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That's what my hardwood floors looked like when I bought my house in the UK. I re-varnished them before putting it on the market to make them look better but the scratches are still there. It looked pretty awful.
The bamboo in this picture is NOT Strand Woven Bamboo. Strand Woven Bamboo is as durable as your highest grade laminate. You can actually see the "knuckles" in the bamboo that appears in this picture, which are not found in Strand Woven Bamboo.
We recently received six samples of various types of bamboo flooring (the brand was Premium Green). All of them were tested with:
Dropping a screwdriver on them from six feet up
Left water on them overnight
Scratched with a key
Stomped on with my foot in a stiletto heel
The one we liked the most (natual horizontal) did fine with the water, but the rest left horrible marks and dents, VERY noticeable. The carbonized horizontal and vertical were even worse, and the marks were even more noticeable. The vertical horizonal left less marks, but the screwdriver left an actual divot.
The only one that showed absolutely no signs of any damage was the natural strand woven. After we noticed that it looked perfect, I actually tried hacking at it with the screwdriver - nothing. The stuff is supposedly as hard as some sort of walnut - whatever it is, it is NOTICEABLY heavier (much more dense) than all the other bamboo. At $3.50/sqft, this is what we are getting.
TIGER BAMBOO: Has anyone found a sealer or other oil based product that will help to hide the scratches? Has anyone originally had hardwood then changed over to Bamboo and can actually comment from experience that the Bamboo is MORE scratch resistant? I have heard that Tiger can look bad because of it's multi-color finish when it has been scratched. -Dan [email]hd444@mac.com[/email]
Yes, I have a great experience with bamboo flooring. Bamboo flooring is a relatively new type of flooring on the market but it’s rapidly becoming one of the most popular choices amongst eco-conscious renovators and builders. Strand woven bamboo flooring, due to its density, provides such a quiet floor for walking and living. Floating floors can be noisy to walk around and live on, but not strand-woven bamboo flooring. You 're going to be impressed with the silence. Bamboo flooring also insulates your house during summer and winter.
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