When installing an outdoor pavement, one has several options on the market. One of the most beautiful and elegant materials is undoubtedly tropical wood. However, wood has certain drawbacks, such as its high price and the propensity to deform or crack over time, not to mention the impact that its use has on the environment.

Bamboo Flooring, The Ecological and Sustainable Alternative to Tropical Wood

Therefore, bamboo is increasingly used as a substitute for tropical wood. Bamboo is a herb, not a tree, of similar characteristics to wood but because of its great growth capacity it is an ecological, natural and sustainable alternative, since its use does not involve deforestation.

Thanks to its rapid growth and its hardness, stability and durability, bamboo has become the best alternative for wooden floors both indoors and outdoors. To enhance its natural conditions during its manufacture the bamboo platform undergoes a process of thermo-tretreation that eliminates the natural sugars it contains and extends its life.

Bamboo is a fast-growing natural material, so the pavements manufactured of this material sustainable and have a low environmental impact. Some brands even guarantee a life cycle with CO2 neutral in some products.

Bamboo flooring is very resistant and durable, with technical properties equal to wood and even better. This makes them ideal for high-traffic areas such as public spaces or commercial premises.

Stability is another interesting property of this material. The low expansion of bamboo pavements makes them perfect for use on outdoor area. They are a healthy choice, as their anti-static and anti-allergic properties are joined by low emissions of volatile organic compounds.

The possibilities of use are very wide, not only are they suitable for interiors but can be used as interior or facade coatings and as exterior floors. The exterior bamboo pallets have a longer durability than tropical woods.

In addition to flooring, bamboo can also be used in other outdoor spaces, such as beams for garden benches, parks or terraces. These beams have unique stability and hardness for spaces. Therefore, bamboo becomes the ideal choice for all kinds of outdoor urban furniture. Meets the highest requirements according to EU standards that determine resistance against inclement weather.

Continuing with the exteriors, Bamboo is also ideal for the cladding of facades, where it can be installed in trapezoidal or machined style and is even fire resistant. The material will give your spaces both vertical and horizontal a warm and natural inspired touch to enjoy the summer away from home, but always in a cosy way.

The Features of the Bamboo Flooring Heated with Garden Airs

The high-density pressed, thermo-treated bamboo flooring in Garden areas is best suited for outdoor floors as it is made of bamboo cane woven fibre that, once selected, is cut, bleached, charred and dried to preserve its durability. 

At the time of pressing it is mixed with natural tails, so the result is an ecological platform, strong, durable and waterproof, ideal for bathrooms, swimming pools and outdoor flooring.

If you are going to buy bamboo platform to install in your garden, bathroom or pool make sure that it has been made with a careful and quality process, since in the market are low cost bamboo pallets that have not undergone these treatments. Ungrateful bamboo tends to disintegrate so its duration will be much shorter.

Finally, the main characteristics of the bamboo flooring:

• Bamboo is eco-friendly, versatile and provides environmental benefits
• It is a sustainable tropical species with rapid growth
• Its density is higher than that of tropical woods
• It has a very low dilation rate
• Its maintenance is very simple and comes down as time goes on
• Its hardness makes it very resistant to wear
• It‘s the best alternative to tropical wooden pallets
• Thermo-treated bamboo floors are the ones that deliver the best results

In addition, bamboo floorings have great possibilities at the decorative level. Its characteristics veins make each of the slats made with this material different, which allows to achieve varied surfaces, surprising and above all of great beauty. In short, a natural, sustainable and 100% aesthetic option, which allows the user to introduce nature into any space whether indoors or outdoors.