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Choosing The Right Hardwood Floor - Why Choose Bamboo Flooring
Sat 09 Dec 2006 - 09:02
Choosing The Right Hardwood Floor - Why Choose Bamboo Flooring
By David Nikzad
There are a variety of Hardwood Flooring species offered on the market today. In the past, one of the most overlooked options has been Bamboo. Bamboo Floors are both beautiful and environmentally friendly and often times costs significantly less than Hardwood species of similar shades and quality. Recently however, Bamboo Flooring has seen a rise in popularity in the US market and has become one of the most sought after, durable and distinctive flooring materials available.
Traditionally, Bamboo was thought of as merely a Chinese plant with little economic value. In the modern world however, Bamboo has established itself as the prime material in numerous consumer products worldwide.
As a flooring material, Bamboo has many major advantages over Hardwood. For starters, Bamboo is indigenous to many diverse climates around the world. From cold mountain areas like the Himalayas to hot tropical regions like Africa and South Asia, Bamboo is able to grow almost anywhere. As well, Bamboo is a grass plant and because of this grows at a much faster rate than trees, never needs to be replanted and some species of Bamboo are even known to grow up to a meter a day! A typical Bamboo plant can reach maturity in just 5-6 years, whereas common Hardwoods used for Flooring can take upwards of 50 years and more. Bamboo is also a major contributor in producing oxygen to the atmosphere, for it can quickly grow in degraded areas and produce more oxygen than a stand of trees. It even helps to protect against harmful ultra violet rays and helps to purify the soil. . Bamboo is therefore considered an eco-friendly, highly renewable material which has gained popularity with the green building councils, and environmentalists alike
The ever increasing use of Bamboo in furniture, blinds, home decor products, and flooring has shaped a strong economic reason to grow natural products in place of clear cutting forests for woods like oak and pine.
While Hardwood Floors can come in an assortment of colors and patterns, it can also be unreliable in consistency from tree to tree and even plank to plank. Bamboo flooring on the other hand comes out consistent and neutral. Bamboo floors feature a much more subtle graining pattern and offer an added distinctive ring like pattern due to how it is produced. The end result is a beautiful grain that offers a unique Bamboo ring outline.
Bamboo Floors is equivalent to Hardwood in its durability, looks, and installation and it offers a timeless beauty and appeal. Another great advantage of Bamboo floors is price. Due to the speedy growth rate, the cost of fully stained and sealed bamboo floors can be found for half the cost of planked Hardwood. Today you can find Bamboo in many typical business buildings, hotels, restaurants and offices. Bamboo floors can be installed using any of the customary Hardwood flooring installation methods including glue, staple and nail down. This article is in no way meant to steer you clear of traditional Hardwood floors, but if you are looking for a distinctive attractive floor that is eco-friendly and will supply years of character and warmth to your home, bamboo may be just what you are looking for.
About the Author:
David Nikzad is President and Founder of Floors by David, a Hardwood Flooring portal specializing in only quality exotic Hardwood Flooring products. Visit us today to learn how you can get a collection of free samples.
View David's own exclusive line of Bamboo floors from Nikzad Imports, available at Floorsbydavid.com
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