Comments on: The bamboo floor saga

By: Q&A with A House By The Park

Q&A with A House By The Park — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:37:09 +0000

[...] plenty more food for thought in Mike’s blog such as his post about induction cooking or that whole bamboo issue. You’ll also find a complete cost breakdown and timelapse video of the construction (pretty [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:26:05 +0000

Thanks Mike, we are looking into Low VOC stains and cannot find too many that are dark. Love the article, btw! Josh.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:18:45 +0000

Josh: Don’t know what the actual stain was. It’s teak/walnut colored and technically it’s a swedish finish. Don’t use that aluminum oxide stuff because it scratches white.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:48:40 +0000

Bamboo is such a pain! What stain did you end up using on the floor? We are going through this problem on a current project and I cannot find a dark stain.

Thanks.

Josh.

By: archaalto

archaalto — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:14:08 +0000

Ah! so it is… I must have missed that in the specs.

I assume another advantage is being able to sand and re-finish after a few years of wear and tear.

The installed floor looks beautiful in the photos above…this post has prompted me to look into the site finished bamboo flooring alternatives.

Thanks.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:54:59 +0000

Archalto: Yep… the Ecotimber is pre-finished and has micro-beveled edges. I wanted a seamless, flat edged floor. Other than that, the stuff looks pretty good.

By: archaalto

archaalto — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:52:22 +0000

thanks for sharing! just out of curiosity–the “honey” photo you link to is from a company called “Ecotimber”, which I am actually specifying on a project currently under construction.

It sounds like you guys loved the “honey” color, but was their a reason why you guys did not actually go with the “woven”ecotimber product?