kcjodih
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Anyone here in CS land have bamboo floors or know of someone who does? We're seriously considering them for the house we're building and have to make up our minds this weekend We have hardwood floors in this house and although I love the medium - dark brown I chose. However, I only chose a matte/satin finish and still find it's too much shine aka MAJOR dust, dust bunnies, everything shows on it ! - footprints from the kids (both dirty socks from coming in the garage way, or wet or sweaty feet from the pool or just summer in general).
I love the look of the horizontal bamboo floor in a medium color as opposed to the golden natural color but I've heard from a few people that they heard from people and so on and so on that it's not as durable as hardwood and scratches and dents VERY easily. I'd hate to spend $7,000 or so to have them look horrible in a month. These are also the only woodish type floor I could find that didn't have much shine. I don't want laminate or engineered as I don't find them real enough looking. I like the depth of the gaps between the wood, makes it look real to me. LOL I did actually find some hardwood at an exclusive place that uses a 'dogged' finish which is only about 22% instead of the matte of 50% and the semi and full gloss at higher percentages but the colors we liked (in 4 and 5 inch slats) were going to cost us 9.99 a foot = $14,000 BEFORE installation which is my whole flooring budget!!
So now I'm looking at the pros and cons of bamboo from people I trust and a reputable recommended brand or two would be appreciated too!
Thanks all!
I love the look of the horizontal bamboo floor in a medium color as opposed to the golden natural color but I've heard from a few people that they heard from people and so on and so on that it's not as durable as hardwood and scratches and dents VERY easily. I'd hate to spend $7,000 or so to have them look horrible in a month. These are also the only woodish type floor I could find that didn't have much shine. I don't want laminate or engineered as I don't find them real enough looking. I like the depth of the gaps between the wood, makes it look real to me. LOL I did actually find some hardwood at an exclusive place that uses a 'dogged' finish which is only about 22% instead of the matte of 50% and the semi and full gloss at higher percentages but the colors we liked (in 4 and 5 inch slats) were going to cost us 9.99 a foot = $14,000 BEFORE installation which is my whole flooring budget!!
So now I'm looking at the pros and cons of bamboo from people I trust and a reputable recommended brand or two would be appreciated too!
Thanks all!
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