The answer is easy, exciting and environmental. Unlike hardwood, bamboo is not a product of trees, it’s a fast growing grass.
Bamboo can grow from sprouts to harvesting in three to five years, thus an acre of bamboo can provide more flooring than an acre of trees.
When bamboo shoots are cut the roots remain intact and fresh new sprouts grow in their place.
The dense root mass of bamboo helps prevent soil erosion and provides a viable crop opportunity in hilly acres where other crops cannot grow.
The species used for flooring is harvested from selected groves in Southern China. And, good news — this species is not eaten by Pandas.
Bamboo can be an attractive alternative to hardwood because it is eco-friendly, is dimensionally stable, 27% harder than Northern Red Oak, 13% harder than hard Maple, can either be nailed-down, glued-down or floated, and it’s resistant to flammability.
Bamboo flooring comes in planks and is installed just like engineered hardwood floors. These floors can be installed over many different types of subfloors.
#1 by Jostroff at April 30th, 2009
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I had bamboo floors in my last home and loved them. They were very easy to maintain and looked beautiful.
#2 by admin at May 4th, 2009
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Was it the environmental friendliness of the bamboo or the general aesthetics of the bamboo look that initially attracted you? We are trying to see how much the consumer gives weight to “green” vs looks. Can you give us some feedback?
#3 by Jostroff at May 5th, 2009
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Initially, it was the general aesthetics that attracted us to bamboo. We really liked how the bamboo made our home look so natural and light. It was an easy decision to put a product that looked great and was also environmentally friendly in our home.