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Is bamboo as insulating as wood?
Last Post 02 Nov 2008 12:10 PM by wylawton. 1 Replies.
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02 Nov 2008 06:43 AM

I live on the Tibetan plateau and I am trying to find a localy-sold, ecologicaly sound, yet hopefuly insulating and cheap flooring to put in my home. My ecologicaly-sound choices seem to be bamboo or tile with rugs on top. A tile floor would be cheaper, but, if bamboo has insulating qualities, I might want to go with that. Do any of you know if bamboo, like wood, tends to have some insulating properties?
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02 Nov 2008 12:10 PM
It is my understanind that bamboo has some insulative qualities but like wood, they are not enormous.  Furthermore, often bamboo flooring is very thin and thus would have less insulative quality than a thicker peice of wood of say, maple.  If your heat distribution warms the floor I would go with tile because it retains heat better than wood.
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