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Bamboo vs. Pergo
We live in Hawaii near the rain forest. Half the year is quite wet
and half is dry. My friend was going to put in Pergo flooring as she has some in her house already and it looks great and has lasted well in spite of 3 huge golden retrievers. She just asked me what I knew about Bamboo floors and I said I knew nothing about either, but you all are such a smart group, I would ask your opinion. YOu guys know everything! What are the problems and what are the differnces between Pergo adn Bamboo and if you could point me some where so I could read it , I'd be happy with that too. She needs to get this project underway within 2 weeks, so time is important. Thank you SO MUCH for any advice. with aloha, Beans. --smithfarms.com farmers of pure kona roast beans to kona to email |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
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Bamboo vs. Pergo
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We live in Hawaii near the rain forest. Half the year is quite wet and half is dry. My friend was going to put in Pergo flooring as she has some in her house already and it looks great and has lasted well in spite of 3 huge golden retrievers. She just asked me what I knew about Bamboo floors and I said I knew nothing about either, but you all are such a smart group, I would ask your opinion. YOu guys know everything! What are the problems and what are the differnces between Pergo adn Bamboo and if you could point me some where so I could read it , I'd be happy with that too. Pergo (and other laminate products) are likely to be considerably cheaper than good quality bamboo. Pergo will likely prove more durable too, although it doesn't tolerate a lot of moisture. I have no idea how well bamboo tolerates water however. As a manufactured versus natural product, Pergo is totally consistent whereas bamboo will show much more variation in color, texture, quality and everything else. Of course, the asthetic appeal of manufactured versus natural products is in the eye of the beholder but it's often the determining factor in these decisions. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
My brother in law is putting a bamboo floor in his house right now, it
is gorgeous, but it is a 3 ply sheet (about 5/8"thick total) of real bamboo wood, where a laminate is a harder basic wood than bamboo, so the real trick is the finish and how hard that is. for my part I still go with bruce flooring ( I had a fire in my kitchen and wound up with the safety glass from the stove shattered and sent 750 degree glass all over the bruce floor and after wiping up the fire extingusisher residue the floor looked brand new still) Empressess #124457 The best Games a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Multiplayer Online Games/a a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Unification Wars/a - a href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Massive Multiplayer Online Games/abra href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Galactic Conquest/a - a href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/runescape.htmRunescape/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/kingsofchaos.htmKings of chaos/abr wrote: We live in Hawaii near the rain forest. Half the year is quite wet and half is dry. My friend was going to put in Pergo flooring as she has some in her house already and it looks great and has lasted well in spite of 3 huge golden retrievers. She just asked me what I knew about Bamboo floors and I said I knew nothing about either, but you all are such a smart group, I would ask your opinion. YOu guys know everything! What are the problems and what are the differnces between Pergo adn Bamboo and if you could point me some where so I could read it , I'd be happy with that too. She needs to get this project underway within 2 weeks, so time is important. Thank you SO MUCH for any advice. with aloha, Beans. --smithfarms.com farmers of pure kona roast beans to kona to email |
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Bamboo vs. Pergo
wrote: We live in Hawaii near the rain forest. Half the year is quite wet and half is dry. My friend was going to put in Pergo flooring as she has some in her house already and it looks great and has lasted well in spite of 3 huge golden retrievers. She just asked me what I knew about Bamboo floors and I said I knew nothing about either, but you all are such a smart group, I would ask your opinion. YOu guys know everything! What are the problems and what are the differnces between Pergo adn Bamboo and if you could point me some where so I could read it , I'd be happy with that too. This is worth reading: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/h...looring_ov.htm Frank |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
We have Bruce prefinished floor. Except for dents where things were
