Comments on: A Flooring Intro http://blog.houseplans.com/2009/09/11/intro-to-flooring/ Houseplans Blog broadly covers home design, from new products to the design process. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nick Electric radiant floor heat http://blog.houseplans.com/2009/09/11/intro-to-flooring/#comment-298 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:24:05 +0000 http://blog.houseplans.com/?p=1206#comment-298 Its really good to know about bamboo flooring. As if you are looking for a flooring option that is different and which provides you the unique benefits can be available with bamboo flooring.

]]> By: Rob http://blog.houseplans.com/2009/09/11/intro-to-flooring/#comment-266 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:11:01 +0000 http://blog.houseplans.com/?p=1206#comment-266 Just a point of clarification about the Toklo laminate. There is a statement I made about it incorporating no wood. But what I was talking about was in relation to an engineered or solid hardwood, where real wood species is what accounts for it’s look.

In the construction of the Toklo laminate floor, there is some wood product used in the core of each board, which helps to make it a more stable choice in a laminate. But unlike the engineered, the real wood is an integral part of the support of the board, not in its top layer or the way it looks.

I hope this helps to clarify things.

Cheers, everyone!

]]> By: Rob J http://blog.houseplans.com/2009/09/11/intro-to-flooring/#comment-258 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:37:35 +0000 http://blog.houseplans.com/?p=1206#comment-258 Hi Frank,

Thanks for reading. When it comes to any kind of engineered wood product, including bamboo, it’s most important to make sure that your wear layer is thick enough to support refinishing. If you think you might need to refinish for whatever reason, you should choose a 4mm, like the one pictured above. Any thinner than that and you’re running into trouble. Obviously too, there is a limit to how many times you can re-finish, seeing as the real hardwood element in the top layer is limited.

As for solid strand-woven bamboo, you’re free to treat them like you would a solid hardwood.

I hope this helps, and thanks again for reading!
Cheers,
Rob.

]]> By: Frank Schulte-Ladbeck http://blog.houseplans.com/2009/09/11/intro-to-flooring/#comment-256 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:24:01 +0000 http://blog.houseplans.com/?p=1206#comment-256 Can these products eventually be refinished? I have done this with some non-solid wood products, but I was curious about new engineered products, particularly bamboo. Would redoing a finish once or twice acceptable on these products, or would it do too much damage?

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