As an alternative to traditional hardwoods, bamboo wood flooring is a fast growing and trendy idea. It is quickly becoming the flooring choice for many contemporary homeowners. Bamboo flooring is naturally dent resistant and so wears extremely well.

What is interesting about bamboo is that it is not actually a wood, it is a fast-growing grass that has been used for centuries in building. Bamboo reaches maturity in 3 to 5 years and cutting the stalks after 3 does not harm the rest of the plant which makes bamboo a great renewable resource. Most other hardwoods take 50 to 100 years, bamboo never more than 5. Bamboo flooring is similar to oak in dent resistance with much more dimensional stability than other wood flooring types.

Bamboo flooring comes with both horizontal and vertical grain, it has a slightly different appearance than typical hardwood. Usually it is either a light golden color or a darker amber shade depending on the finish. The first is the bamboos natural color, the second is natural looking but achieved using a process called carbonization. Both are very attractive.

The installation of bamboo flooring panels is similar to traditional wood flooring. It can be nailed using a nail gun, glued to sub flooring, or floated, installed over plywood, OSB, particleboard, or over a properly installed radiant floor heating system. Bamboo flooring is manufactured at 6 to 9 percent moisture content so moisture equilibration is typically not required. Some installers report problems using regular floor nailers and instead use pneumatic nail guns.

If you’re looking for something different from your hardwood flooring, give bamboo a shot. The wood is rich and smooth and looks great in every type of home. Let your home start a new tradition with bamboo instead of oak or pine, go for something less common and stand out.

While wood flooring is popular and commonplace, there is a trend to look for sustainable materials to replace expensive and irreplaceable Wood flooring, so finding a high quality product that grows from seedling to full grown tree within just a few short years can make all the difference to both the cost and the future of Wood floor panels.

What we are talking about is bamboo and the myriad of great looking tones and textures that this versatile plant produces.  Not only is bamboo strong and durable, but is also extremely dent resistant making it ideal for flooring in homes and offices.  While bamboo can replace wood, it is in fact a grass and has been used for centuries around the globe for building.

Some of the great features of bamboo flooring is that it comes with both a vertical as well as a horizontal grain making it very different in looks to standard hardwood types and can range in color from greens all the way through the standard wood colors all the way to amber and reds.

Installation is as simple as wood panel flooring and can be attached by means of a nail gun or glued to a sub flooring material.  They are just as easily installed over heating systems and plywoods or particle boards and are generally manufactured to a 6-9 moisture count.

The richness in texture, the ability to lay them quickly and easily as well as the understanding that while wood panel would require a tree to grow for over twenty years to produce the same amount of flooring, bamboo will take less than five and can be carbonised to match any wood type color that you have at home.