Where bamboo works in a Fife house
Living rooms, hallways and studies in a well-heated, well-ventilated property. It handles claw traffic well and it takes a scuff without complaining.
We would not put it in a bathroom, a utility, or an intermittently-heated holiday property where the humidity swings hard between occupancies — that is the environment in which bamboo cups and gaps.
Buying well
- Ask for the Janka hardness figure — strand woven should be well above oak
- Confirm the adhesive and formaldehyde standard on imported product
- Check whether the range is UFH-approved before assuming
- Buy 7–10% extra: bamboo colour varies between production batches