Bamboo floors are made from a type of grass (bamboo), and yet are harder and more durable than timber floors. Bamboo has an elegant natural beauty and superior durability, making this style of flooring an increasingly p
Bamboo floors are made from a type of grass (bamboo), and yet are harder and more durable than timber floors. Bamboo has an elegant natural beauty and superior durability, making this style of flooring an increasingly popular choice amongst Sydney home owners. Bamboo grows in abundance and faster than their tree counterparts, enabling it to become a more affordable and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional timber floors.
The Clever Bamboo range offers gorgeous strandwoven bamboo strands, crafted from high pressure and adhesives. These are very durable, in fact three times stronger than the hardest of hardwoods! With a beautiful embossed surface and micro-beveled edges, these planks are sure to bring natural beauty into your home.
Planks Per Box: 6
Finish: Semi Gloss Smooth / Hand Scraped
Warranty: 30 Year Residential Warranty | 8 years Commercial Warranty
Coatings: 7 Layers UV-cured Lacquer
Installation Method: Floating
Plank Size: 1950 x 135 x 14
How to DIY This Floor?
The easiest DIY floors are floating floors like this one! They click lock together and don’t need glue or nails - they're super easy to install and if you make a mistake, you can simply un-click them and redo it. Floating floors include laminate floors, hybrid floors, bamboo floors and even engineered timber (if you are after real wood).
What tools do I need to DIY this type of floor?
The most important tools are:
Drop Saw and / or Table Saw - to cut the floorboards and are available for $150 at most hardware stores, or you can borrow one.
Ruler or Set Square - to measure how much you need to cut for the end planks near the walls.
Pencil & Eraser - to draw the cutting lines when you reach the last planks of each row.
Other “nice-to-haves” include a DIY Flooring Kit (available at Floor venue), spirit levels, tape measures, safety equipment, and work gloves.
Pro installation tips
Floor Levelling - the subfloor refers to what you intend to lay the flooring directly over and is often concrete slabs, plywood, yellow tongue or even existing floorboards. Proper subfloor preparation is very important and you should:
Clean the subfloor
Check subfloor evenness (to prevent creaking and long-term joint damage)
Underlay - is typically a soft rubber or foam material that goes underneath the floor and provides noise protection. If you live in an apartment block, your strata may have acoustic underlay requirements that you must confirm before a project.
Expansion Gaps - between the floor and the walls to allow for natural expansion and shrinkage due to temperature and moisture changes. Consider:
Plank Width - wider planks have more expansion and should be given a slightly bigger expansion gap within the range below.
Environmental Moisture - if relative humidity is high, we recommend increasing the expansion gap size.
Clever Bamboo Bamboo Flooring FAQs
The Clever Bamboo features a beautiful range strandwoven planks with a natural embossed in register finish. Aside from being 3x tougher than hardwoods, the Clever Bamboo range utilises 11 layers of abrasion resistant coating for the ultimate scratch and dent protection.
The Clever Bamboo is incredibly hardwearing, in fact three times stronger than the toughest Australian timbers! This means they are very to maintain from physical abrasions, although it is good practice to use felt padding on table / chair legs and door matts at entrances. The biggest tip to keep in mind is to avoid excess moisture when mopping, as bamboo is a naturally water absorbent material.
Bamboo flooring is regarded as the most renewable and environmentally friendly floor covering, as the source material – bamboo – grows back much faster than traditional hardwoods or oak. Aside from being eco friendly, they offer an incredibly durable surface which is three times tougher than the strongest hardwoods. Bamboo floors offer a beautiful and unique grain, and often comes in glossy finishes.
