Bamboo Flooring

[timmy67]

Unfortunately I am pressed for time and cannot do a full search so I am asking for help. We are currently doing a remodel on our 1984 Soverign which includes ripping up the carpet and replacing it with something better. My wife has suggested bamboo which we both love. However, the bamboo she brought home to look at is actual hardwood and I'm afraid that there may not have enough flex in it as you travel. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Tim

[Lisa D]

This is a great question re: flooring. I am refurbishing a unit and have been looking at the bamboo flooring by Foundation Flooring from Green Depo in NYC ( I am using all non-toxic materials). You may want to contact them re: the flexibility of the product. I need to know that too. Thanks Lisa

[truckasaurus]

Hi Tim

I'd skip the solid bamboo, it's an interesting material, but being similar to wood (it's a grass) it may expand and contract too much for your application. Going from a very dry Edmonton climate to somewhere more humid will have that floor shifting over time.

Also as you point out it will be less flexible than other alternatives. To get around the flexibility problem maybe try bamboo as an engineered material (like plywood). Installed as a floating floor it may work better, you could even try the HDF backed variant, it's tested immersed in water for quite some time and is used in renos of the big motor homes, but it's still heavy stuff.

I have installed bamboo with staples (2") and like typical 3/4" hardwood this works great in a climate controlled home but going down a road, that would be something I wouldn't try.

For my own project I'm keen on Marmoleum or cork sheet which is ironic considering I am a hardwood installer...

[marvin-r]

bamboo is a new choice in flooring. It's ecologically friendly, with the beauty of traditional wooden flooring, plus simple laminate-like installation.



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[cameront120]

Think of the added weight to your trailer. I'd rather give that over to supplies.

[Roadrunner]

I stopped just today at Lowe's to see what they had in bamboo flooring. We are in the process of replacing the floor in our 78 Ambassador. The floating floor style should work fine. It is flexible and should hold up. We are probably going to go with cork rather than bamboo. Both are only about 3/8" thick...that should address the weight issue. Perhaps someone in the forum would share pictures of their bamboo/cork floors.

Bob

[Area63]

Originally Posted by HarleyLeo101

I stopped just today at Lowe's to see what they had in bamboo flooring. We are in the process of replacing the floor in our 78 Ambassador. The floating floor style should work fine. It is flexible and should hold up. We are probably going to go with cork rather than bamboo. Both are only about 3/8" thick...that should address the weight issue. Perhaps someone in the forum would share pictures of their bamboo/cork floors.

Bob

I have used cork flooring in several client projects. Pics are on my website.
The flooring in my favorite trailer, the 1963 Overlander, has held up extremely well over the years. It's been to Baja, bicycle events, beaches, mountains, desert and cities. So far, it appears to be a near perfect flooring material for a mobile environment. Cork Rocks!

[Mexray]

We used the Prego Indian Tigerwood laminate flooring - it's foam backed, and 'floats' over the subfloor...Here some pics - post #91
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I installed the flooring over a year ago, and have been very happy with the results...

Side note: in one of the pic's you can see our original plaid gaucho...I didn't lay the flooring beneath the gaucho...so a couple of months ago, we decided to rip out the old, dated gaucho and replace it with a futon from Ikea (Ikea has several mattress upgrades and several colors of slip covers - neat!)

I cleaned up the now exposed subfloor and went back to Lowes for another box of Prego...only to find they don't sell this pattern any more!!...kind of nicked me off, as they had this pattern as part of their ongoing displays...anyway, after much effort with a couple of their flooring 'experts', I found in a catalog a pattern called plain 'Tigerwood', which looked real close, and they ordered me a box - I figured you can't see much of it anyway under the futon, and as long as it was close it would be OK...well after a week or so it comes in and the pattern is identical with ours, even though they've dropped the 'Indian' part of the name...go figure...

We went with a dark blue slip cover for the futon, as our AS is named 'Blue Halo'...I had an auto upholstery make me up some wall cover pads, similar to the old plaid panels behind the gaucho, and for the wall paneling next to each of the twin beds...looks good with the Tigerwood Prego flooring, as well...

Here's some pics after changing the gaucho...color is kind of washed out in these pics taken on a bright day...the panel by the twin bed is a better color match...

Tore out the Gaucho today...

The cat is also happy with the new gaucho....