Home Buyer, San Antonio, TX Home Owner, Franklin, TN Home Buyer, Algonquin, IL Home Buyer, Saint Louis, MO Home Buyer, New York, NY Home Buyer, Angels Camp, CA Home Owner, Lancaster, NY Home Buyer, Rocky Ford, CO Home Buyer, Fort Worth, TX Home Buyer, Candler, NC Home Buyer, Zephyrhills, FL Home Buyer, King George, VA Home Buyer, Albuquerque, NM Home Owner, San Rafael, CA Home Buyer, Saint Paul, MN Home Buyer, Woodbridge, VA Home Buyer, Littleton, CO Home Owner, Corpus Christi, TX Both Buyer And Seller, Chicago Heights, IL Home Owner, South River, NJ Home Buyer, Pliny, WV Home Buyer, Seabrook, TX Home Buyer, Lakewood, CA The above address is to a video regarding Morning Star Bamboo. I've had this installed in my house and I'm having the same problems. The product is defective! It shrinks, separates, and the clicking magnesium does not hold which causes the boards to separate and cannot be fixed unless the boards are removed.

Not to mention the formaldehyde that is used in the adhesive which is 4 times the level and a carcinogen that can cause cancer. My husband and I both have been experiencing sore throats and coughing since this floor has been installed. I have done everything to the book as far as humidifiers, taking care of the product (never thought I would have to babysit my floor) and I still have separations and boards that have un-clicked throughout the rooms where it was installed. It looks horrible and is an embarrassment. I don't reccomend anyone buying this product. Home Buyer, Carol Stream, IL Home Buyer, Chicago, IL Home Buyer, Kendalia, TX Home Owner, Mansfield, OH Home Owner, Beachwood, NJ Agent, Boca Raton, FL Home Buyer, Wilmington, NC Home Buyer, Longmont, CO We have put in Morning Star lumber liquidators bamboo flooring in one room in our house over a year ago - have had no problems. When they first installed, they checked for moisture in the floors and found it too high & had to come back later.

Perhaps one problem with some people is the floor installers didn't do their job correctly? We live in Colorado, a very dry climate - very little humidity - no problems with buckling or anything. I've read some stuff about bamboo floors becoming too dry, but it looks as beautiful as the day it was installed! There have been a few light scratched from moving a chair without padded bottoms across it. I used a slightly dampened rag to buff it and it came out. There's still a light dent, but hardly noticeable. I think you've just got to be careful and care for bamboo floors just like any other hardwood floors. I've heard about the formaldehyde concerns, but haven't experienced any ill effects (yet...), I heard that formaldehyde comes out if you try to sandpaper the floor in order to refinish it. "Morning Star uses urea formaldehyde, which information indicates emits more gas than the other form of formaldehyde. However, I do not know what is considered to be a safe level of emission.

The data I received was provided by Lumber Liquidators and is titled Material Data Safety Sheet. Here's some more info: Home Buyer, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Agent, Los Gatos, CA Lumber Liquidators Bamboo Flooring M.I. Windows Class Action Notice Stipulation of Class Action Settlement & ReleaseMaine Coon Cats For Sale In Az Class Action Lawsuit: Lumber Liquidators Bamboo FlooringTub Refinishing Kit Reviews Our firm is investigating class action lawsuits involving bamboo and other flooring products manufactured by Lumber Liquidators. Discount Tire In Henderson NevadaThere have been reports that certain Lumber Liquidators flooring is allegedly defective, and prone to premature cracking, splitting, warping, and shrinking.

Allegations also include that Lumber Liquidators flooring contains excessively high levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. If you or someone you know has purchased Lumber Liquidators' bamboo and other flooring, contact Parker Waichman LLP today for a free, no-obligation legal consultation. Lumber Liquidators marketed its Morning Star Bamboo Flooring as being "extremely durable" and free of defects for at least 30 years. A class action lawsuit filed in California, however, alleges that the flooring may undergo cracking, splitting, warping, and shrinking much sooner than the warranty claims. According to the lawsuit, a California resident had Morning Star Bamboo Flooring installed in early October 2013. The flooring was installed by a licensed flooring contractor in an unoccupied home. The Plaintiff alleges that within weeks, she noticed defects such as scratching and splintering. Upon contacting Lumber Liquidators by phone on October 30, 2013, she was instructed to complete a "General Disclosure Statement" and mail it to the company's Claims department.

