Bamboo is a natural surface that covers the material that has many of the properties of hardwood flooring, although it is made from a form of bamboo. It incorporates many of a hardwood floor positive benefits, as well as the weaknesses and drawbacks. The more you appreciate this materials features, the more you will be aware of whether to decide to buy or preserve it.

Environmentally friendly: Bamboo is made of natural plants. The bamboo plant is a highly renewable resource which, in as little as three to five years, will grow to maturity. It is much faster than hardwood trees, which can take more than 20 years to mature.

Easy maintenance: Bamboo can be maintained relatively easily. To remove small particle debris, you just need to sweep or vacuum it regularly. You can also use a non-wax, non-alkaline, hardwood or bamboo floor cleaner to damp it periodically or scrub it.

Water-resistant: This material, although still a problem, is somewhat more proof of water damage, stains, and warping than hardwood fabrics.

Price: The price of this item is about the same as most hardwood floors. Often you will see bamboo from about $2 to $8 per square foot. Basement products should be discouraged as they are often castoffs of lower quality.

Durability: Many varieties of bamboo can be extremely strong, durable, and long-lasting. Natural, uncarbonized bamboo that has been harvested and produced properly can be as durable as red oak. It is even harder to make beach woven bamboo than that.

Style: Bamboo is a fashionable floor material that can almost immediately enhance the beauty of a room. It has a look and feel identical to hardwood and yet is distinct and different.

Refinishing: Bamboo floors can become discolored, scratched, or weakened over time. Luckily, this materials coating can be polished, sanded down, and then re-applied to offer it a fresh new look. The quantity of sanding that may be performed relies on the thickness of the planks used.

DRAWBACKS OF BAMBOO FLOORING

VOC emission: Bamboo floor planks are processed by chopping or shredding the stalk of the bamboo grass plant and then re-sticking the parts with oil, friction, and resin-based adhesive. This adhesive may, over time, release volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) into the air in an interior space. Many bamboo floors use this adhesive, although the adhesive standard used, and the number of VOCs released can vary depending on the manufacture of the planks.

Scratches: Although a bamboo floor is fairly easy to maintain, if it is used daily, it is almost impossible to keep it flawless. There is a broad range of things on the floor that can inflict bad scratches.

Water damage: Bamboo is more resistant to water damage than the average hardwood, as mentioned earlier. It is still a natural material made of organic elements, however, and as such excessive moisture will cause it to change or allow mold to grow. A flood will severely damage the construction of a bamboo floor.

Humidity: If the floor is placed in a very humid environment, the humidity in the air can cause the floor planks to plump. The planks can shrink in a dry environment. The result will be cracks in the bamboo in both cases.