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This article was first published on February 26, 2020. It has since been updated to provide more current information. Bamboo flooring is a wonderful investment for your home. With its eco-friendly benefits and the fact that it’s designed to last a lifetime, homeowners can’t go wrong with installing it in every room in the home. … Read more
We are just getting started in 2020 and it’s exciting to not only be stepping into a new year but also a new decade. One thing that hasn’t changed is home decorating and remodeling are still the rage. If you’re in the decorating mood and want to stay with the latest trends, take a look … Read more
If you love the look and feel of hardwood flooring, but you’re looking for something a little bit rustic or different, then hand scraped flooring might be the ideal flooring for you. Nowadays, “hand-scraping” is actually a machining technique used to make new wood look distressed and antiqued. Before machined wood planks came along, wood … Read more
Unfortunately, there is no flooring material (or other material, really) on earth that is 100 percent scratch-proof; diamond floors, anyone? Bamboo floors are the toughest hardwood out there, but they are scratch-resistant rather than impenetrable. They are scarcely effected by common scrapes and impact, but they can be gouged or dented under heavy duress. I’m sorry … Read more
Radiant floor heating systems are a popular construction feature in new home construction. They are also great for large-scale home renovation projects. They can be expensive to install, but several benefits make them appealing to homeowners. By utilizing convection mechanisms, radiant heating provides an energy-efficient heat source for your home. It’s effortless to run – … Read more
Since 2006, Ambient Bamboo Floors has voluntarily conducted annual safety testing for off-gassing of all of its flooring products. Ambient is one of the few, if not the only, flooring companies that regularly tests its products for safety every year. In October, Ambient received its 2019 formaldehyde test results for off-gassing, and the results came … Read more
The mineral magnesium oxide, also known as MgO, is the primary ingredient in MagPanel (aka MgO board or magnesium oxide panels). MagPanel is a fireproof construction material that is recently gaining popularity in the United States. MagPanel is the perfect answer to construction needs in the home and commercial facilities because they are strong, durable, … Read more
Ambient is proud to present this guest post by Cora Ballek, with the Greener Living Blog Editorial Team’s additions. Cora is the winner of the 2019 Ambient Bamboo Floors Essay Contest Scholarship. Cora is an undergraduate student at the University of California, Davis. On October 8th, 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a … Read more
Choosing just the right bamboo flooring color for your home’s floors can be a dilemma. What you think might look good when you see a smaller sample or display panel may overwhelm you when it’s your whole floor. There’s no foolproof way to ensure you’ll love the result, but there are some tricks to … Read more
First things first: in case you don’t already know what underlayment is, it’s the material laid on top of the sub-floor before the bamboo floor is installed (the subfloor is pretty much the base floor of your house, whether it’s a concrete slab or plywood resting on floor joists). You will need underlayment if you … Read more