The Floors are Done*

The floors in the bGreen Mobile Showroom are done.  Well, mostly.  All that's left is a good cleaning, and 4 coats of eco friendly urethane to seal and protect them.  We're really pleased with how they came out.  As you can see in the picture below, we have a beautiful cork floor with an espresso colored bamboo inlay.  Certainly not your typical installation (i.e. in a truck with materials of different thickness  - the cork is about 1/4" and the bamboo is about 5/8" - leveled with the subfloor), but we think the result shows exactly how versatile a cork floor is.  Some installation videos will follow shortly.

Agenda for next 3 days

We're busy

1. cooking class at Newton South



2. American Clay installation



3. cut sub floors



4. layout & cut out strips in sub floor



5. fasten subfloors



6. layout, cut & glue cork



7. urethane cork (2 coats i believe)



8. cut & install bamboo



9. cut & install marmoleum



10. cut & install tile



11. admire work

bGreen Weekly Deal will return July 1

We're taking a bit of a hiatus (really just 2 weeks) with the bGreen Weekly Deal.

We'll be back on July 1 with a new deal and a couple exciting changes.

Are there any products you'd like to see featured as a bGreen Deal? Just drop us an email or leave a note in the comments.

Stay tuned.

Video: bGreen Applies American Clay

Here is a quick video of our application of American Clay in the bGreen Mobile Showroom.  First step was to use a sanded primer on the walls to give the clay something to stick to.  After the primer, we applied a base coat of American Clay.  Once the base coat sets, we'll apply the finish coat.



httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypJzYsJu4l0



bGreen Applies American Clay

bGreen's Top Sellers Through 6/14/2010

We've been busy working on the bGreen Mobile Showroom and hope to have another progress update later this week.  (Hint: you might see some pictures of the bGreen team getting down and dirty installing some cork flooring, putting in eco friendly lighting, and doing clay plastering)  Rest assured our online store is still booming.  We've been adding more products and you can see some of them have already become top selling products!

• Chico Bags



• Solar Hybrid Flashlight



• BioBag Waste and Compost Bags



• Twist Loofah Sponges



• FlameDisk Charcoal Alternative

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Bamboo flooring

There are literally thousands of choice when it comes to bamboo flooring.  Aside from color, you can choose from flat grain or end grain.  You can choose from long plank or standard.  You can choose solid bamboo, strand bamboo, or bamboo veneer with a non-bamboo core. Prices vary dramatically.  bGreen recommends and carries only high quality bamboo.  You will not find any veneer in any of our projects and everything we offer is of the solid/strand variety.



When we acquired the bGreen Mobile Showroom, the kind owners before us had installed bamboo floors.  Awesome....kind of.  Upon further inspection, these weren't the high quality, durable bamboo floors that we are carrying at bGreen.  These were cheap, $1.50/foot, veneer with a plywood (or maybe cedar) backing that need to be replaced every couple years.  So we were torn.  The floors needed to be at least refinished to bring them back to life, but was that really what we wanted to do?



After considering our options, we decided to remove the original bamboo floors and replace them with a new, high quality eco friendly floor.  Unfortunately, much of the bamboo we removed as damaged beyond salvage, and we're looking into alternative uses for the scraps.  Rest assured, they will not just be getting thrown out.



Our new floor features four eco friendly flooring materials.  We'll be using cork, bamboo, marmoleum, and recycled glass tile.  We're really excited to showcase these materials.

bGreen's top sellers through 6/2/2010

It's always a little tough to get back in the swing of things after a nice long weekend.  As such, our bGreen Weekly Deal and our Top Sellers lists were delayed a couple days while we get back in the groove.  So, without any further delay, here are our top selling products through 6/2/2010.  And if you want a look at us doing some construction on the bGreen Mobile Showroom, click here. (yes, we're recycling everything that's coming out of the showroom, but sadly most of it is not in reusable condition)

• Chico Bags



• F. Rock Bags - Custom Men's Carryalls



• bGreen Gift Certificate



• Vers 1.5r iPod Player



• Vers 2x iPod Player

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