Green wood flooring Questions

Is bamboo really better than FSC wood flooring? I've heard bamboo uses a lot of glue to keep it together and even eco glue sounds scary!

— pamela weymouth Mill Valley, CA

David Bergman

Answered by David Bergman

David Bergman Architect

August 17, 2011

Is bamboo really better than FSC wood flooring? I've heard bamboo uses a lot of glue to keep it together and even eco glue sounds scary!

— pamela weymouth Mill Valley, CA

Answered by David Bergman on August 17, 2011

I am looking for eco-friendly options to replace my vinyl floor. What do you suggest?

— Laurie Asperas Valayer Melville, NY

Answered by Randy Potter on July 28, 2011

Which is the healthier option: factory-finished solid wood floor with alum. oxide, or tung oil with last coat applied in home?

— Kate Zeeland, MI

Answered by Cynthia Phakos on June 30, 2011

Can you help me find wood floors that meet my green "wish list"?

— Hannah Warner Aurora, CO

Answered by Randy Potter on June 27, 2011

We are building a slab-on-grade home with radiant heat in the slab. Should we use glue-down hardwood flooring or a floating floor?

— Sarah Locke Bowie, MD

Answered by Raymond Pruban on June 20, 2011

Does Armstrong Bruce prefinished solid red oak hardwood flooring offgas?

— Brian Winkler Los Gatos, CA

Answered by Harold Remlinger, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB on December 28, 2010

Are granite/marble floors safer than hardwood or bamboo floors that contain aluminum oxides?

— Eleni Astoria, NY

Answered by Raymond Pruban on November 14, 2010

What type of flooring do you recommend for a large screened-in porch on a cabin in the woods?

— Marjorie Wax Catonsville, MD

Answered by Danny Kelly on November 7, 2010

How hard is it to remove tile and replace it with wood flooring?

— Annie Sah Cambridge, MA

Answered by Polly Bart on October 21, 2010

I have 4-yr.-old Brazil cherry factory-treated hardwood floors. Can I use Osmo Polyx Oil on them? I want shiny but not slippery.

— JOAN KUBRICKY Queensbury, NY

Answered by Molly McCabe, AKBD, CGP, CAPS on September 16, 2010

 

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