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When we talk about hardwood flooring, very rarely do we consider bamboo flooring a part of it even though it is essentially the same as the other common hardwood flooring and shares many of the same qualities. Technically bamboo is grass but because it is equally as hard as or sometimes even harder than wood, its floors are classified as hardwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, bamboo flooring is an interesting afterthought to any floor-related discussion, however, its qualities and relative inexpensiveness make it a very economical and worthy option for your house. A report published last year revealed that 59% of wood manufacturers in America think that hardwood flooring will have an even better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Slowly and gradually more people are turning to bamboo as a flooring choice. Among the more environmentally conscious of consumers especially, bamboo flooring has become very popular due to it leaving almost no environmental waste in its wake. Although its other qualities are a good enough advocate to ensure sustainable bamboo hardwood floors<\/a> rise in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production of Bamboo Floors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Unlike other trees, bamboo plants only take five or six years at most to harvest. In addition to that, growing and harvesting bamboo is not harmful to the ground and the nearby plant in any way, thus further ensuring its status as an eco-friendly plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process of producing floors out of raw plants is quite interesting. The hull of bamboo is removed and the inner stem is cut into long strips. In some areas, these strips are dried and nailed down to bigger pieces of wood or bamboo. Whereas in the developed countries, these strips are boiled into lime or boric acid solution in order to remove moisture, sugar, and starch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boiling process makes the bamboo termite-proof as well as capable of handling any expansion or contraction due to changing weather. To darken the color or soften the bamboo, the strips often go through a carbonization process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Types of Bamboo Flooring<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With the processed bamboo strips, the following three types of floors can be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.) Strand<\/strong> Woven Bamboo Flooring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strand woven bamboo flooring is made from the strands that would be called \u201cwasted material\u201d if it were any other type of wood.<\/a> The strands are collected after they are trimmed from the bamboo during the milling process. These thin strands are woven together and then compressed heavily with resin which creates a very hard, smooth, and beautiful floor, which is more robust than other forms of bamboo flooring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.) Horizontal Grain Bamboo Flooring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horizontal bamboo flooring is where the bamboo fillets i.e. the processed thin strips, are arranged on their widest edge horizontally, all facing up, and then joined together with the help of powerful adhesives. If the surface then seems uneven, a high-pressure lamination process is used to ensure uniform thickness across the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.) Vertical Grain Bamboo Flooring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vertical bamboo floors are created in a very similar yet opposite way compared to the horizontal. The strips are joined together vertically using adhesives and then pressed sideways usage a powerful laminate system. This gives the flooring a very smooth look very reminiscent of traditional hardwood<\/a> flooring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All types of bamboo floors are installed<\/a> with the help of the usual tongue and groove system which is pre-provided with the floors by the manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advantages of Installing Bamboo Floors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n