Not sure why it does it, but in Texas it�s real bad about cupping. None of the floor stores I install for will even install (or sale) it anymore. The box stores sell it because they don�t care.

My buddy has a house in Rockport with Bamboo flooring upstairs. It's a sharp looking floor and has been pretty durable as far as I can tell. Humidity and Harvey and spilt drinks, it's held up great. Probably was before they cheapened the product.

Yes there�s varieties of oak, pine, and other hardwoods. There�s various types of handscrapes or you can go smooth. And various colors of stain. Go check out Old Texas Wood off of US175 in South Dallas that does a lot of reclaimed wood. That�s who I�ve used in the past.

I was sold on hardwood floors a long time ago when I walked into Kellys in Kansas City, the oldest bar in the oldest building in Kansas City. Still have the original hardwood floors.

One of the houses I worked in had approx 2800ft of it installed by the store I was sub�d through. Guys used a special glue and less than a month later every piece of it cupped, owner was in a wheel chair and although I don�t want to sound like an ahole...when he rolled across it, it was like dukdukdukdukduk (best I can describe) it was humorous to us. Not so much for Mohawk flooring because they had to pay for the people to move out, pay for tearout & re-installation. That was an expensive write off for them!

Maybe the newer stuff is better, but I know when it first came out there was nothing but hell with it.

Lumber Liquidators beats Lowes and Home Depot all to .....

We have an engineered walnut handscraped floor in a dark gunstock color throughout half our home. It has held up well and if it gets scratched, you get a colored marker and go over the scartch and it's gone. The handscraped look hides lots of problems. I would definitely use it again if we ever build a home.

very small with the 6x24 or 6x36 planks. These are rectified, or cut to tight specs to allow for a very thin joint. I work for largest flooring company and have some of their engineered oak in living room, dining, haul, and one bedroom. I really like it but scratches can be a problem especially with this wild GWP that I have. If you are worried about scratches and want something durable definitely look at the porcelain planks.

Not only special glue but if you nail it down it takes a special one and I can tell you the timberstrand version will not staple down or nail down it is so hard it will not let a nail through it. It�s so hard it�s brittle. I will not install bamboo flooring anymore. There�s always a problem with it. If you have high humidity just get engineered if your worried about scratches get tile wood if your worried it will be cold install ditra heat under it enjoy your floor in the winter and summer.

Grout scout. It is different now. The bamboo has urethane on front and back now to help keep moisture out.

makes sense that they had to figure something out to fix it.

hey Bob, feel free to come see me at Builders Surplus in Haltom City. I have a bunch of flooring options at a great price.

Thank you sir!

Real wood is the only one you can sand down restain and not replace if something happens. Wood look tile has become popular because of all the new varieties on the market and the trend towards less rustic and more modern. If you go the tile route use one that has a 90 degree edge and not a rounded edge. The 90 degree edge will allow for a smaller grout line. I think real wood is the way to go.