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engineered bamboo flooring - where to buy?

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PixieGio · 12/03/2016 08:49

Any recommendations where to get our flooring from? So far we've looked at simply bamboo and the bamboo flooring company. Contemplating a diy job - been quoted £1600 for fitting 50sq m which I thought was a bit steep. Thoughts? Thanks!!

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Lonecatwithkitten · 12/03/2016 13:28

I have simply bamboo really hard wearing easy to fit and they were very helpful .

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shanghaismog · 12/03/2016 16:52

Can second Simply Bamboo, we used their carbonised wide plank engineered boards and love the warm colour of it. That said, we bought some accessories (door & floor joiners etc) from Bamboo Floorjng co and they were also great. Bamboo is pretty cheap compared to most types of wood flooring!

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Lelivre · 13/03/2016 07:31

We have fitted bamboo with a bit of carpentry help on day one to get started. Fitting a similar amount as you are planning took us some days, as certain areas around radiators and doorways were a pain.

The bamboo flooring company left us very disappointed with their after sales and I would not order from them again. I notice simply bamboo are cheaper and I would use them on another occasion, they are not so polished on the phone and that is why I didn't order from them...But we found BFC were very poor once they had our order.

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PixieGio · 13/03/2016 15:11

Thank you all for your responses. Looking like we are going to order from simply bamboo. I like the idea of getting a carpenter in to start us off and do the hard bits as well! Thanks all

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NameRanger · 13/03/2016 15:15

I've had samples from simply bamboo and we've decided to go for the strand woven one.

I tested it by scratching it with some keys and there was no mark at all.

I dropped some keys on it and there was two tiny dents when you turned it a certain way to the light.

I'm hoping they have another sale on when it's time for me to order!!

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shanghaismog · 14/03/2016 08:13

It is pretty much indestructible! We've flooded the utility room, dropped stuff, worn stilettos and no marks. Any little white scratches just rub a walnut on them and they disappear!