- Bamboo is a grass that grows large enough to be harvested and made into a flooring products, fabrics, window shades and many other home decor items. Its fibers are taken apart and reassembled into flooring planks. Some bamboo is also used as a veneer to make engineered flooring, a type of flooring that features a base such as plywood or particle board with a bamboo strip glued to the top. Bamboo products should always be sealed to help prevent water damage.
- Bamboo flooring can be used in any area in the home where other hardwoods are used; the most common areas bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms. Tile flooring common design complement to bamboo flooring in the home.
- Bamboo is available in a wide color palette. Natural, untreated bamboo is a straw or flaxen color. Bamboo can also be carbonized, or exposed to a treatment of heat and high pressure to darkens the wood. Carbonized bamboo fibers of various shades can be formed together in different combinations to create a wide variety of patterns.
- A sealant can protect bamboo from water seepage and damage, but bamboo is naturally more water resistant than other types of hardwood. This is why it can be used so easily in the kitchen or bathroom. Although standing water eventually damages bamboo or any wood and can cause it to warp, bamboo rates higher for moisture resistant than other wood options.
- One of the reasons bamboo is become popular is because it is a highly renewable natural resource. As a grass, bamboo grows very quickly and can replenish itself in only five years, making it much more energy efficiency and environmentally friendly than other types of hard wood.
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