Welcome to A1 Bamboo Flooring - Your Guide to Caring for and Maintaining Beautiful Bamboo Floors

Forests are vanishing at an alarming rate for market requirements. It is believed that a sixty foot tree takes 60 yrs to be replaced whereas a sixty foot bamboo cut takes 59 days to replace. It is said that bamboo is the fastest growing tree on earth. Its tensile strength is found equal to steel.

In response to these figures bamboo flooring companies are coming up to provide bamboo flooring of high quality. Bamboo flooring is gaining place in both household and commercial places. Bamboo flooring is becoming an environment friendly and long lasting alternative to the conventional hardwood flooring.

There are companies which provide only the highest quality bamboo flooring. "Moso" is the sturdiest species of bamboo and is used by many companies. Companies providing these types of bamboo will often provide a 25 year warranty.

Some environmental benefits of using bamboo are:

• Bamboo helps to produce greater biomass
• Helps to prevent soil erosion, remove toxins from the contaminated soil
• Also helps to reverse the effect of global warming by helping reduce the carbon dioxide gases
• Can be harvested annually
• Does not require replanting
• It can be cultivated in the land which is damaged by over grazing or poor agriculture
• Less prone to expanding and contracting

After harvesting bamboo, the outer green skin is removed and it is then cut into fillets. These fillets are curved and are worked upon to make them flat. These flat strips are then dried to remove the natural moisture of the bamboo plant. After drying they are boiled to remove the natural starch and sugar. Boiling helps the bamboo to become unattractive to termites and protect from other pests. After the boiling process the strips are glued together so that an attractive flooring pattern is attained. Bamboo flooring can have different styles like vertical stretching, horizontal stretching depending upon the way in which the edges are glued together.

Some types of bamboo flooring:

Distressed flooring - It is also called as "antique" or hand scraped. This is done manually by the workers so that each plank has its texture and personality. This takes a longer time as compared it the plank of traditional wood flooring.

Woven bamboo flooring - This type is well known for its durability and the aesthetic appeal it gives. The process of manufacturing is different from the other types. The flooring from this type is almost twice as hard compared to that of traditional bamboo flooring. Non- toxic and water resistant resin is used.

Bamboo flooring is largely available in two different colors:

• Natural blonde - This is the bamboo's natural color and can have various growth patterns.
• Smoked or carbonized - This is a darker color and is achieved by smoking process.

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