You are going to be empty nesters next year. And while your 18 and 21 year old daughters cannot begin to imagine what you will do when neither of them are at home, you know that you will have plenty to keep you busy. Able to take long weekend trips without having to worry about getting back in time for your older daughter’s college gymnastics meets or your younger daughter’s high school show choir performances, you are ready to take things at a slower pace. You have plans to take in a couple of different music and arts festivals in the area that have never worked into your schedule in the past, and you are more than anxious to make sure that you finally start tackling the home improvement list that you have been creating.

Top on the list is the installation of bamboo flooring throughout the first level of the house. You have wanted to make this change for years, but in the past you simply could not imagine the chaos of trying to have three or four of you in the home while the work was being done. The fact that the entire kitchen would be involved is the first interruption that you need to think about with any wood floor installation, but this summer seems like a perfect time to tackle this project. As soon as your younger daughter heads to college for her freshman year, your older daughter is going to enter an accelerated nursing program. You and your husband are then going to travel to Greece to celebrate your 30th wedding anniversary. With everyone out of the house, this will be the perfect time to have the bamboo flooring installed.

Environmentally Friendly Engineered Wood Flooring Continues to Grow in Popularity

The latest research about the engineered bamboo flooring pros and cons can help consumers decide what kind of product will work better for you. In fact, when you pay attention to the Janka range, a test used to determine bamboo flooring hardness, you can decide if you are able to use a certain kind of flooring in your home. This test specifically measures the force required to embed an 11.28 millimeter (0.444 inch) steel ball into wood to half its diameter (0.222 inch), resulting in an indention 100 square millimeters in size.

To ensure a snug fit it is important to understand how to use the block and tap method and other techniques that are used by professionals. No matter what product you select, it is important to make certain that you have the right plans in place to get the best installation.