Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Make sure to mix up your boxes. The color was not consistant from one carton to the next.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

never done this before a lot to learn,and having to buy the ''right tools''

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

The floor is beautiful.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

love the color and finish. showed some scratches early and got some early indentations.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Much less dense than oak. Glued down on concrete with Bostics Best, beware of joints trying to seperate. Make sure couchs, tables, chairs, cabinents have "felt" attachments.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

installed in dining/kitchen/living first floor, excellent look

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

This floor looks great installed in my living room and bedroom. Unfortunately, the finish scratches easily, leaving white marks that you can't really buff out or conceal. If you lay this floor on a diagonal, it is a beautiful look, but plan 100% more time to install.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

This bamboo floor cost less that engineered, so the price was well worth it. Be careful moving appliances, this stuff will scratch.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Very good product

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

We bought this product because we needed something that would not scratch or dent easily since we have children and a dog. The specs said that it is 13% harder than red oak which sounded perfect. The problem is that we haven't had the floor in for very long and the room hasn't really been used yet however we are already seeing quite a bit of scratches. It is very pretty floor but not very durable. We would not buy this product again.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

We picked the heavy grade, aged, bamboo hoping not to have issues with scratching. We have a small dog, 24 pounds, and one leap from the floor scratched the floor all over. We were concerned about this, but told it wouldn't be an issue. We now have a brand new floor that is already damaged. My husband did all the labor himself, and it just kills him for it to be scratched.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

This floor looks beautiful. If I knew how easily it scratched I never would have ordered this type. Installers were wonderful, however, I have more scratches on this floor in 3 weeks than my entire second floor does after 10 years.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Put in daughters bedroom on an angle, looks great!

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

it took 4 wks to get the 1/4round moulding? good look for the room

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Love the product.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

It was very easy to install and the color and finish are perfect.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Putting down flooring with glue can be messy if you aren't careful and it's tough on the body to be up and down so but if you take your time and plan carefully, the results are fabulous. I wish that I had before and after pictures! It is a huge change in the room from the old, smelly carpet that we had to the clean, new lines of beautiful bamboo. There is much variation to the color of the lots and I wish that there were a way to preselect that. One bamboo floor that I installed (this is our second) was a nicer honey colored hue but though this second floor is a bit darker (more caramel) it is still great looking. I have noticed a few scratches on our first floor after three years so as we live in Florida where there is much sand, we will take care to keep the floors swept. But that is easy to do and much faster than vacuuming the old carpet.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Product is beautiful, but scratches and dents easier than advertised and expected. [...] Gorgeous but be prepared to buy area rugs for moderate to heavy use areas. Not for pet owners (e.g. cats, dogs). Recommended with reservations.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Matching molding pieces were special order items, had to have the contractor fabricate instead.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

We like the idea of the Bamboo being a product that is rapidly renewable re-source. We are planning to continue using the Bamboo through the 2nd story with it on the stairs. The only negative comment is that it does scratch easy or if you drop something that is not to heavy it dings. I was under the impression that it was suppose to be a little harder than what it states. I grew up with hardwood floors and it could take a beating.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

I had the living room, dining room and master bedroom done with this product 2 years ago. This purchase is to do the last 2 bedrooms. It is a wonderful floor - clean, clean, clean and easy to care for. I have 2 dogs and they don't scratch the wood. It looks warm and rich. And I feel good because it is a renewable resource.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

We installed this flooring as part of a renovation before selling our condo. We put it in the kitchen, foyer and hallway. It looks great and the coloring is beautiful. Gluing was a little messy but we didn't have a choice because of the concrete subfloor. I would still reccomend it.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Installing at a 25 degree angle to the long room direction. Using a manual nailer. Very attractive. Pleasant to walk on with bare feet. Color may vary too much for some.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Our Morning Star carbonized horizontal bamboo flooring is beautiful! We bought it in July and installed in November - it had more than the suggested time to acclimate. Because it is a recent installation, we can't speak to wear and tear but it did seem to have weathered the high traffic during our total condo renovation.
We purchased the coordinating baseboards to finish the installation - also used some of the extra baseboard as trim in our laundry closet and plan to use in our custom closet.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Very easy to keep clean

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

I did not lay the bamboo but had professional installers do it. The quality of the Morning Star bamboo is excellent--all the boards were virtually identical.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

make sure to take an extra box or two

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Replaced warped hardwood with bamboo which looks great

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

The color variations between boxes were substantial: some boxes contained wood with very little carbonization, resulting in a whitish color. In order to be sure to match the various planks, you'd need to purchase much more boxes than you actually need.[...]

