Wooden Flooring

Smiley_Dan

Look at bamboo. Looks similar, but is cheaper than wood. Also much harder.

DRP

Smiley_Dan wrote: »

Look at bamboo. Looks similar, but is cheaper than wood. Also much harder.

have you experience of bamboo floors?

I am looking to floor a kitchen/diner/living room open plan area, and bamboo is supposedly pretty hardwearing.

moneysavingmicromels

I think you can't sand back bamboo floor though because of the glue in it, unlike wood which you can sand and re-oil / varnish.

Smiley_Dan

I personally do not have experience with bamboo (only engineered and solid wood, vinyl and laminate, but let's not talk about that last one), but I have read good things. I suggested it because it appears pretty similar to me and I know it's cheaper, as requested.

benson1980

DRP wrote: »

have you experience of bamboo floors?

I am looking to floor a kitchen/diner/living room open plan area, and bamboo is supposedly pretty hardwearing.

I went for strandwoven bamboo for our hallway and lounge. This is with a lively dog and kid that runs his toys over it all day long. It's stood up as good as I could have hoped for, and is cheap- think it was around £22sq metre and I found it easier to install than laminate (it can be floated).

chappers

we've had bamboo in our hall and bathroom for about 9 years now.
Hall is starting to look a bit scratched by the front door, where the dog goes mad at the postman.
But everywhere else it is still looking like new