Bamboo Flooring Blog

Bamboo flooring is a popular choice for homeowners, not only because of its eco-friendliness but also because of its strength, durability, and easiness to maintain. During the colder and wetter months, it is very important to continue to take care of your bamboo floor and make a few extra provisions to protect your floor from the harsh conditions outside.

The main problems that homeowners with bamboo flooring face are that dirt, grit, water and snow can be brought into your house from outdoors on footwear, clothing and pets. Continue reading →

Bamboo flooring is a fantastic alternative to hardwood flooring and quickly becoming a very popular choice for domestic and commercial use. Here are a few reasons why you should choose bamboo:

Bamboo is an eco-friendly material

Bamboo is a highly renewable grass that can grow to maturity within five years, making it a very sustainable, natural material. It grows much faster than hardwood trees that can take over twenty five years to reach maturity. Another benefit to the environment is that bamboo does not need to be re-planted like trees; the grass root will continue to grow once it has been harvested. Continue reading →

Bamboo flooring is becoming a popular alternative to traditional hardwood flooring as it has physical similarities to hardwood but is more durable, eco-friendly and sustainable.  Bamboo is not wood, it is a grass native to China that is cut down into strips or strands, dried and machined into flooring planks.  It is available in a variety of styles, colours and finishes, and because it is a dimensionally stable flooring material, it can be floated over an underlay, used with underfloor heating, and installed in areas where humidity and temperature fluctuates significantly.

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