The lawsuit states that the Plaintiff's home was inspected by an employee of Inspect Solutions, a company retained by Lumber Liquidators. The inspector blamed the issue on the Plaintiff and the installers and claimed that no defects were present in the product, the lawsuit alleges. The Plaintiff continues to observe warping, splitting, buckling, and shrinking, the lawsuit alleges. Lumber Liquidators allegedly hid or failed to disclose the defects of the product, the lawsuit alleges. The company repeatedly marketed the product as being durable and free of defects, but the class action alleges that these representations are false; that the flooring is defectively designed, tested, and manufactured; and that these defects will allegedly result in warping, buckling, splintering, and unreasonable scratching when the product is used as intended. The allegedly defective flooring has caused the Plaintiff and other customers to suffer from damages as the faulty product continues to fail;

this may potentially cause damage to other building elements and property, costing consumers excessive amounts of money long before the warranty expires. Parker Waichman LLP filed the first amended class action complaint over Lumber Liquidators on February 13, 2015, naming Lumber Liquidators, Inc. as the defendant, and brought on behalf of a number of individuals who have alleged a number of defects and damages associated with flooring products manufactured by Lumber Liquidators. The action also indicates that Lumber Liquidators makes a number of claims regarding the quality of its flooring; however, the lawsuit alleges that these claims are untrue: Reports also indicate that Lumber Liquidators flooring contains significantly high levels of the carcinogen, formaldehyde. A March 1, 2015 "60 Minutes" report was aired regarding allegedly serious issues at Lumber Liquidators' factories located in China. The report followed a probe of factories that manufacture laminate flooring for Lumber Liquidators and certified laboratory testing of the product.

Although the manufacturer indicates that it is "CARB 2" compliant with California standards, the investigation revealed that, according to Lumber Liquidators' factory managers, the lumber was not compliant. The report found that some homeowners are removing their Lumber Liquidators flooring, even if they are unable to afford replacement flooring due to an array of defect issues. For example, "60 Minutes" reported that hundreds of thousands of homes nationwide likely have the potentially defective Lumber Liquidators Chinese laminate flooring and that the flooring may be in excess of formaldehyde standards. The probe involved visits to the China-based factories. The media outlet purchased a number of boxes of the flooring from retailers in California, including Lumber Liquidators. Follow-up testing at certified laboratories revealed that the U.S.-made flooring contained formaldehyde, but in levels acceptable in this country; however, all of the China-made samples failed formaldehyde emission standards testing.

The investigation also indicated that "60 Minutes" purchased another 31 boxes of China-made laminate flooring at stores in Virginia, Florida, Texas, Illinois, and New York. Testing at two certified labs revealed that only one of these samples was in compliance with California formaldehyde emissions standards. In a February 2015 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Lumber Liquidators stated: "On September 26, 2013, sealed search warrants were executed at our corporate offices in Toano and Richmond, Virginia by the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." The filing indicated that the SEC sought information, mainly documentation, regarding some of the "wood flooring products." Lumber Liquidators also indicated that the Department of Justice stated "that it is contemplating seeking criminal charges under the Lacey Act." In addition to allegations of defects and premature failure, Lumber Liquidators has also been sued over the levels of formaldehyde used in their wood flooring.

For example, a class action lawsuit filed in Virginia alleges that the company's Chinese Wood Flooring releases excessively high levels of formaldehyde and also alleges that Lumber Liquidators illegally sources the wood from China and other countries. Formaldehyde is a volatile organic compound ("VOC"), meaning that, at room temperature the formaldehyde will be released in gas form. The National Toxicology Program and the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen. Even during short-term exposure, the chemical is linked to adverse effects such as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis, the lawsuit alleges. Due to formaldehyde's harmful effects, various laws have been put in place to limit its exposure. Exposure to formaldehyde most often causes burning eyes, nose and throat irritation, coughing, headaches, dizziness, joint pain, and nausea. In wood flooring materials, formaldehyde may be released into the air in a process known as "off-gassing."

Pressed-wood and wood-based products may be "a significant formaldehyde source" according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The lawsuit alleges that wood products sourced from China are especially associated with excessively high levels of formaldehyde. Lumber Liquidators allegedly schemed to import flooring into the U.S. that fails to comply with current formaldehyde standards. The lawsuit alleges that the formaldehyde omitted from the flooring is multiple times the maximum permitted at the time of purchase. Allegedly, the company has benefited from making misrepresentations about the levels of formaldehyde in its flooring and through its cheap and illegal sourcing of lumber from China. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) describes formaldehyde as being classified as a known human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The NCI also indicates that formaldehyde has also been classified as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).