Bamboo wood flooring

Bamboo wood flooring... is it really wood? We hear the term bamboo wood flooring used often by consumers, but is it really wood? The answer to this may surprise you. bamboo is actually considered a grass. No I am not kidding it is a form of grass!

I thought bamboo was a tree?

Bamboo is not a tree, it is a giant grass. Some species can grow up to four feet in one day! Bamboo usually reaches full height in only about two months. When bamboo is harvested, the root system is unharmed and healthy, ready to produce more shoots, just like a grass lawn. There are said to be as many as 1500 varieties of bamboo (although only certain variety is used in the making of bamboo wood flooring.

Bamboo grows naturally in the tropical world extending to temperate climates. Clumping bamboo is preferred because it remains in the area it is planted. For thousands of years, bamboo has been used to enhance the lives of people in Asia, Africa, and South America. It has been used in the making of building materials with the strength of steel, furniture, weapons (first rocket was a bamboo tube stuffed with gunpowder), writing and musical instruments, fuel, food, even medical products.

How can a grass be compared to hardwood?

When considering a bamboo wood flooring as an alternative to traditional hardwood flooring keep in mind its affordability and durability. Bamboo has its own natural and unique recognizable characteristics that add extra charm and character to your room. A measurable increase in popularity is happening across the world with bamboo floors and you'll hear manufacturers and retailers talk about all of the assets of bamboo. If you want to get a good run for your money you won't have to run very far. We at the flooring professor happen to agree that this product is here to stay and can be compared with traditional wood flooring. We have been involved in several thousands of square feet of this product being installed in customers homes to date, and although it is a grass we wouldn't blame anyone who wanted to call it bamboo wood flooring because it is indeed similar in maintenance, durability and installation. it even does offer some additional benefits that hardwood flooring does not!

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