Standard bamboo flooring versus strand woven bamboo flooring??
Question:I have been reading alot about the downsides of bamboo flooring...besides their purported strength people are finding out they dent easily and stratch easier yet. But them I found out some information about Strand Woven Bamboo flooring and seems twice everything that standard bamboo flooring purports to be...anyone have experience with strand woven bamboo flooring (any brand?)??
Answers:
Hi, as we know if you use bamboo as strucutre material, it is indeed very strong, like steel, but if you use it as decorating material, it just likes medium wood, such as oak, maple etc.. So, bamboo will be dented and scratched like medium wood.
As we know all bamboo floor now on market is made by "Moso", one species of bamboo, its scientific name is Phyllostachys pubescens, the density of it is about 0.68, but with a different way to use Moso creates strand woven board, the density is about 1.2, so as we see such "heavy" material of course has better property than common bamboo, higher rigidity on surface, more stable in dimension, bigger strength...
The biggest difference is that the vertical or horizontal (typical) are the stalk of the bamboo. The strand or top of the bamboo plant is the part I believe that you are inquiring about the woven is a stronger product which is actually made three different ways.The light or standard bamboo color is one, carbonized or the darker and a combination color is the third.The Teragren brand seems to meet the requirements you are looking for.
I am not familiar with Strand Woven Bamboo, but I installed about 800 sq/ft of cross cut bamboo in my bedrooms, hallways, and staircase. When first installed we noticed that it dented quite easily, interestingly enough it hardly dents anymore. (or we've just become used to it.) We must have gotten great coating material because I've never seen a scratch.
That said, dents and depressions are not a problem. Experiment in a corner or a piece of scrap to test this procedure. Fold a T-shirt in half and place it on the dent, then set a steam iron on the spot for about a minute or two. The wood will swell in the dent and it literally will look as good as new.
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