Bamboo Flooring Guide
Bamboo Flooring is a great eco-friendly flooring product… Here’s the scoop…
It is a very durable product that has been used for thousands of years for many different products from tools to flooring to whole houses and just about everything in-between.
It takes only 5 or 6 years to replenish a Bamboo forest compared to 50 years for an Oak tree… so it's sustainable!
The ForestThe quality starts with the forest… Almost all commercial bamboo comes from Asia… mostly from China… The region in Asia where the forest is located can make a huge difference in the quality of the Stalks.
The HarvestThe next factor is the time of year the stalks are harvested. Stalks harvested during the rainy season may result in a defective product that will split apart if installed in a much dryer climate. ConstructionManufacture equipment and materials play the next critical role in the quality of Bamboo products.
The adhesives used to join the strips into boards or planks can make a big difference. Some of the cheaper quality manufacturers may cut corners in the quality by diluting the adhesive with too much water. The high water content may cause bacteria to grow. These bacteria may cause the adhesive bond to fail. Other manufacturers use adhesives which may contain very high levels of Formaldehyde… a cancer-causing chemical.
The milling equipment and how it’s maintained can make a difference in how nicely the boards fit together during installation. Finally, the finish can make the difference between a beautiful, long lasting Product and one that will fall apart soon after installation. A high gloss UV finish looks great but scratches will soon show on the surface. The matte finish such as Aluminum Oxide is durable and will look new longer than most other finishes.
StylesThe most common Bamboo Flooring styles are Horizontal and Vertical. There is a new style called Woven that is very beautiful and unique and has twice the density of traditional which means it will look new much longer.ColorsBamboo is now available in a wide variety of stained colors and standard colors.
Natural- The beautiful natural color is similar to a rich creamy vanilla ice cream.
Carbonized- The rich color is achieved by baking the strands in an oven. The result is a beautiful caramel-like color. Carbonized is the most popular color.
ApplicationsCommercial- I’ve seen Bamboo Flooring in properties such as restaurants, boutique shops, department stores, hair salons, and offices.
Residential- If you are doing a kitchen remodel or a bath remodel then Bamboo Flooring is a great way to go but can be used anywhere in the house including the staircase. PricesIf you are going green and want to use quality materials, stay away from the garbage that the big box grocers and home centers sell for $1.99 per square foot. It’s not worth 25 cents. If it sounds too good to be true… Good quality will run you from $3.49 to $4.99 per square foot for standard and $5.99 to $6.99 for woven. For high quality Non-Formaldehyde Bamboo Flooring plan on around $6.99 to $10.99.
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If you want Eco-Friendly Bamboo Flooring or are thinking about Going Green and you live in southern California, ECO TRADER is located in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles and serves Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, San Gabrial Valley, The South Bay, Orange County, San Bernardino County and San Diego County. In Los Angeles
Providing Bamboo Flooring in the folowing areas of Los Angeles, California: Beverly Hills, Hancock Park, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, West Hollywood, West Los Angeles, Silverlake, Los Feliz, Culver City, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica Palms, Pacific Palisades, Malibu and many other areas. In San Fernando ValleyServing the San Fernando ValleyActon, Agoura, Agua Dulce, Antelope Acres, Antelope Center, Burbank, Calabasas, Calabasas Highlands, Canoga Park, Castaic, Castaic Junction, Chatsworth, East Arcadia, Encino, Glendale, Glendale Junction, Granada Hills, Hidden Hills, , La Cañada, Flintridge, La Crescenta, , Lancaster, Malibu, Malibu Beach, Malibu Bowl, Malibu Hills, Malibu Junction, Mission Hills, Monrovia, Moorpark, North Glendale, Newberry Park, North Hollywood, Northridge, Pacoima, Palmdale, Panorama City, Paramount, Pasadena, Quartz Hill, Reseda, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, , Saugus, Sepulveda, Shadow Hills, Sherman Oaks, Simi Valley, South Pasadena, Studio City, Sun Valley, Sunland, Sylmar, Tarzana, Thousand Oaks, Topanga, Topanga Beach, Topanga Oaks, Topanga Park, Trancas, Tujunga, Twin Lakes, Universal City, Valencia, Van Nuys, West Glendale, Westlake Village, Winnetka, Woodland Hills... and many more areas!
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