Mar 07 2010
Bamboo Hardwood Flooring
Building a home is an exciting time. There are designs to approve, paint colors to choose, furniture to pick out and flooring to make decisions about. For many years homeowners had little to choose from other than laminate and typical hardwoods like oak, cherry or maple woods. Today however homeowners can choose bamboo hardwood flooring. Bamboo hardwood flooring is becoming a popular flooring choice for many different reasons, including its beauty and strength.
Families with children and pets need flooring that can stand up to the high traffic and intense stress that is placed on it. Bamboo is durable, strong flooring that is able to stand up to the rigors of an active family and all the rough and tumble activity that comes with children and pets. In high traffic areas bamboo flooring is tough enough to withstand pet toenails clacking across it or the occasional dropped can of soup – a definite no-no on some laminates and hardwoods.
Modern Asian home with bamboo flooring
Bamboo flooring is naturally warm and inviting flooring with its natural grain finish and the patterns that occur in the bamboo during its growing period. Unlike some hardwood floorings that can evoke the look of a commercial gymnasium or concert hall, bamboo flooring creates an inviting, warm feeling that welcomes people into your home.
The warm, inviting feeling that is created can be achieved by either choosing the natural blonde bamboo or choosing carbonized bamboo which has a richer, amber color. Blond bamboo allows the natural grain of the woods to shine through along with the ingrown patterns that are unique to every stalk. Blond bamboo is a perfect fit for most any décor.
Carbonized bamboo is a darker variety of bamboo. The color is achieved through a process called carbonization. In carbonization the bamboo is put through a smoking process that gives the wood a deeper amber color that is simply stunning.
These choices make bamboo hardwood flooring an easy decision when picking flooring. Its ability to match any décor combined with its durability and strength are enough reasons in themselves without looking anywhere else.
However, for those people who need persuading, environmental considerations should be enough to sway them. In today’s environmentally conscious world, sustainability is an important consideration when choosing wood products. It takes hundreds of years to replenish a wood forest. However, bamboo, which is actually considered a grass, reaches maturity in only five years. This makes bamboo a renewable source for hardwood flooring.
The final swaying factor is the wow factor. Homeowners who like to have the latest and greatest ideas in their homes will certainly be wowed with bamboo hardwood floors and their neighbors will be envious.
Bamboo hardwood flooring is one of the newest floors to join the hardwood flooring selection. Its beauty and durability make it the perfect flooring choice and its sustainability make it a decision for generations to come.
-Sharon Chapman
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