Bamboo flooring again

I installed the same vertical grain, carbonized (or "amber"), solid bamboo flooring that's in the adjacent room. By purchasing from the same source (Ecotimber, which luckily still carried the same exact product), I was able to further tie the two rooms as a similar environment, with the glazed door offering either privacy or transparency. The cost this time was $4.25 per square foot, which is slightly higher than before, but it's been over 14 months, so I'll chalk it up to inflation. Still, that's a competitive price. They now distribute through resellers instead of selling directly to the public, so your final price may vary.


Floor vents can be fabricated from scrap flooring material. You don't have to purchase it as a special item. They only need to float over the duct opening (snugly or otherwise) and provide adequate perforation to maximize the air flow. A slat design works well. It allows for the largest aggregate void area while keeping a strong supporting surface. An alternate design would be tight rows of drilled holes, but that would be more restrictive. Clean, flush, seamless designs like this require a compromise on frilly features like recloseable flaps and redirecting slats which are available in those standard, but ugly metal grills. Those features have dubious benefits anyway. Mine is just a simple solid vent.