subject: Top 15 Benefits Of Bamboo Flooring [print this page] Nowadays, many people prefer bamboo flooring over traditional hardwood flooring due to its unique grain and overall look. Bamboo flooring can add a great character and wonderful charm to your home. It is becoming very popular with those homeowners who not only want attractive and good looking floors, but need their floors to be environmentally friendly as well. Bamboo flooring is a smart choice for your home due to a number of reasons. In this article, I will discuss the top 15 benefits of using bamboo flooring in your home or office.
1)Bamboo is a renewable and sustainable resource. Unlike many of the hardwood flooring materials which can take 80-100 years to reforest, bamboo plants reach their maturity in just 5-7 years. So, whenever the bamboo plants are harvested, they are quickly replaced by the new plants because bamboo roots remain intact in the soil and continue to produce new shoots even after the plants are harvested. Thus, bamboo is an ECO-Friendly option because it grows abundantly and replenishes very fast.
2)Bamboo can be cultivated in some of the most extreme climates in the world and it can survive in freezing as well as high heat climates. Thus, bamboo is a widely available material, which can be used to produce the bamboo floors on a large commercial scale.
3)Bamboo is not susceptible to the attacks of pathogens and termites. Furthermore, bamboo plants dont need artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides. This really contributes to the betterment of environment.
4)Bamboo makes a very strong building material and it can carry countless times its own weight. Thus, bamboo flooring made from this fantastic material generates a very strong and lightweight floor.
5)Bamboo flooring is a durable flooring choice as bamboo is a naturally hard wood and is very durable. Bamboo has a high weight to strength ratio, which means that it is stable, durable and harder than some other hardwood flooring materials.
6)Bamboo makes an ideal flooring material for the family room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom. Thus, it provides a variety of options to use in high traffic areas of the home or office.
7)Bamboo flooring is an easy to maintain flooring and has a better resilience than softer floors like vinyl or pine.
8)Pre-finished bamboo flooring doesnt need to be refinished as often as other hardwood flooring.
9)Although there are several ways to install the bamboo flooring, floating floors are very easy to install and you can install them on your own. For other methods of installation such as face-nailing and sub-floor installation, the costs of hiring the contractor and labour are less than those of traditional hardwood floors.
10) The cost of the bamboo flooring depends on many factors such as grade, colour, finishing, veneer, material percentage, etc. But generally speaking, the bamboo flooring is inexpensive because it is cultivated on a large commercial scale. The other reason for bringing the bamboo price down in the market is that bamboo is a renewable resource and matures in just 5-7 years. So, there is a constant and regular supply of bamboo in the market throughout the year.
11) Bamboo flooring provides its users with unique and attractive styles ranging from widely varying grains to light through to dark colours. The bamboo flooring can be tinted in a dark colour and can be finished in a high gloss finish, semi-gloss and matte varieties.
12)Bamboo floors are laminated and fully sealed, so that they can resist against moisture and fungal growth. Bamboo flooring is not as susceptible to decay and mold growth as well.
13)Bamboo is considered as one of the most adaptable flooring choices available today. It does not require lots of prep work to the sub-floor and can be laid over a variety of surfaces. For example, vinyl or tile material requires laminate to be affixed to; much less expensive plywood may be needed for bamboo. Furthermore, bamboo is far less sensitive to daily temperature changes than many other hardwood materials like vinyl, stone or tile. Thus, bamboo can be installed virtually anywhere.
14) Unlike oak and mahogany, bamboo is relatively easy to handle. Bamboo is available in shorter sections and can be manoeuvred easily around your work site with simple hand tools, dovetails saws, and cross cut saws.
15)Most importantly, bamboo flooring looks great and is available in a variety of styles and designs to fit any taste. The grades and finishing of bamboo flooring are very unique and stylish. You can also find bamboo floors with grains running horizontally, vertically or stranded.
