Home Repairs Rx

By Arthur Daniels

 Searching for a new material to drop for your Virginia flooring? Then look no further than the wilds of the Eastern nations. Thats right, Im not talking about hard stock from Lowes. You are able to and should enjoy more exotic flooring in your home.

Not just food for pandas or the stuff of cheap picnic mats, bamboo is now being processed with modern techniques into stunning "hardwood" flooring that beats regular wood floors in durability, hardness, and dimensional stability.

An added bonus to these stunning floors is the knowledge that bamboo, unlike wood, grows quickly and abundantly, reaching maturity in five years or less. Red oak and maple, by comparison, can take decades to mature and then need to be replanted. Clear-cutting of forests also has a negative environmental impact and threatens the planet's biodiversity.

After harvesting, cutting, processing, and finishing, bamboo flooring installation isn't much different from standard hardwood floor installation. The important steps in installation occur prior to putting within the bamboo floor. Very first, make sure you buy from a reputable manufacturer who is willing to back up their product with a warranty.

The next step in bamboo flooring installation is making sure the subfloo is dry, clean, and level. Dirty subfloors will not bond well with the adhesive, and subfloors which are not dry will eventually cause rot.

If not level, the bamboo flooring will squeak when walked on. If you're competent in home repair and good with your hands, you may be able to complete the bamboo flooring installation on your own. In some cases, with certain kinds of bamboo flooring, a professional will be required.

Bamboo flooring might be glued down using a moisture barrier flooring adhesive. After applying the adhesive to the subfloor having a trowel, the bamboo flooring planks ought to be immediately placed. You might also install bamboo flooring utilizing a nail gun over plywood or particleboard. Once starter rows are secure, subsequent planks should be nailed directly above the tongue at a 45-degree angle to face.

After installing the bamboo flooring, you will care for it in a similar way to hardwood floors; frequent dusting/sweeping, occasionally mopping, and use of wood cleaners. With regular care, bamboo flooring will add a stylish, stunning component to your home for many years to come.

Virginia Hardwood Flooring specialists Paragon Remodeling are offering a limited time 10 Percent off any Flooring job for simply requesting a free no obligation estimate. To compliment their work in Flooring Paragon are also a leading Virginia Paint Company so can act as your single source for home improvement related jobs.