Bamboo Hardwood Floor

All About Bamboo Floors

Exquisite, elegant and environmentally friendly. For centuries bamboo has been known as an excellent building material for its practicality, durability, sustainable structure and beauty.

Because bamboo is a grass as opposed to a tree, its finished appearance is uniquely its own. The interplay between the rich-toned multi-colored bamboo strips and the slightly darker accents created by its nodes is a feature that sets distressed, strand woven, solid and laminate bamboo flooring apart from their non-sustainable counterparts. The use of bamboo products is a natural progression toward the need to source products of a regenerative and sustainable nature.

The cost of bamboo flooring averages between $3 and $5 per square foot, which is just about the same price as oak. This is a fair price considering the many benefits it offers.

Just like other wooden floors, the processed and machined cane comes in short laminated strips, planks or tiles, therefore installation is conducted in much the same way as any other similar type of flooring. It should also be said that, being tough and durable, it will also last many years if both properly installed and cared for.

To make a flat, solid floor, the bamboo tubes are cut into strips. These are then boiled to strip the starch away. The boiled strips proceed to the drying and lamination process, and then milled to become strip floor boards. This is the same process that hardwoods like maple or oak go through. Finally, the strips are treated using a preservative to slow down decay.

Floor retailers have been quick to catch on to greener products and many now offer a comprehensive range of quality bamboo floors in various styles and colors. This makes it easy to color coordinate your floor with the color theme in your home or office.

There is something about bamboo floors that gives a room an ethnic and earthy feel. Because hardwoods like oak are rather dark and, thus, look too rich and heavy, using bamboo as your flooring makes your space appear lighter and airier.

So if you are looking for something just a little extra special for your home and is environmentally friendly, then why not consider having bamboo flooring installed?