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Originally Posted by kurt
Another"beware".For the longest time it was all the rage for the wood bamboo floors.The will suck up water like a sponge and buckle like a roller coaster.For us down here is humid land nobody uses it anymore.Be careful around exterior doors,on the ground floor top of concrete applications and in kitchens,around bathrooms,Will stay good until wet.
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Concrete has to cure for a year a vapor barrier needs to be put down and you don't put it below grade.
Even then you can't get it wet.
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I use good old white oak and other exotic tight grained woods like teak for floors.
Bamboo is best used on a traditional joist floor above grade and at least a 1/2 gap on the edges.
Like all wood floors it should aclimate to the room it is to go in for at least a month.
This said with how fast they put up houses I would be reluctant to let someone else do it.
I do these things myself for quality controle reasons.
Worth