Homeowners who want to enjoy the benefits of sustainable flooring have been urged to consider bamboo.
The material is produced by the trimming of the wood from stems that grow over a six-year period, with the plant continually sprouting new ones, iafrica.com reports.
It added that production of bamboo in this way also means that the size of the forest is not diminished.
Mao bamboo is particularly good because it is very hard, making bamboo flooring very durable and more so than oak or Brazilian walnut, the news provider stated.
It also noted that the material is stain resistant, more competitively priced and can be both cold in summer and warm in winter.
Bamboo has previously been described as a good choice for kitchen flooring.
Its strength is such that it can cope with 50,000 pounds of pressure per square inch, which makes it ideal for resisting the impact of things being accidentally dropped onto the floor, Cayman Net News noted last month.