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

It is installed in the bathroom.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

The floor scratches way to easily. I have two dogs (bull mastiff & malti-poo) and the floors are pretty much ruined. Do not get these floors if you have dogs!

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

This floor looks beautiful! It's so clean and easy to care for. Only down side is that it seems to dent/scratch easily, so use caution when moving furniture, etc. I'm very pleased with this product.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

This floor is very pretty! We bought it to replace the carpet and could not be happier. We had it installed by a professional. The look of the floor is even shinnier than a different bamboo that was already installed in our dining room. This floor is a great value for the money. We looked at many different brands and found this to be comparable to the more costly ones. However, it does dent easily. Our dog dropped a hard, heavy bone on it and it did make a small chip in it. No problem, we put the bone in a room that has carpet!

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

we bought a older home and totally took it apart and put it back together and the bamboo flooring was like the icing on a cake, Beautiful!!!!!! very easy to install! we put it in the total first floor, kitchen,dinning room,living toom and den!

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

We had this professionally installed in one day, being a novice, it would have taken me at least two and I could not have done as good a job. We haven't scratched it all yet, but we have put some superficial dents in it from dropping a few heavy items. Overall, we are very happy with it. We replaced carpet, and this is of course a hundred times better. For[$]bucks a square foot, I think it is a great value

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

We recently remodeled a 45 yr old house that already had engineered flooring in the hallway and living room. We updated our kitchen to include the living room and hallway and needed to expand the original engineered flooring. Since I was not a big fan of the flooring that was already existing we choose to replace all the flooring.

At first I wasn't sure about the color with my new cabinets, but once it was on the floor. The carbonized color brings out my cabinets more. They don't seem to fade into one another.

I would recommend to anyone looking to upgrade or install new flooring.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

The flooring is absolutly beautiful. It does seem like it scratches easily but all in all, if I had to do it all over again, I would buy the Bamboo. I did my living room & hallway with it and after I seen how nice it was I did the two bedrooms. I'm in love with my floors!

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Product was great.[...].

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Bamboo flooring is environmentally friendly.It looks great. It is water resistant; all the characteristics I need to make my hard-wood floors look great at home.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

The floor looks great! The finish is nice and it installed pretty easily. I have found, however, that it scatches easily.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

After installing this flooring in a small bedroom ourselves, we had a contractor install it in the rest of the house. It is very attractive, but does scratch/dent relatively easily (dropping items, dragging furniture). We glued it down, but had the rest nailed and would recommend the latter. The only issue we had with the install was that among the over fifty boxes (all of the same lot #) there were several that were significantly darker in color than the rest. Very happy with flooring overall.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

I had these floors installed last year, December 2007 and they still look great. I would definitely recommend these floors to anyone interested in installing hardwood floors throughout their home. My colleague brought in a sample and I was sold. I went down to Lumber Liquidators on Wayside here in Houston, Texas and the sale associates were great. [...] Once installed, I was very pleased. I had my first gathering of friends in family in January and clean up was a breeze. Just like other reviewers the floors do scratch easily but not noticibly.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Excellent color consistency, nice finish.. However will dent or scratch in high use areas.Carbonizing softens the material. Would not use it in Kitchen. Instead go with the Strand Woven for the kitchen, its harder than any hardwood, its also completely sealed unlike engineered hardwood or solid planks where only the surface is sealed. Will survive an accidental soaking much better along with the occassional dropped frying pan or dish.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Easy to install. Great look. Well made and very nice finish on the bamboo. Wife loves it.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Used for entire 1st floor except bathroom. Entire 1st floor shines and looks beautiful! Excellent chice!

