Mar 07 2010
Bamboo Wood Flooring
When deciding on a wood flooring for the home most people automatically think of maple or oak or even cherry. What they fail to consider is one of the newest, most cutting-edge floor choices of them all, bamboo wood flooring. Bamboo, though not technically a wood, is woven together to create a beautiful addition to the hardwood flooring family.
Bamboo is a grass that grows quickly and is able to replenish itself within a very short period of time. A harvested field of bamboo will grow to maturity in five years and be ready to create another beautiful floor. Traditional hardwoods, on the other hand can take from fifty to many hundreds of years to mature and be ready for harvest.
As people move to making purchases based on how their decisions affect the rest of the world and their future and the future of their children and generations to come, sustainable products are going to become more and more the choices that are made. A flooring choice that can replenish in five years keeps the trees in the forests from being destroyed and taking so many years to return to normal.
Bamboo wood flooring beats traditional hardwood in other areas as well. Bamboo is not as susceptible to scratching and marring as the traditional hardwoods which in turn make it last longer than traditional hardwood. Lasting longer and being more durable when combined with the low cost of bamboo floors compared to the high cost of maple, cherry or oak are just more reasons to choose bamboo wood flooring.
Bamboo flooring installations are easier than installing other hardwoods. This makes the installation cost less. Couple this with the ease of maintaining bamboo wood and the overall conclusion is simple to see. Bamboo is less expensive to purchase, install, and maintain and is more durable than traditional hardwoods and is the choice to make.
Bamboo wood flooring choices can be light and natural or deep and rich. Natural bamboo wood flooring is a blondish color that can be matched to any home’s décor without giving the home that stuffy, scared-to-walk on; pass me my smoking jacket look that many of the rich colored hardwoods have. The natural blond color is perfect for any room in the house, from the bedroom to the sun room it is able to blend in with any color scheme with its natural beauty.
On the other hand, a deeper color can be had by choosing bamboo that has been carbonized. This is a rich amber color without being so rich as to overpower the home. Carbonization is the process of smoking the bamboo to get bring out the deeper coloring. The process is similar to caramelizing sugar. Intense heat alters the bamboo giving it amber color that is beautifully unique. The carbonization process can be shortened or prolonged to vary the richness of the color. Carbonization also makes the flooring stronger than the natural blond bamboo.
-Sharon Chapman
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