First of all, if you are shopping for a cheap flooring option and are tempted by a cheap brand of bamboo flooring, be careful. You are most likely getting a high toxic glue content and a soft floor that will show years’ worth of damage after a few months.
Even if you go for a higher quality brand of bamboo flooring, it is still vulnerable to scratches and dents, and refinishing potential is sketchy at best. If you want to eliminate your floor’s blemishes, you will have to replace it. You just doubled the cost of your bamboo floor.
If that doesn’t sound like your ideal situation, then you may want to reconsider your decision to install bamboo.
Thank you for your honest, clear reviews. Based on what I just read, I have decided not to install bamboo flooring.
The false hyoe had lead me to think it was the best flooring to buy.
Mary Cote
YouTube has a video about bamboo manufacturing plant in Vietnam. It looks pretty sad and somewhat unhealthy…however, going hungry is pretty unhealthy too. Ethics is a difficult topic.
The flooring sold by this company is substandard. Within 4 months there were chips and significant shrinkage from the shirting boards . Its a total waste of money. Do not buy. Such a shame as I was convinced this would be hard wearing based on all the press.
http://www.bambooflooringcompany.com