ᐅ Bamboo flooring with controlled ventilation and air exchange
Created on: 12 Feb 2011 09:56
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Heidi Weber
We are currently building a prefabricated house with controlled ventilation and want to install bamboo parquet flooring (vertical, solid) throughout the house. The good swelling and shrinking behavior was also a reason for our choice. The house supplier refuses to install bamboo because of concerns about excessive shrinking and swelling. Does anyone have experience with this? Solid bamboo? Solid parquet flooring in houses with controlled ventilation? Which type? If not bamboo – then what alternative?
These are old photos from the construction phase:
The gap has since closed again, so I can't take a photo of it. Current indoor humidity is 45% relative.
The bamboo we chose is heat-treated bamboo, which darkens through the heating process and, according to the supplier, should not develop the yellow tint that the natural bamboo has. Bamboo is a grass, not a wood.
However, I also have to say that scratches—which we now have plenty of—are very noticeable. If we had known in advance how sensitive the flooring is, we would have chosen tiles instead.
Now we have felt pads under the sofa and rugs in areas where people spend a lot of time.
The gap has since closed again, so I can't take a photo of it. Current indoor humidity is 45% relative.
The bamboo we chose is heat-treated bamboo, which darkens through the heating process and, according to the supplier, should not develop the yellow tint that the natural bamboo has. Bamboo is a grass, not a wood.
However, I also have to say that scratches—which we now have plenty of—are very noticeable. If we had known in advance how sensitive the flooring is, we would have chosen tiles instead.
Now we have felt pads under the sofa and rugs in areas where people spend a lot of time.
Thank you for the pictures. It looks good.
Regarding dent resistance: Bamboo is actually one of the hardest "woods" (technically a grass) available. However, if you choose a wood floor, you should be aware that bamboo is not immune to dents.
Is the parquet finished with lacquer, oil, or wax? We currently have a lacquered cherry parquet in our rental apartment. Dents show up very quickly because the lacquered surface reflects light quite well. When looking against the light, you can see every unevenness. Oiled or waxed surfaces tend to be more matte, making dents less noticeable (and easier to repair).
Regarding dent resistance: Bamboo is actually one of the hardest "woods" (technically a grass) available. However, if you choose a wood floor, you should be aware that bamboo is not immune to dents.
Is the parquet finished with lacquer, oil, or wax? We currently have a lacquered cherry parquet in our rental apartment. Dents show up very quickly because the lacquered surface reflects light quite well. When looking against the light, you can see every unevenness. Oiled or waxed surfaces tend to be more matte, making dents less noticeable (and easier to repair).
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