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I just got back from a road trip to the Bolingbrook IKEA and saw their bamboo flooring. I brought back a sample and it's pretty tough to scratch. Has anybody installed this? It's a layer of bamboo backed with MDF and is a floating floor like laminate. For just over a dollar a square foot, I just might have to try it out in the master bedroom.
I installed the bamboo flooring in my kitchen back in October, and I love it. It's much easier underfoot than my old linoleum, and it looks beautiful. Easy and fairly quick to install, too.
The finish is fairly scratch resistant--however, if you have people prone to wearing heels (or dropping heavy things), it does tend to dent. This doesn't bother me, but it might be a dealbreaker if you like things pristine and unmarred.
gorbo, i'm with you. i installed solid bamboo (qualifies as a hardwood floor since it's solid) and it does dent a bit, but i love it. i love the feel of the floor and it's not too hard underfoot. and it looks like a real wood floor should, not 100% tight and unmarred.
I'm a bit cranky at the anti-bamboo stories lately, imo it's just the wood industry getting scared!
What's the 'LL'? I'm about to put Teragren bamboo flooring on my first floor (strand) and regular horizontal natural (also by Teragren) in the bedroom.
i don't know what LL is either
But I have horizontal that I bought from costco for 1.85sf and i laid it myself. I'll go with strand from now on in high traffic areas. they've finally found a great style of strand that has some texture to it (i don't like the vertical where it's just tiny little lines) I LOVE the look of horizontal, but it is tough with lil tykes
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