Bamboo flooring is growing increasingly popular with home-owners, property developers and owners of commercial venues. Bamboo mouldings and accessories can help to add the finishing touches to any bamboo floor. Continue reading
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Bamboo Skirting and beading explained
Bamboo skirting and beading are accessories made from bamboo to complement or add the finishing touches to your bamboo floor. They are available in carbonised, natural, strand woven and with a rustic effect. They are essential to any flooring project and help to make your room look complete. Continue reading
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Interesting Bamboo Facts
- Bamboo is a grass
- Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants on the planet. One species has been recorded to grow 90cm per day!
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Protecting your bamboo floor over Christmas
It is definitely worth thinking about how to protect your bamboo floor over the Christmas period. Christmas tends to be associated with cold, wet weather and visits from friends and family, and there are simple things that can be done to protect your flooring from any unwanted damage. Continue reading
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Problems with Bamboo Flooring: Water Damage
Although bamboo flooring is fairly water resistant, it is still at risk of water damage if excessive water is allowed to soak into the planks of flooring. Water damage can cause the bamboo to warp, distort and become discoloured. Continue reading
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Problems with Bamboo Flooring: Scratches or Dents
Bamboo flooring is extremely easy to maintain, but scratches and dents are inevitable with daily wear and tear. The biggest cause of scratches and dents to bamboo flooring is dirt or grit on your shoes, and then walked over your floor. Continue reading
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Problems with Bamboo Flooring: No expansion gap
When you are fitting bamboo flooring, an expansion gap of at least 10mm needs to be left around the perimeter of the room, including doorways and fireplaces. Continue reading
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Problems with Bamboo Flooring: Uneven Subfloor
Your subfloor (the existing floor in your property) needs to be level before any bamboo flooring is installed. If it is not level then the planks of bamboo will be put under duress when walked upon, and over time it could start to creak, squeak and may move.
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Problems with Bamboo Flooring: Moisture Damage
If your subfloor was not completely dry before the bamboo flooring was installed, then you may have problems with moisture damage to your flooring. Over time the bamboo will absorb any excess moisture and is more than likely going to warp and distort.
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Which Bamboo Floors are best for areas with high footfall?
When deciding upon a new bamboo floor it is vital that you think about the space that it will go into and how much traffic or footfall it will receive. If it will have a relatively low amount of people walking over it then it does not cause too much worry and any type of bamboo flooring will be sufficient. Continue reading
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