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11-20-2008, 02:58 PM
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New Guy
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Location: NE Oklahoma
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Bamboo over radiant
I am doing a 500 sq ft addition to my home and we are considering radiant heat but my wife also wants bamboo flooring. Are these a good combination?
My concerns are humidity in the summer and drying in the winter (we live in NE Oklahoma) causing gaps between boards. I was planning on installing unfinished flooring and having it finished. Does anyone have experience (good or bad) so that we can make a better informed decision?
Thanks
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11-20-2008, 03:47 PM
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Flooring Guru
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Make sure you keep the humidity levels around 40% wherever you install the Bamboo.
If you are stuck being at the mercy of Oklahoma humidity, you will have one heck of a dry floor in the winter.
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11-20-2008, 11:30 PM
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New Guy
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Finish Carpenter
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Thanks for the tip!!
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11-22-2008, 09:45 PM
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Knowledge Factory
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Install it as a floating installation. DO NOT FASTEN or GLUE the bamboo down.
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11-22-2008, 11:27 PM
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New Guy
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Finish Carpenter
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Location: NE Oklahoma
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I have seen laminate installed as a floating floor, but how do you install unfinished as a floating floor? Any websites that I can go to to show me?
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11-24-2008, 01:08 PM
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Flooring Guru
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If it has a click locking mechanism then float it and do the same to it you would if it was a solid.
If it's tounge and groove, then check with manufacturer on install.
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11-26-2008, 10:51 PM
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Knowledge Factory
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I have yet to see, or know of a source for unfinished bamboo. All I have been able to find, is prefinished bamboo.
If there is no glueless lock, but regular T&G, you use a PVA-II adhesive in the groove, and use strap clamps to compress the flooring joints during the installation.
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11-27-2008, 11:11 PM
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New Guy
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Hardwood flooring
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Just found these guys 6 months ago. Unfinished, perfectly milled carbonized bamboo and all the accessories. Not 1 bad board in the 1000+ square feet I've ordered and installed. I think they ship to the US, or have a satellite office there. It stains beautifully too...
http://www.mmgtrading.com/index.php
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11-28-2008, 12:28 AM
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Pro
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Back to quality of product and installation. Flor's the best but we rarely see 40% humidity here, 80% is average. 60-68% for snowbirds with humidistats. I believe that it's all relative as long as there are not huge swings such as 40-90% over extended periods. Our lows CAN get to 36% but it's only for a day or two.
The few kitchens that I've done were top product T&G that were assembled as floating with polyurethane glue and special clamping systems. The HO's were fully aware that this was new tech and expensive (cleanup is a beech) but I've never had a complaint. I've used the technique with other hardwoods with the same results.
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12-07-2008, 11:59 AM
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Old school Ranger
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flooring
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Location: Shalimar, Florida
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read the manufactures instructions! They come in every box. If you do not and there is a problem you own the floor and the problems
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