dropped, the floor pretty much looks new. The gloss is incredible after 9 years of use and mere vaccuuming for cleaning. Whenever we wipe it down (seldom) the wipes are perfectly clean. wrote in message ups.com... My brother in law is putting a bamboo floor in his house right now, it is gorgeous, but it is a 3 ply sheet (about 5/8"thick total) of real bamboo wood, where a laminate is a harder basic wood than bamboo, so the real trick is the finish and how hard that is. for my part I still go with bruce flooring ( I had a fire in my kitchen and wound up with the safety glass from the stove shattered and sent 750 degree glass all over the bruce floor and after wiping up the fire extingusisher residue the floor looked brand new still) Empressess #124457 The best Games a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Multiplayer Online Games/a a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Unification Wars/a - a href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Massive Multiplayer Online Games/abra href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Galactic Conquest/a - a href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/runescape.htmRunescape/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/kingsofchaos.htmKings of chaos/abr wrote: We live in Hawaii near the rain forest. Half the year is quite wet and half is dry. My friend was going to put in Pergo flooring as she has some in her house already and it looks great and has lasted well in spite of 3 huge golden retrievers. She just asked me what I knew about Bamboo floors and I said I knew nothing about either, but you all are such a smart group, I would ask your opinion. YOu guys know everything! What are the problems and what are the differnces between Pergo adn Bamboo and if you could point me some where so I could read it , I'd be happy with that too. She needs to get this project underway within 2 weeks, so time is important. Thank you SO MUCH for any advice. with aloha, Beans. --smithfarms.com farmers of pure kona roast beans to kona to email |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
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Bamboo vs. Pergo
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writes: We live in Hawaii near the rain forest. Half the year is quite wet and half is dry. My friend was going to put in Pergo flooring as she has some in her house already and it looks great and has lasted well in spite of 3 huge golden retrievers. No surprise--Pergo is some tough ****. She just asked me what I knew about Bamboo floors and I said I knew nothing about either, but you all are such a smart group, I would ask your opinion. YOu guys know everything! Or at least think we do. What are the problems and what are the differnces between Pergo adn Bamboo and if you could point me some where so I could read it , I'd be happy with that too. What's the value of the home this is going into? From what I've seen in my brief look at Bamboo is that it's friggin gorgeous and is quite the rage in high end homes, but your friend should prepare for stickershock because that stuff is expensive to manufacture and pricey as hell. I had to rule it out on cost. It's also a natural product and consider quite eco friendly because bamboo is a grass that regrows itself quickly doesn't need fertilizer and all that. While bamboo is very tough--as hard as maple or oak, but even denser, Pergo is pretty tough to beat in terms of durability. But it's not natural wood. Bamboo isn't all that pricey. I put down 700sq.ft. last year for about $2500, including installation and tear-up of the vinyl floor and some subfloor replacement. In fact it was cheaper to go bamboo than a mid-grade vinyl replacement floor. -- Keith |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:31:49 GMT, Phisherman wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:04:32 -1000, wrote: We live in Hawaii near the rain forest. Half the year is quite wet and half is dry. My friend was going to put in Pergo flooring as she has some in her house already and it looks great and has lasted well in spite of 3 huge golden retrievers. She just asked me what I knew about Bamboo floors and I said I knew nothing about either, but you all are such a smart group, I would ask your opinion. YOu guys know everything! What are the problems and what are the differnces between Pergo adn Bamboo and if you could point me some where so I could read it , I'd be happy with that too. She needs to get this project underway within 2 weeks, so time is important. Thank you SO MUCH for any advice. with aloha, Beans. --smithfarms.com farmers of pure kona roast beans to kona to email Both materials are good. I know there are two types of bamboo, depending on the cut. Personally, I dislike the look of bamboo flooring and would offer less for a house that has it. Large dogs will damage any wooden flooring, less so if their nails are kept trimmed. My dog has badly scratched up my 3 month old parquet flooring. We just hate trimming her nails and are paying the price. |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
Keith Williams writes:
Bamboo isn't all that pricey. I put down 700sq.ft. last year for about $2500, including installation and tear-up of the vinyl floor and some subfloor replacement. In fact it was cheaper to go bamboo than a mid-grade vinyl replacement floor. Wow, interestting. Perhaps I managed to pick the most expensive supplier to quote and didn't bother looking further. I may revisit it in the future. Thanks for the post Keith. -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:19:09 -0500, DK wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:31:49 GMT, Phisherman wrote: On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:04:32 -1000, wrote: terials are good. I know there are two types of bamboo, depending on the cut. Personally, I dislike the look of bamboo flooring and would offer less for a house that has it. Large dogs will damage any wooden flooring, less so if their nails are kept trimmed. My dog has badly scratched up my 3 month old parquet flooring. We just hate trimming her nails and are paying the price. lotsa snippage................................ Thank you ALL so much for taking the time to give me input!! You guys and gal (empress?) are awesome!! I have sent it all on to my friend and she doubly appreciates it! I think she may go with the Bamboo since there wasn't any real "con" about the bamboo and she has tons of bamboo on her coffee farm, but it is not the flooring material kind:)! Again, many thank yous! with aloha, beans --smithfarms.com farmers of pure kona roast beans to kona to email |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
