Real hardwood is all I have ever had. This bamboo is the first pre-finished product I’ve ever bought. I also bought about 300 square feet extra in case it gets messed up.

I’ve had oak floors and pine floors and I’ve never had a problem with water damage. They can always be sanded and refinished. In my opinion, they get better with age and wear.

I’d like to have a whole fooor out of those pecky pieces. Beautiful

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We found some solid strand bamboo that is 1/2" thick. It click locks together, so no glue or nails. We did our whole house in it and we also did the cabin lofts in it. Not only is this stuff beautiful, but it goes down easy and is hard as a rock and super durable. I think we got it on sale for $2.50 a square foot and it has been worth every penny of it. Beautiful stuff.

About the only negative about it is the splinters while you are installing it are a booger. Be careful when you are cutting and installing it.

This is the exact stuff we bought, it looks like it's gone up about .50 cents since we installed ours about 6 or 7 years ago...

https://www.lumberliquidators.com/l...ick-Bamboo-Flooring-PRQCHSBAMAJ/10033624

Keep in mind this is not engineered particle board crap or plastic, it's solid bamboo all the way though.

This looks like the same solid bamboo that we have at the house and in the cabin lofts. It's good stuff. It's been through 3 boys and still looks great.

I went with LVT vinyl plank on our slab with a moisture barrier. It's beautiful and has the circular saw marks in it. Check out progen stokes range dusk.

I put in LVP last winter and it still looks new. That’s after 2 big dogs and the devils schnauzer spending a ton of time on it. I had engineered hardwood before that and every time you so much as dropped a screw, it would dent the floor. Only other option I’d ever consider at this point is wood plank tile but that’s some $$$. Go to Home Depot and grab some samples of the lvp and start doing torture tests. It holds up pretty dang well