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Initially we started installation by nailing....after getting halfway through the dining room we just didn't like the way it felt when you walked over it....it just didnt seem like it was staying in place....so we decided to glue it down instead....and it looks great, its easy to clean (soap and water)!

So far we have done the living room and dining room. We intend to install in all three bedrooms. The only thing I am worried about is installing it in my daughters room because she always has so many toys on the floor and it scratches easily so we may wait a couple of years.

It probably would not do good in heavy traffic areas, since it dents and scratches eaisly, which is why we will not install it in the family room

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

we installed in our dining room which looks great, make sure you go with the carbonized which adds more scratch resistance and durability , its worth the extra [$] per sq ft.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

I really like the way the floor looks. It has nice color and pattern. The install was as easy as any other hardwood floor. I was expecting the floor to be harder. We put the flooring in our whole main floor. I would recommend this flooring in a less traveled area because of the softness of the wood. In the kitchen if you simply drop a spoon it will leave a dent. When the movers moved our piano the wheels left roll marks in the floor from their dolly. (which had solid compound wheels not metal) Anything that accidentally hits the floor causes you to cringe because you know it left a dent.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

glue down so easy a caveman could do it ,cuts good tongue and groove slides in great nothing is bad adout the bamboo did family living and bedrooms, then went back to get more to do the rest of the bedrooms. how about a hat would look good on my head?

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Really nice floor but not good for high traffic areas unless you are shoeless. Scratched easily during installation. The non-carbonized version might not show the scratches as easily.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

This flooring is great and it is considered "green". We plan on putting it in all rooms except kitchen and baths. We already have it in our living room and there is a grand piano sitting on it and there are no indentations.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Installs very easily, looks great, great price, but this floors dents VERY easily. Just moving the refridgerator into place after installation put huge gouges into the floor and I even put a thick felt blanket under the wheels to prevent scratching/denting. Every little thing that drops on the floor will dent it. Just get a sample and drop a few things on the sample wood and see how easily it dents. It is a great floor for the price point though. Cheaper than carpet and it looks great. I just wish it was harder.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

The hardwood floor was the easiest thing to do. This is my second time installing. My first time was using a air nailer, and this time glue. Either way it was a snap and fun to put down. However having the right tools can make the project go smoother, and more enjoyable.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

So far so good. Two small dogs. Only a few small scratches. Great staff at Bolingbrook, IL store. They really tried but could not get me a stair nose to match my boards. Stair nose color too light. So I made my own (glued oak trim to board).

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

Compared to installing laminate this was a piece of cake. Took me slightly over 3 days to install in a master bedroom and walk in closet by myself. Looks great with our dark colonial furniture. Waiting to see how hard and durable it is. Will be continuing this into our upstairs hallway next.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

I really like the uniqueness that the carbonized bamboo brings to the room. However, I discovered that something as minor as a TV remote falling from the sofa will put a dent into the surface. Wish I'd gone with the Brazilian cherry, but all in all I like the floor.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

We have owned this floor for two years now, installing it ourself a glue-down application in our young son's bedroom. It looks beautiful out of the box and upon inital installation. Despite claims, we found the bamboo flooring to be not nearly as hard or dense as a hardwood. As a result, it is very easy to compress/dent it, and it scratches easily. We do like the overall appearance of the floor, but are disappointed in the durability. I would not recommend this flooring for a high-use room, but rather for a low-traffic "show" room.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

This product exceeded my expectations. I will install it in all the living/dining/bed rooms.

It is beautiful.

Comments about Morning Star 5/8" x 3-3/4" Horiz. Carbonized Bamboo:

The Bamboo is very unique. The wood appears lighter when in natural light and changes to a richer darker color as night falls. We purposedly waited till a batch of dark caramel arrived from the mill & are very happy with our choice . The floor does not clash with our honey oak kitchen cabinets and it complements our dark brown dining room chairs & butterscotch table top. We offset the dining area by installing the Van Gogh cork in the kitchen area which blends nicely with the versatile bamboo. If you are local and not a self doer I recommend Chris Douglas'crew. Thanks all :)