BAMBOO FLOOR

**1950landy** · 12th October 2018, 11:07 AM

Wel at last we are starting to have our floor replaced . Cabinet maker came this morning to remove the kick boards & sides & cupboards above the fridge. Also had the electrician in yesterday it move a couple of lights as we are getting some extra cupboards installed each side of the stove top. Before photo IMAG1962.jpg that photo was taken at Easter as can be seen. Now 20181012_093406.jpg 20181012_093421.jpg 20181012_093434.jpg sorry about the photo's being up side down bur Microsoft have done another upgrade & even if I invert them in my photo storage they will keep uploading this way .
Tomorrow the floor layer is coming to remove all the skirting boards in the house & Monday we move to an apartment for the 2 to 3 weeks that the work is being done.
Tuesday the removalist are packing up the furniture & putting it in storage . Wednesday the floor will be removed & the slab ground to remove the glue. The floor will then be allowed to dry out before sealing the following week & start laying the new floor & refitting the skirting boards.
After the layer has finished the cabinet maker will come back to reinstall the kick boards & install the new cabinets. After he has finished our builder will come in to fit new ceiling trims & repair the ceiling .

We are having Bamboo installed again because my wife doesn't like the matt look of other floating floors & likes the floor shiny but we are not going with the same brand that is a better quality & the floor will not be glued this time .
It will be installed as a floating with a top quality under lay so the floor will have 2 water proof barriers to stop any rising damp.

Then it is my turn, we have decided to paint the inside as it is 8 years since it was last painted & the paint will be damaged where they removed the skirting boards .

It has been a long fight with our insurance co to this point but we eventually came to a decent settlement on repairs , accom & removal of furniture.

I will post up some progress photo's after we get back in out house as my desk top will be packed up & unusable during this period & I find my tablets will not up load photo's to the forum.

**p38arover** · 12th October 2018, 11:42 AM

Doing the ceiling in bamboo, too!

DiscoMick · 12th October 2018, 01:57 PM

We put down a tongue and groove floating floor in our studio, which is fine, but what I really like is the vinyl floor we put in the lounge room as it came with spare strips so if one gets damaged we can just pull it up and lay a new section. Great idea. Water no problem. Looks good too.

**1950landy** · 12th October 2018, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

We put down a tongue and groove floating floor in our studio, which is fine, but what I really like is the vinyl floor we put in the lounge room as it came with spare strips so if one gets damaged we can just pull it up and lay a new section. Great idea. Water no problem. Looks good too.

I would have liked vinal but the boss doesn' t like it.

**whitey56** · 12th October 2018, 05:02 PM

We installed vinyl planks a few years ago, they have been brilliant and easy to look after and handle whatever the grandkids can throw at it.
There is a bit of warping on a few planks above a join in the slab probably moisture wicking up, I will seal that one day and they also got wet from a flood here and dried out like new.

**Homestar** · 12th October 2018, 05:32 PM

My bamboo has been down for over 8 years now - still looks as good as the day I layed it and it’s had 3 dogs clattering around on it the whole time. It’s as tough as nails. Most issues people have had with bamboo is due to how it was layed - as was the issues with the OP’s floor. Hopefully his new floor will last a long time after all this mucking around - it sounds like it’s been a nightmare.

Mine is all through the kitchen too and has had no issues with the moisture in there either.

**1950landy** · 12th October 2018, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by Homestar

My bamboo has been down for over 8 years now - still looks as good as the day I layed it and it’s had 3 dogs clattering around on it the whole time. It’s as tough as nails. Most issues people have had with bamboo is due to how it was layed - as was the issues with the OP’s floor. Hopefully his new floor will last a long time after all this mucking around - it sounds like it’s been a nightmare.

Mine is all through the kitchen too and has had no issues with the moisture in there either.

Ours has been good & shows no sign of wear or scratching even after 3 geand kids , toddlers ziping around on there ride on toys. I do beleave if the floor had not been glued down we would not be going through this problem . Yes you are correct if it is layed propely that is 1/2 the battle. The skirting boards are coming off tomorrow it will be interesting to see if they left gaps between the boards & walls. I have found a few places already were they have not.

**1950landy** · 13th October 2018, 02:48 PM

Skirting boards removed this morning , found a few places were doards had no were to expand to . The full lenght of hall 1st board was hard against the wall the full length . Probely would not have made any difference with it glued it could not expand anyway except for upwards.

**1950landy** · 16th October 2018, 02:28 PM

We moved to our tempory accomodation yesterday & the removalist was at the house to pack & remove all the furniture . they said when they quoted the job they would take 6 hours & that is what they took.
first thing tomorrow the guys will start removing the old bamboo & grind the slab. They recon to will take them 3 days but won't be finished till Saturday as they have another job to do Thursday. So far all seams to be going smooth & & they are starting to pull the floor up 2 days early.

**1950landy** · 19th October 2018, 05:04 PM

It's Friday afternoon & the guys have finished removing the old bamboo & grinding the floor. He told me he is not sure what they painted the floor with last time but it wasn't a water proof barrier. The floor will now sit to dry out over the weekend & they will seal the slab Monday ready to start laying the new floor Tuesday & all going well will be finished by Friday.
I am wanting to get some of the walls painted before the furniture returns so the tall heavy wall units can go back were they belong & I don't need to shift them again.
Will post up some photo's next week when I can get near my desk top.

Thread: BAMBOO FLOOR

Thread Tools

AN UPDATE

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions