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   JohnWW | Feb 10, 2008 04:09am | #1

   The failure is probably with the finish not the underlying bamboo. On both floors I would look at the warranties, the finishes may be covered for a number of years.

   In any case, the floors will probably need to be sanded to bare "wood" and then have a new finish applied like any worn hardwood floor. Someone may make a special finish for bamboo but I suspect that ordinary floor finishes will probably work just as well. A floor finishing pro would probably know what is needed.

   John W.

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   saschafer | Feb 10, 2008 04:55am | #2

   There's lots of really low-quality bamboo flooring out there. The good stuff wears better, although it still dents about as readily as hardwood.

   Here's a cross-section through a good-quality engineered bamboo floor (EcoTimber):

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   The bamboo layer is about 1/8" thick, and allows for a couple of resandings. Sanding is pretty much the same as with hardwood, although bamboo can be more sensitive to cross-grain scratching.

   -Steve

    

   
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   tufenhundel | Feb 10, 2008 07:52am | #3

   Leonard:

   Just out of curiosity, did you or your daughter get your bamboo from Lumber Liquidator?

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   Leonardtx | Feb 10, 2008 09:06am | #4

   I don't think the bamboo came from Lumber Liquidators.

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   wiskytango | Feb 10, 2008 07:23pm | #5

   I got mine from there, It was cheep and it still is cheep. Its held up pretty well but not nearly as hard as you hear it being

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   tufenhundel | Feb 10, 2008 07:42pm | #6

   WT:I did a lot of research into bamboo flooring before doing the install. And there were a lot of people dissing LL bamboo, from the product to the service. Nobody ever posted anything positive about LL bamboo, nor defended the company. It appears the quality of bamboo varies wildly depending on the maturity of the stock and processing. I found that quality bamboo costs as much as any quality hardwood flooring. Yours is the first I heard that is holding up ok.

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   wiskytango | Feb 10, 2008 07:49pm | #7

   Yeah its been in for a little over two years, it has wear on it. I was hopping it would hold up better but what ever its a floor. And it was afordable enough that in a few years if we have to rip it our it will have been worth it