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   unclemike42 | Jun 13, 2021 01:25pm | #1

   here is some engineered bamboo (not right for a kitchen looking back)

   and oak with water-based finish. the photo with less light was refinished 15 years ago, the one you can see with the blue rug was refinished a couple years ago, after many years under carpet.

   
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   user-4953588 | Jun 13, 2021 07:31pm | #2

   oh yeah-thanks man! was the bamboo to soft? or why not right? looks good !

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   unclemike42 | Jun 14, 2021 07:10am | #3

   It is too soft. fine to walk on, but stuff gets dropped and the bamboo dents very easy.

   The dents open the finish and the underlying bamboo gets discolored where the finish is disturbed.

   On the positive side, it gives the kitchen a lived-in look.

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   suburbanguy | Jun 19, 2021 09:04am | #4

   Re-claimed old oak is a possibility. Patch what is damaged. or.. use the flooring that was under the cabinets (or perhaps from a closet or bathroom. Yes, my experience is that bathrooms had wood floors.) to repair the floor. Put the bamboo in the closet. Warning!! After lifting the floor boards, do not hammer the nails and then pull them out in the conventional fashion. Pull them through the wood as though they were being driven through it. This will avoid splitting the surface wood where the nail head was.