Carbonised bamboo flooring is a rich and sophisticated coffee brown colour. When you think of bamboo growing, you may envision the dark green outer husk. We actually strip away this part and use the inner pale coloured part of the bamboo. It is cut into strips and then smoked (or carbonised) to give it the caramelised brown colour. Once the bamboo has been carbonised, it is made into planks of flooring.
When you are deciding between horizontal or vertical bamboo flooring, you should know that they are very similar floors. The only difference is the grain pattern.
Carbonised horizontal bamboo?
Horizontal bamboo flooring is made by gluing the thin strips of bamboo together horizontally, which gives the aesthetic of a wider grain pattern with visible distinctive bamboo knots. The plank is made solidly from bamboo and has a tongue and groove fitting system which is then finished by a protective satin lacquer on the surface.
Carbonised vertical bamboo?
Vertical bamboo flooring is made by gluing the thin strips of bamboo together vertically, which gives the aesthetic of a narrower grain pattern with glimpses of the bamboo knots. The plank is made solidly from bamboo and has a tongue and groove fitting system which is then finished by a protective satin lacquer on the surface.
You can fit both horizontal and vertical bamboo in the same way. By either gluing the planks down to the subfloor using a full surface bond or floating them over an underlay. Both are easy to look after and are a fantastic sustainable alternative to wooden floors.
You can See the differences between the two by ordering some free samples.
Alternatively, you might want to have a look at our natural strand woven plank or parquet block floors. These have a different grain pattern and are over twice as hard as Oak flooring.