Bamboo Gaps

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expansion space

Check relative humidity and temperature

Gaps from impingement

Strand bamboo cells

Floor locked in place at heat vent

Expansion space

Viewed at heat vent

Cross stacked

Locked in at heat vent

Gaps

Moisture reading

Restricted from floating as designed

Shrinkage

Fasteners restricting a floating floor from floating

Bamboo Gaps (Strand Woven Bamboo)

Floor Detective® Claims and Conditions Guide

Summary

Bamboo gapping is an appearance-related condition in which visible separations develop between adjacent strand woven bamboo planks. The condition results from dimensional change associated with moisture loss or environmental variation rather than surface wear or material fracture. Strand woven bamboo is a highly dense, resin-bound product that remains dimensionally active and responds to changes in

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