Here are the costs, including installation parts and labor, in the order as seen in video:
1. Raw Bamboo = $15/sf
2. Natural Color (lighter) = $8-$10/sf
3. Carbonized (medium brown) = $8-$10/sf
4. Strand = $12-$13/sf
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Awesome! Thanks for doing this Jim. I missed the first video on the hardwoods so I just went and saw it. We had planned on ripping out the tile in a few years, but after seeing all those hardwoods again I might have to do it sooner… They have some beautiful wood floors at Abbey carpet.
We just ordered carpet from them again, and I have to say that their customer service is amazing. From ordering to their installation, wonderful. The rest of house will be recarpeted on tuesday.
The amount of useful information you provide every day here is incredible, Jim.
Thanks Jim! I learn so much from your videos. I never knew the ins and outs of wood floors and these guys know their stuff! And since you recommend them, I’m sure they’re fantastic.
Although I am only in college, one day I will own a home in North Coastal where I grew up and would love to go to this place to pick out my floors!
Watching your videos has given me a lot of inspiration through my college years.
Thanks Jim!
If you want to cheapen a home, install Bamboo.
My favorite type of wood floor is a wide-plank Walnut:
http://bestflooringdeals.com/images/walnut-flooring.jpg
Nice. But I also love our Cherry floors….however, they’re high maintenance.
I love the look of those carbonized bamboo floors. The fact that it’s a sustainable product is just icing on the cake.
Any wood is “sustainable.” Trees are just a crop with a longer growing cycle.
If bamboo is the same cost as wood floors but is not as tough or durable, why do people buy them instead?
If bamboo is the same cost as wood floors but is not as tough or durable, why do people buy them instead?
The same reason they use when they buy anything else — because they like the way it looks.
I have mostly wood floors, but my kitchen and bathrooms I had done in bamboo and I could not be happier with the look and easy care of them. It is a matter of what you like and the last thing I think is that it “cheapens” anything.
I had to install bamboo floors. The carbonized bamboo is made that way by cooking it with steam. What you see is the color of the caramelized sugar. The longer it’s cooked, the darker it gets.
Boss was picky about color matching it. We would sort the planks into piles ranging from light to medium to dark. Woe and much browbeating for anyone putting a dark plank into a medium plank run. We also tried to match the “grain” as well.
Underlayment was rosin paper and nailed down with a pneumatic floor nailer. Being that it was 5/8ths as opposed to 3/4ths for regular wood flooring, it could be a little tricky.
Being originally a resident of The South, my favorite floor is long-leaf southern yellow pine. Very pretty cream colored wood with coppery highlights if finished clear. It is softer then regular hardwoods though.
Really enjoy your site. I had really good realtors in my buying and selling, so much appreciate all they did.