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Keith Williams writes: Bamboo isn't all that pricey. I put down 700sq.ft. last year for about $2500, including installation and tear-up of the vinyl floor and some subfloor replacement. In fact it was cheaper to go bamboo than a mid-grade vinyl replacement floor. Wow, interestting. Perhaps I managed to pick the most expensive supplier to quote and didn't bother looking further. I may revisit it in the future. Thanks for the post Keith. This is the stuff I bought: http://www.diyflooring.com/item_3344...ed-medium.html The price seems to vary quite a bit (as low as $260/sq.ft. a while back). It's *easy* to put down (every piece is perfect). In fact if I did it again, I'd do the work. It would take me longer, but I think I could do a better job. The only hard part was ripping up the vinyl and cleaning the old glue off the floor (and the guy I hired hired a kid to do that ;). -- Keith |
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Bamboo vs. Pergo
(DT) writes:
In article , says... Keith Williams writes: Bamboo isn't all that pricey. I put down 700sq.ft. last year for about $2500, including installation and tear-up of the vinyl floor and some subfloor replacement. In fact it was cheaper to go bamboo than a mid-grade vinyl replacement floor. Wow, interestting. Perhaps I managed to pick the most expensive supplier to quote and didn't bother looking further. I may revisit it in the future. Thanks for the post Keith. It's $2.89 a square foot at Lumber Liquidators and it is stunning. Thick, well made with an incredible finish. Several different shades available along with diamond shaped trim, matching floor registers, etc Nice. I'll definitely revisit this when I wanna get rid of the dining room/living room carpet. -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
wrote in message ... We live in Hawaii near the rain forest. Half the year is quite wet and half is dry. My friend was going to put in Pergo flooring as she has some in her house already and it looks great and has lasted well in spite of 3 huge golden retrievers. Go for the Bamboo. I had my whole house done in Pergo 6 years ago when laminate was still kind of new and quite pricey. I had to have it taken out of the kitchen when it was a year old because the dishwasher overflowed and buckled it. Had to have it taken out of my son's room 2 years ago when he had a small aquarium leak and now I need to have the family room replaced because somebody spilled a soda and didn;t wipe it up well enough or fast enough, (or both.). You think you are safe from water in certain rooms, but I never thought of spills. My firends dog peed on her laminate when it was sick and buckled it. The stuff cannot take ANY water. Otehr than that, it is tough and you couldn't ask for more. I am going with hardwood, probably bamboo since it is a renewable resource unlike mahogany, teak, etc. |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
"sp628" wrote in message I am going with hardwood, probably bamboo since it is a renewable resource unlike mahogany, teak, etc. Mahogany and teak are renewable, but it just take much longer. Decades longer |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
Edwin Pawlowski wrote: "sp628" wrote in message I am going with hardwood, probably bamboo since it is a renewable resource unlike mahogany, teak, etc. Mahogany and teak are renewable, but it just take much longer. Decades longer I just purchased some solid bamboo in 5/8" thickness...........HD and another tool renter says the airtool is only setup for 3/4" flooring. Doesn't the tool only touch the top of the flooring and not rest on the existing floor? Can't understand why I need a specific nailer unless the distance from the top of my new board to the tongue is diff for 5/8 vs 3/4. The alternative is a manual nailer but I'd sure like to use air-power if I can. Any ideas? |
Bamboo vs. Pergo
Edwin Pawlowski wrote: "sp628" wrote in message I am going with hardwood, probably bamboo since it is a renewable resource unlike mahogany, teak, etc. Mahogany and teak are renewable, but it just take much longer. Decades longer I just purchased some solid bamboo in 5/8" thickness...........HD and another tool renter says the airtool is only setup for 3/4" flooring. Doesn't the tool only touch the top of the flooring and not rest on the existing floor? Can't understand why I need a specific nailer unless the distance from the top of my new board to the tongue is diff for 5/8 vs 3/4. The alternative is a manual nailer but I'd sure like to use air-power if I can. Any ideas? |
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