If you are renovating or decorating your room and having a new bamboo floor, the floor should be the last part of the room to be added. All decorating should be finished and then your new floor can be laid. However, if you are keeping your existing bamboo floor and decorating around it, you will need to protect it from the building work. What could damage my bamboo floor? All manne...
Lounge and hallway modernised with solid carbonised bamboo flooring [caption id="attachment_2288" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Carbonised bamboo flooring in a beautiful living area[/caption] Chris and his wife had been looking for a replacement for their downstairs carpet and liked the idea of a solid natural floor. After researching different options they decided that bamboo was ...
Carbonised horizontal bamboo flooring throughout the lounge and entrance hall of a modern bungalow. Tristan has lived in his bungalow in Dorset for over a year and decided it was time to replace the outdated carpet. He knew that he wanted a hard-wearing modern f...
Carbonised strand woven bamboo flooring throughout the hallway, stair case, landing and four bedrooms Nicole wanted to replace the carpet running throughout the hallway, stairs, landing and bedrooms of her detached home in East Riding of Yorkshire. After looking at a few different alternatives, Nicole chose bamboo flooring as it is an “environmentally friendly, fast growing resource.” T...
Modern New Build with Natural Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring throughout the ground floor through to a spiral staircase. In the spring of 2019, Mark and Julia embarked on an amazing adventure of building their own house in the beautiful market town of Bridport, Dorset. In early 2020, they were ready for flooring to be chosen. Bamboo flooring was their first choice due to its “eco-credenti...
Bungalow Renovation Project with Stone Grey Strand Woven Parquet Block Bamboo Flooring. Keith and Jeanette from Warwickshire have recently renovated their bungalow. The project involved new flooring for the lounge, hallway and porch. They wanted continuity throughout these rooms but were initially unsure of which flooring to use. Oak flooring was one option as they have...
Ground Floor and Garage Renovation Creating Large Open Plan Area using Natural Strand Woven Parquet Block Bamboo Flooring When Stuart decided to renovate his garage to create a large open plan living space, he knew exactly which floor to use. He had used bamboo flooring in a previous home and liked its sustainability so decided to use it again. This time Stuart chose Natural Strand W...
Parquet block bamboo flooring in a modern open plan kitchen and dining area Jake and Hayley have lived in their 1930s house for seven years. They had planned for an extension to create a beautiful open plan kitchen and dining area, and needed a new floor to complement the sophisticated new room. The work started in January 2020 and continued throughout the beginning of the year. By...
A bamboo door bar is a strip of bamboo that goes in a doorway. An expansion gap should be left in all doorways to allow for the bamboo flooring to move and change with fluctuations in temperature and humidity. You will want to cover this gap over with something and that is what a door bar is for. For more information on expansion gaps have a look at the following: What is an expansion gap? B...
Bamboo flooring is a smart choice for many reasons. It is no surprise that we should be looking after our plant more carefully and what better way to do so than use a renewable and sustainable resource. Bamboo is a fantastic eco-friendly alternative to hardwood flooring. By choosing bamboo flooring you are helping to protect the environment. Bamboo grows extremely fast and can be harveste...
If you have any left-over planks of bamboo flooring you may want to keep them for a future project, or in case of any repair works. When ordering your flooring, if you have calculated the size of the room correctly, you should only be left with minimal planks. Unless of course, you have ordered extra for another project. Where should I keep left over planks of bamboo flooring? If y...
Natural bamboo flooring is very elegant, chic and stylish. Its timeless appeal comes from the natural golden and blonde tones of the bamboo. The light colours from the flooring can help to brighten up and style or size of room.
You should choose engineered bamboo flooring if you want a durable, stable and easy to fit floor. Planks of engineered bamboo can also offer you a wider and longer look. As the planks have a stable base layer, they can be made much bigger without compromising their stability.
Solid bamboo flooring is also known as either horizontal or vertical bamboo flooring. The planks are made from solid bamboo strips, bonded together horizontally or vertically to create two different grain patterns. Horizontal bamboo flooring has a wider grain pattern, whereas vertical bamboo flooring a narrow grain pattern. You will find two colours to choose from: natural and carbonised.
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First of all, there are two colour options for vertical bamboo flooring; natural and carbonised. Other than the colour differences, the floors are exactly the same. They are both made from strips of bamboo, in the same way. The grain and pattern of the bamboo looks the same, and both are as durable as each other.
What exactly is vertical bamboo flooring?
Vertical bamboo flooring refers...
You need to acclimatise your bamboo flooring before installation to allow it to adjust to adjust surroundings. This process is really important and helps to reduce the risk of the planks of bamboo moving and becoming damaged after they have been installed. When ordering your bamboo floor, you should always allow for acclimatisation time in your home before starting to fit your flooring.
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Natural bamboo is a light golden colour, which can really brighten up and add character to any room. There are different types of natural bamboo which can all look slightly different depending on the style you choose.
What are the different styles of natural bamboo flooring?
Natural Horizontal
The bamboo strips have been put together horizontally. This will give you a gra...
Horizontal Vs Vertical bamboo flooring is something we get asked about quite a lot. The simple answer is that it is purely down to personal reference of the way that each type of flooring looks. Both horizontal and vertical bamboo have the same properties and benefits, they just have a slightly different grain pattern due to the way that the planks are made.
The similarities betwee...
A mixture of strand woven bamboo plank and parquet block throughout this Leicestershire bungalow
Mike, from Rothley, decided to replace the carpets and change the hallway flooring in his Leicestershire bungalow. This included an entrance hall, study, lounge and dining room, for which he needed over 60 square meters of flooring. Mike had already decided that he did not want to have ne...
Natural bamboo flooring is the golden and blonde tones of bamboo. It can help to brighten up any room and depending on the type of bamboo flooring you choose; it will have different grain patterns.
What is natural bamboo flooring?
It is made from natural bamboo without any colour stain added. When you look at a bamboo plant, it has a hard-green husk on the outside. The inner gold...
Ground Floor and Garage Renovation Creating Large Open Plan Area
using Natural Strand Woven Parquet Block Bamboo Flooring
When Stuart decided to renovate his garage to create a large open plan living space, he knew exactly which floor to use. He had used bamboo flooring in a previous home and liked its sustainability so decided to use it again. This time Stuart chose Natural Strand W...
Modern New Build with Natural Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring
throughout the ground floor through to a spiral staircase.
In the spring of 2019, Mark and Julia embarked on an amazing adventure of building their own house in the beautiful market town of Bridport, Dorset. In early 2020, they were ready for flooring to be chosen. Bamboo flooring was their first choice due to its “eco-credenti...
Engineered bamboo flooring has a layer of strand woven bamboo on top of base layers of plywood. This gives the bamboo flooring stability. Any type of bamboo flooring is dimensionally stable but engineered bamboo means that the planks of flooring can be made wider than solid bamboo.
How is engineered bamboo flooring made?
It has a plywood base that runs perpendicular to the top layer of...
Light coloured bamboo flooring is a very popular choice. It easily and naturally adds a brightness to any size or style of room. A lighter coloured floor is perfect if you want to lighten up a dark space, or if you have a darker colour scheme. It gives you a clean and minimal feel, along with the knowledge that you have purchased an eco-friendly floor.
We would always recommend that you o...
When deciding on a bamboo floor for your home or property you are more than likely to choose a colour of flooring that suits your décor and furnishings. There are a few different colours to choose from, ranging from pale tones through to dark browns. You may be interested to know how the different bamboo flooring colours are created.
The different bamboo flooring colours:
Natural...