Gone are the days when hardwood and laminated flooring was the only flooring choice of majority of consumers. These days more and more people are interested in experiment with the newest and revolutionary flooring option ‘Bamboo Flooring’. Initially bamboo was considered as trendy and cheap flooring options. However, in past few years’ bamboo floors have proved their versatility, sustainability, durability and cost effectiveness to world. Furthermore after people got to know the environment friendly properties of bamboo people interested to go green and preserve nature could not settle for other option than bamboo floors. Even if you are planning to install bamboo flooring but want a little insight then surely this article will clear all your doubts.

What Actually Bamboo Is

In almost every corner of earth, you will find bamboo referred as kind of grass. However the best quality bamboo and one that is typically used for flooring is produced in vast majority in China, Indonesia and Vietnam. Due to the favorable conditions and healthy environment offered in these countries, bamboo grows to almost 3 feet per day in these regions. Within five to six years, bamboo grows to their optimum height and potential ready to be converted in to planks. The best thing is bamboo usually harvests from the cut sprouts without need of replanting. With hardness, rating almost 25 times greater than red oak and little higher than maple wood bamboo is considered as safest, toughest and cheapest flooring alternatives to hardwood and laminates.

What Options You Have in Bamboo Flooring

 
Usually there are three major options in bamboo flooring horizontal and vertical grain as well strand woven. Each of this option has its unique and distinguished look with differentiating performance.

Horizontal grain bamboo floors are prepared by lying splits in horizontal position and then stacking them three high to be glued together. The finished bamboo plank is so attractive that you can actually see bamboo knuckles giving then the appearance of bamboo stalks.

Bamboo planks with vertical grains are made by laying bamboo splits in vertical position and afterwards gluing them together. In this kind of bamboo planks, bamboo knuckles are usually hidden but you get an outstanding appearance of long but narrow natural bamboo strips.

Stranded woven bamboo planks are made by mixing different bamboo scraps together using and then compressing them to produce finished bamboo planks. Usually in this type, the appearance of bamboo planks is random and occasionally bamboo knuckles are visible.