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Posted by Eigenvector on August 11, 2006, 6:49 pm
I was talking to a buddy of mine today and he mentioned that he was having
his kitched floors redone with bamboo. For a long time I was incredulous,
cause I always thought bamboo was this nice round segmented bush/tree that
was rife with problems - it was small and round, it was relatively soft, it
harbored bacteria, and it was hollow.
He mentioned something about how it was processed into a composite material
that was harder than oak and very long lasting. What gives, when did bamboo
become a flooring material of choice?
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Posted by Phisherman on August 11, 2006, 10:36 pm
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:49:16 -0700, "Eigenvector"
>I was talking to a buddy of mine today and he mentioned that he was having
>his kitched floors redone with bamboo. For a long time I was incredulous,
>cause I always thought bamboo was this nice round segmented bush/tree that
>was rife with problems - it was small and round, it was relatively soft, it
>harbored bacteria, and it was hollow.
>
>He mentioned something about how it was processed into a composite material
>that was harder than oak and very long lasting. What gives, when did bamboo
>become a flooring material of choice?
>
It has been around for some years. I've seen two varieties depending
on the kind of cut. It is very strong. Personally, I prefer the
look of white oak, sugar maple, or hickory.
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Posted by dpb on August 12, 2006, 9:12 am
Eigenvector wrote:
> I was talking to a buddy of mine today and he mentioned that he was having
> his kitched floors redone with bamboo. For a long time I was incredulous,
> cause I always thought bamboo was this nice round segmented bush/tree that
> was rife with problems - it was small and round, it was relatively soft, it
> harbored bacteria, and it was hollow.
The inner portion is soft, the outer part is quite hard. There are a
multitude of varieties of bamboo, some of which can reach heights of
120 ft or so which are quite large in diameter and consequently, have
sizable thickness of the outer layer required to support that kind of
height.
> He mentioned something about how it was processed into a composite material
> that was harder than oak and very long lasting. What gives, when did bamboo
> become a flooring material of choice?
Oh, about 5000 years ago or so.... :)
There are several ways to process it, from simply milling the larger
stems noted above into usable pieces of material similar to more
familiar sawmill operation, lamininating multiple thinner pieces a la
laminated beams to chipboard-style usages.
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Posted by # Fred # on August 12, 2006, 12:39 pm
>I was talking to a buddy of mine today and he mentioned that he was having
>his kitched floors redone with bamboo. For a long time I was incredulous,
>cause I always thought bamboo was this nice round segmented bush/tree that
>was rife with problems - it was small and round, it was relatively soft, it
>harbored bacteria, and it was hollow.
>
> He mentioned something about how it was processed into a composite
> material that was harder than oak and very long lasting. What gives, when
> did bamboo become a flooring material of choice?
>
Bamboo is a fast growing grass something like 6" in height or so per day so
unlike tress it could be harvested multiple times. It's more water
resistant, harder and more stable than many hardwood species which makes it
a good flooring material. I would say its a material of choice but
certainly I wouldn't have any problem laying bamboo flooring in my house.
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Posted by on August 12, 2006, 1:11 pm
I would consider it but, fyi, Consumer Reports does state that it is
subject to fading.
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