Bamboo is increasingly becoming popular as a flooring option both for residential buildings and commercial establishments. The reason is that people are discovering that bamboo is a strong and sturdy material that is comparable in hardness to many hardwoods. Indeed, when subjected to the Janka Hardness Test after boiling in boric acid, which is part [...]

Bamboo floors are increasingly becoming popular for a number of reasons –they are durable, tough, environmentally friendly, and, of course, beautiful. They typically come either as natural, or carbonized, sometimes called caramelized. Natural bamboo is colored light tan or yellow. While some people may prefer this straw-like shade, there are others who favor darker tones; [...]

Style Limited is an Australian manufacturer of bamboo floors. For its raw materials, it relies on 100% renewable eco-certified Moso bamboo. Owing to this, Style Limited has earned a seal of approval from Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA). The company employs a patented strand woven bamboo process in the manufacture of its products. The result [...]

Bamboos floors are made from bamboos that are grown and harvested in a matter of 4 – 6 years. Hence, they are deemed more environmentally friendly than other flooring materials.  Strand woven bamboos take this attribute a little further. Like fiberboards and particleboards made from wood scraps, they are made from bamboo scraps. Instead of [...]

Bamboo floors are deemed to be the most environmentally friendly of all flooring materials. They are durable, with their hardness comparable to either oak or maple, and easy to clean and maintain. For these reasons, they are increasingly becoming popular. Perhaps another reason is that, like hardwood floors, they are also easy to install. Bamboo [...]

Bamboo floors have been compared, in terms of their hardness, to maple when left untreated and to black walnut when they are carbonized to give them a darker hue that is similar to oak. Just like wood floors, bamboos are topped with a clear protective coating that also gives them an attractive shine. Owing to [...]

Bamboo floors are fast gaining in popularity. The reason is, of all the other materials used for flooring, they are deemed to be the most environmentally friendly. It takes only 5 – 6 years for bamboo to grow, compared to the 100 or so years it takes for hardwoods to mature, and the millions of [...]

Bamboo may not be as hard as oak but when untreated it is comparable to maple, or when treated, to black walnut. It can be scratched, nicked, or dented with regular use especially when it is often walked on with high-heeled shoes, or when heavy furniture is dragged on it. This, of course, is also [...]

Bamboo shares certain characteristics with hardwoods and this is why they are increasingly becoming popular as flooring materials. They can be as hard as oak and maple, making them suitable substitutes for the latter. Bamboo flooring materials are commonly imported from Asia, with the bulk coming from China, but they are readily available either on [...]

The toughness and durability of bamboo floors is comparable to that of hardwoods. They can also look as beautiful. Also like wood, however, if you want them to keep looking like new, you will need to clean and maintain them properly. Otherwise, they will quickly lose their shine becoming dull, and, worse, get covered with [...]