How good is Bamboo as Flooring

Bamboo Flooring

There are many types of flooring available for people to choose from when they’re considering redoing their floors. Some of the more popular flooring options include carpeting, tiles, laminate, or traditional hardwood. However, you may also consider bamboo flooring if you want a more unconventional, green alternative. Most professionals agree that bamboo flooring is some of the best flooring out there.

Extremely Durable - Super Tough

Bamboo is an incredibly strong wood. Its naturally tough when it grows wild no matter what soil its grown in. The fact that the bamboo always undergoes further strengthening usually in a company's factory before its shipped out to be used as flooring ensures that you have a very strong, durable wood that's great for use in a home or other building. Its even stronger than oak.

Environmentally Friendly

Bamboo is technically a grass and grows extremely quickly compared to any other type of wood. In fact, it only takes a bamboo tree 3 years to reach full maturity while with most other trees, its twice as or three times as long. This means that bamboo can be replaced much more easily, making their use better for the environment.

Of course there are reasons why people insist it is not as good;

Quality can Vary

There are currently no official certification standards for bamboo flooring even though its approved by the (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) LEED. That means that quality or hardness of the bamboo flooring can actually vary, depending on the company you’re using.

They Can Get Scratched

Bamboo floors can be easy to scratch or dent if they’re damaged by heavy furniture that’s moved or jolted. Many people with rowdy children choose not to get bamboo flooring because children tend to be hard on floors.

It Bleaches Easily

Under direct sunlight, bamboo loses its colour easily especially if its in naturally-lit rooms. That means its better suited to darker rooms where direct exposure to sunlight is kept at a minimum, which may not be an option for some.

Going by the pros and cons, bamboo floors may be suitable for some people, but probably, not all.

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