think they make a bamboo laminate...

nothing cooler than the click into place laminate floors...

We carry a bamboo engineered that is a locking floor at HD. I think its around $3 to $3.50 a sq ft, somewhere around there. It looks pretty similar to real bamboo.

Originally Posted by Rider

Let e clarify that "Real" wood floors don't lock together but engineered/laminate pieces do. You said you were not going with a laminate so the real bamboo won't lock together.

Exactly, real wood has to be either nailed down or glued down. Ive never seen a real wood thats even available in locking.

Originally Posted by Rider

Yeah I can vouch for that. My kitchen/foyer floors are an engineered cherry and it is softer than butter.

Yeah that stuff gets beat up in a hurry. Part of the reason we went with laminate is becaause of having 2 dogs that like running through the house. 8 paws with claws running around on engineered floors is not a good idea.

[Tsunami]

what about crocodile?

http://www.fastfloors.com/lp_11465,0...roduct.htm#NAV

my salon has this and she put in some padding so it doesn't feel like normal cheap vinyl. when i buy my own place, i'm putting in croc flooring!