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by bguseth
6 months ago in Photo Questions
What color is this floor?
Is it floating?
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Lowe's of Avondale, PA It is a strandad bamboo floating floor, random width available at Lowe's. I believe it's a distressed spice in color, it's goes all the way through the bamboo, not a stain.
6 months ago ·
bguseth Are all bamboo floors click locking? What's the pro's and cons?
6 months ago ·
Lowe's of Avondale, PA All bamboo floors are not locking, some may come in a tongue and groove installation style, which is typically glued down. The locking has its pros if you are going over concrete or in a basement - allows the flooring to expand and contract with the difference in humidity levels in the air. Or if you are DIY, the ease of install is great.
6 months ago ·
bguseth If cost is taken out of the picture would you choose nail down, glue, or click? If you glue down do you glue to the underlay?
6 months ago ·
Lowe's of Avondale, PA It again is going to depend on the type of flooring material. Keep in mind, if you choose a bamboo floor it cannot be sanded down because it is a grass. My flooring guru's here at the store and myself both agree that old school "nail down" is the way to go, however stranded bamboo is a much harder material and sometimes is too hard to nail down. Glue down is not glued to the subfloor - you glue the planks to each other.

Hope this helped!!
5 months ago ·
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