Hard wood floor or bamboo.

[lodgepole]

We are in the process of turning our nursery into an office/study. We have looked at a few samples and can't decide between real hard wood or solid bamboo. Hard wood is more expensive but price aside what would you chose and why?

[DonBon]

A plus on Bamboo is if it gets dented or scrathed the color is all the way thru.

[Muygrande]

I got a super cheap deal on some bamboo flooring five years ago so I put it in my home office. No complaints at all.

[lodgepole]

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[47]

My very first thought was of a 6" bamboo splinter entering the ball of my bare foot.

[Mrs.Ecoboost]

I like hardwood! Had it in my old house and loved it. It was real not the floating floors my parents have those and they are alright but nothing like the real thing

[bsills]

Do you have inside kids or dogs over 35 lbs? If so hardwood will be more durable. A lot of bamboo on the market is harvest premature and will scratch/dent much easier than hardwood. I have see new bamboo floors that have marks the first time a lady walks across it in high heals. If neither of those are an issue go with what you like.

[bwssr]

once the bamboo has been cut, it will suck up the humidity that is in the air and swell up....my neighbor is one of the top installers in Texas and has traveled to other states, based on referrals, to install floors....many many years of doing this with OUT recalls....he says NO to bamboo if the humidity is over 30%

[Silent Assassin]

Bamboo! Go green! It's beautiful wood. Especially on the floor. Stunning!

[Silent Assassin]

once the bamboo has been cut, it will suck up the humidity that is in the air and swell up....my neighbor is one of the top installers in Texas and has traveled to other states, based on referrals, to install floors....many many years of doing this with OUT recalls....he says NO to bamboo if the humidity is over 30%

That's good to know. Thanks, Bruce. Now I'd have to retract my statement! Lol

It's beautiful but not durable then.

[rubydog]

Do you have inside kids or dogs over 35 lbs? If so hardwood will be more durable. A lot of bamboo on the market is harvest premature and will scratch/dent much easier than hardwood. I have see new bamboo floors that have marks the first time a lady walks across it in high heals. If neither of those are an issue go with what you like.

^^^^^ Brian is a flooring guy and I am considered pretty knowledgeable in the area of all things wood and bamboo. The above statement is spot on.Bamboo is the fastest growing renewable resource in the world. However, there are many types of bamboo grown in many regions and they vary greatly. Giant Moso bamboo is one of the more common timber bamboo's used for flooring and it holds up pretty good. There is also Guadua bamboo and Soides that are used in flooring that are much softer and pithy. Being a grass bamboo has only verticle grain only and lends itself to stretch better than compress. If I were to buy flooring that I never wanted issues over I would go with a good grade of hardwood floor for lasting results.

[rubydog]

once the bamboo has been cut, it will suck up the humidity that is in the air and swell up....my neighbor is one of the top installers in Texas and has traveled to other states, based on referrals, to install floors....many many years of doing this with OUT recalls....he says NO to bamboo if the humidity is over 30%

Very good point... Bamboo is very open grained on the ends and absolutely takes in moisture from the atmosphere..

[Draco]

^^^^^ Brian is a flooring guy and I am considered pretty knowledgeable in the area of all things wood and bamboo. The above statement is spot on.Bamboo is the fastest growing renewable resource in the world. However, there are many types of bamboo grown in many regions and they vary greatly. Giant Moso bamboo is one of the more common timber bamboo's used for flooring and it holds up pretty good. There is also Guadua bamboo and Soides that are used in flooring that are much softer and pithy. Being a grass bamboo has only verticle grain only and lends itself to stretch better than compress. If I were to buy flooring that I never wanted issues over I would go with a good grade of hardwood floor for lasting results.

If this guy said it then take it to the bank. He knows wood and bamboo.

[Roscoe]

We put bamboo in our bedroom in 2004 and we have had no issues with it at all. We loved it then and love it now.

[Black Ice]

I know this was not in your original question but my wife and I were at lowes the other day and they had some really cool looking tile that looked like old distressed wood. They also have it in the new casino here in Baton rouge an it looks great. I'm wishing I would have done this because my two Great Danes have destroyed my wood floors in my 5 month old house