Durable Bamboo Hardwood Floors:
Eco-Friendly Choice In Kitchen Flooring

In Costa Rica, bamboo is sought after as one of the strongest building materials and is used to build over 1000 homes per year. Today, most bamboo is cut in China.

Why Use Bamboo Hardwood Floors?

By contrast, other more common types of trees, like oak for instance, takes 10 to 50 years to grow, and must be replanted for the growing cycle to begin again. Bamboo is harder than red oak or maple. It is very dense and can take a harder impact without denting. It is also resists moisture, making bamboo hardwood floors a smart choice in areas of the home that take spills, like the kitchen.

Bamboo has a very tight grain that displays a more uniform color throughout. Its unique pattern created by the “nodes” on the reed, make it very pleasing to the eye.

Bamboo cannot be stained in a lot of finishes, as it will not take the color evenly in most cases. It often comes solid and pre-finished in attractive colors. You can see some of your options and get free sample here. Check out the beautiful kitchen flooring that Build Direct has and order your free samples today!

Different Ways This Floor is Made

There are several choices of plank construction for bamboo hardwood floors: Vertical or horizontal solid construction, strand-woven or engineered bamboo.

Vertical and Horizontal: Vertical and horizontal bamboo flooring is solid and refers to the direction in which the material is glued and pressed together under high pressure.
• Vertical construction orients the strands of bamboo on their edge, standing thinner sections of bamboo together before finishing them. The surface of the boards shows the edges or narrow side of the bamboo. This results in a more uniform look as the growth rings do not show.

• Horizontal construction has the wider face of the bamboo slats facing up next to one another on the finished boards. This shows more of the look of the growth rings when installed as seen in the photo on this page.
  
  Strand Woven: Strand woven bamboo hardwood flooring makes the strongest of your choices. Shredded fibers and strands are blended with a glue and then placed under intense pressure.

  It is then milled into boards that are more like a typical hardwood. A combo of the lighter and darker strands can be used to make a "tiger striping" if you want a more unique kitchen floor design.
  
  Engineered: Engineered bamboo floors are strips that have been heated, woven together, and then laminated to plywood backing under extreme pressure. This version is stronger then those described above.

While lending itself more to contemporary kitchen design, bamboo finds itself at home with more traditional styles as well. It can be produced with a more distressed and rustic finish, or sleek and smooth.

To enjoy one of the hottest, eco-friendly floors that's available today, go here now and see a wide selection of bamboo flooring at low prices. Build Direct is known for having one of the largest selections of flooring at the best prices and they provide service that is second to none!

The Bamboo Inspiration guide to bamboo flooring includes; bamboo floor quality, colours, advantages, problems, how to care for your bamboo floor, and describes the various types such as strand woven bamboo floors. This recommended website also covers related topics such as; bamboo countertops, furniture, and bamboo towels, sheets, and bedding.

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