Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

I could be wrong, but that doesn't look like bamboo... more like hardwood. (Nice nonetheless!)

Zak

Looks nice...


Beautiful detail: the shinning flower at the  window!


Have nice moments at your new home Kiku!!!

How cool is that!? Bamboo flooring in the home of a shakuhachi player - of course!  Enjoy your new home Kiku.

Looks great, Kiku. By 'singing floor', do you mean that it sings like floors in Japan that sound like singing birds? I was always fascinated by this invention to warn one of approaching ninja!

philthefluter wrote:

Looks great, Kiku. By 'singing floor', do you mean that it sings like floors in Japan that sound like singing birds? I was always fascinated by this invention to warn one of approaching ninja!

This reminds me of the story "across the nightinggale floor". A good read.

I had this in a house before.  It works well, but keep an eye on it near doors for buckling and delamination.  In FL we have houses built on concrete slabs, and any moisture can cause the bamboo to expand and buckle.  We also found that is delaminated somewhat in direct sun.  Also, although bamboo is hard and resilient, it really doesn't stand up to 100 lb dogs.  My german shepherd is old and pretty lethargic, but he still managed to put some pretty big scratches in that floor.  I am not sure how the floor is holding up now, as it is still in my ex-house with my ex-wife.  One thing that is cool is that bamboo is much more renewable than hard wood floors.  It also cleans well and easily.

We have put floor tiles at the entrance as it cannot be good for any wooden floor when people are entering the whole winter with wet boots etc.

This is a great idea.  Our issues arose here during hurricane season when the wind would push rain through the weather stripping on the door frame and under sliding glass doors.  It sounds like your place is a framed house with a crawl space below it.  I think this is a much better application opportunity than concrete slab.  I prefer tile flooring here in FL, but that would likely become very cold if it were throughout your place.  Cold is something I don't worry about much.

Although, can you resurface bamboo like oak flooring?

I think you mean "refinish," and I don't think that it is advisable.  Ours came with a pretty hi-tech finish already on it.  But, I could be wrong.

purehappiness wrote:

I need some tile at the entrance to my house. My oak flooring is really starting to buckle. Maybe, one day, I can install some bamboo too. Although, can you resurface bamboo like oak flooring? That could be an important determining factor for me.

Bamboo flooring comes in two forms:

     The type you (or an experienced person of your choice) install yourself, usually over a vapor barrier placed on the surface below, which is then
     covered with a thin closed-cell foam cushion. The floor pieces lock together at the edges, and the entire assembled floor 'floats' on this substrate.

     The type that is installed by fixing the pieces in place with a nailer or adhesive. The pieces are all the same precise dimension, and no sanding
     or surfacing is done after installation.

Both types, in my experience, are pre-finished with some sort of clear epoxy film, and are difficult to touch up or refinish. It's cheaper to just replace the
floating type, at any rate. It's a very tough finish, though.

For some pretty good eddication on bamboo flooring, read through all the links on this site, starting with this introduction:

     http://www.hardwoodinstaller.com/hardwo … uction.htm

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purehappiness wrote:

Yes, I think a floating floor would be best. that way you could replace damaged areas when needed.

The pieces interlock, so it's virtually impossible to do this. Best to remove shoes, and keep poochie's nails trimmed, and use strategically
placed rugs.