Bamboo Flooring FAQ's |
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Why Parks Building Supplies Bamboo products? The market has been flooded with substandard Bamboo products that have poor quality control. With little to no regulations on bamboo it is important to look at the manufactures warranty, Parks Building Supplies Ltd are proud to offer a 5-15 year residential warranty on their flooring and decking products and a 3-12 year commercial warranty on their flooring and decking products. We also employ people, independent from our factory in China, to do quality checks on all of our products before they are shipped to New Zealand giving us and our customers the ultimate piece of mind on our product quality. Our bamboo flooring and decking both comply and have CE, ISO14001 and ISO 9001 accreditations Should I glue down my bamboo flooring or lay it floating? We recommend that you lay your bamboo flooring floating as our new click lock system makes it very easy to do. The benefits of laying it floating are that it is more cost effective, is it very unlikely to suffer from warping or cupping and you can easily replace boards if they get damaged. To glue down the bamboo flooring two layers of moisture coating must be put down first this cost more and takes a lot longer to do, if the moisture layer is not of a good quality the risk of moisture getting through and cupping your bamboo flooring is a lot higher. Should the skirting be put down before or after the bamboo flooring? Any new skirting should be laid down after the flooring has been laid, if you are renovating your home and want to keep your existing skirting we have a range of options that do net require the existing skirting to be taken off or undercut therefore minimising the risk of damaging your existing skirting. Can I put bamboo flooring in wet areas? We do not recommend that you install bamboo flooring in bathrooms as excessive amounts of water can get stuck between the sub flooring and the boards and cause the bamboo flooring to cup and warp. However bamboo flooring can be installed in kitchens. How do I care for my bamboo flooring? It is easy to care for your bamboo flooring, we recommend that you use a micro fibre mop to clean them and there is no need for chemicals of any kind. Other ways to maintain your floors beauty include:
Can my floor be sanded and how many times can it be re-sanded? You can sand you bamboo flooring up to 3 times in its life time, the coffee, natural and tiger coloured bamboo flooring will not have to be re-stained as they are the same colour inside and out. The caramel and black coloured bamboo will have to be re-stained. Being able to sand your flooring means it is going to last longer and you will continue to get years of enjoyment from your flooring for years to come. What are the Formaldehyde emissions from your bamboo flooring? The formaldehyde emissions are very low at 0.02mg per cubic meter of air as the European standards for formaldehyde emissions are 0.13 mg per cubic meters of air. Our factory uses specially imported European glue as your health and the environment are important to us. |