Benefits of Bamboo Flooring

Bamboo hardwood flooring offers many advantages over traditional wood floors due to its rare characteristics that make it environmentally friendly, extremely durable, and perfect for just about any home. Bamboo Flooring is also less expensive than many other kinds of hardwood floors, and fits well into many kinds of decor.

Aesthetically Pleasing - Beauty

Unlike conventional hardwood floors, bamboo is actually a grass rather than a wood. This gives bamboo flooring a different look than typical hardwood floors because of its aesthetically-pleasing patterns created by the slightly darker bands of nodes. Bamboo is also known to be eye-pleasing because of its uniform coloring and beautiful grain patterns.

Because of its naturally beautiful color, both finished and unfinished bamboo flooring are popular choices in many homes, though it is generally sold pre-finished. Bamboo is available in two shades: its natural light blonde color or the darker shades which are caused by carbonization. The darker honey shades are determined by the length of time the bamboo is subject to steam and pressure, which causes the sugar within the bamboo to darken.

Stains are available for bamboo floors that can provide consumers with a wide variety of different styles and colors for a more unique look, so its easy to find the bamboo floor that best fits your personal style.

Outstanding Properties - Durability

Even though bamboo is a grass rather than typical wood, it possesses many benefits that actually make it preferable to certain types of wood. Certain types of bamboo plywood have been found to be harder than popular hardwood types including maple, red oak, and many more. As well as being harder than many kinds of wood, bamboo is also resistant to denting and scratching, and can actually make it more pleasant to walk on since it tends to "give" slightly when you walk on it. This hardness and resilience can make bamboo a great choice for those people who are looking for maximum durability.

Because bamboo is grown and harvested in an environment that goes through extreme changes in humidity, it also works well in homes that experience a lot of moisture because it does not expand and contract like most wood floors, which can cause gaps between the planks or other unsightly effects. Part of the manufacturing process to make bamboo laminate flooring even increases its resistance to moisture, and makes it so that bamboo flooring can be used in kitchens, bathrooms, and other places where hardwood floors probably shouldn't be installed.

Environmental Benefits - Renewability

Bamboo, in its natural environment, grows very quickly, and after stalks are harvested, new stalks are quickly reproduced. This makes the grass a highly renewable resource, and can make bamboo flooring the perfect choice for consumers that want the look of a wood floor but worry about the environment. Also, because it is so resilient, bamboo doesn't require the same amount of refinishing as most other hardwoods, which cuts down on the amount of chemicals the consumer has to use to maintain the floor.

• uniquely attractive
• strong and resilient
• dimensionally stable
• moisture and stain resistant
• environmentally-friendly
• less expensive than traditional hardwood