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http://bamboohardwoods.com/ They have two types of flooring: solid and engineered; and two types of engineered: moso and premium (descriptions of all three are below). Because we have a slab solid bamboo - or any solid wood won't work because it is nailed down. We would have to use engineered wood - bamboo or other type of wood, because it has to be glued. Choose our solid tropical bamboo floors for the following reasons: 6' planks. Harder than Moso bamboo. Harder than Oak. Nail-down installation. Standard sand and finish in place. Can be stained any color. Lifetime warranty against delamination. 3 1/2" x 72" x 5/8" Our vertical grain, solid, unfinished bamboo floors are installed exactly the same as a traditional solid Oak, Maple or type of hardwood flooring. It is nailed down and then sanded and finished in place. You can choose which type of finish you prefer. Square edges mean that after it completed, the finish surface should have no breaks. Unfinished bamboo floors also give you the freedom to custom stain the color to your exact preferences. Our tropical species of bamboo is harder than Moso bamboo. Always made out of mature canes for maximum hardness. Choose our Moso engineered bamboo floors for the following reasons: An engineered floor, by definition, is cross laminated - like plywood. Engineered floors were developed in Europe in conjunction with radiant heat floors because solid floors do not perform well over radiant heat. Due to the fact that Engineered floors are more stable than solid, again, by virtue of the fact that they are cross laminated, engineered floors can be installed in environments that solid floors should not be installed. Given proper conditions and installation, engineered floors can be glued down or floated, over slab, on grade, below grade and in kitchens and even in bathrooms. Unlike pre-finished solid floors, pre-finished engineered floors can have square edges. Engineered floors are differentiated by their wear layer, milling, and core. Our Moso engineered floors are available in three core species: bamboo, pine and rubber wood. Pine, along with popular and spruce, is relatively less stable while rubber wood is generally considered to be the best core for engineered floors. The wear layer is the most implicitly obvious distinction: we talk about having an "oak floor" or a "maple floor" without regard to particular core. Moso is the species of bamboo commonly used in bamboo flooring. Vertical Grain Blonde Moso is harder than oak. Vertical Grain Carbonized Moso and Horizonal Grain Blonde Moso are of about the same hardness while Horizontal Grain Carbonized Moso is softer than oak. The hardness of Moso does not change due to its region of growth. Our Premium Engineered floors stand out because Our engineered bamboo floors give you great versatility in installation and style. They are available in 6 distinct colors, 2 grain styles and in 2 different species of bamboo. In an engineered floor, the direction of the grain runs 'north to south' on the top and bottom layers and 'east to west' in the core. This means that the average force of the grains throughout all of the three layers is zero for maximum stability even in the changing temperatures and humidity levels that floors are subjected to throughout the year no matter what climate you live in. This is why high-quality engineered floors are suitable over radiant-heat, slab, plywood and in condominiums. Combining the absolute best engineered floor system with the hardest species of bamboo known to man results in what is objectively the best bamboo floor in the world. Protecting this uniquely great floor is a finish made of the highest-grade Aluminum-Oxide with a hardened urethane scratch resistant top coat that can be recoated without sanding. When we boast that our bamboo floors are the best on the market we do so with objectivity, confidence and pride. The floor uses two glues, one of which is formaldehyde free glue and one of which is E-1 compliant. The finish is formaldehyde free and comes with a 50 year warranty against finish wear-through. Our impeccable milled floors are easy to install, virtually seamless and will not develop gaps over time. 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