Eco Friendly Bamboo Flooring

Published: 13th November 2009

Being eco-friendly will never really hit the mainstream until it hits our pockets. When the benefits of being environmentally sound are also financial then we'll all jump aboard the eco-friendly bandwagon and become evangelists of all things green. When our budgets, businesses and bottom-lines are increasingly benefitted by using sustainable resources then there'll be no doubt in our minds.

As we all know bamboo is a type of grass which grows very quickly even in difficult conditions. For this reason it is highly sustainable and environmentally sound as a full bamboo crop can be reaped in less than 7 years. Three yields of bamboo can be harvested in the same time as just one yield of hardwood trees which can take upwards of 20 years to mature.

Bamboo flooring is similar to hardwood flooring in everything: appearance, durabilty and installation. It is very hard wearing and our natural strand woven bamboo looks almost "bomb proof"! It's natural beauty and durable nature means it is often used in commercial buildings and its a big favourite in high traffic areas.

This popularity is set to increase as thoughts turn to reducing building carbon footprint to achieve the 2016 zero-carbon goal. The choice of flooring in a building is estimated to affect the total carbon footprint of a building in the region of 1-3% of the total.

Another thing that you have to love about bamboo is that old chesnut: price! Due to the its snappy growth rate, the cost of fully stained and sealed bamboo floor material can be found for less than half the cost of planked hardwood. Bamboo flooring can be easily installed and there's nothing new to laying it than other hardwood. Whether it be a floating floor or straight glued to the sub-floor a great finish can be achieved.

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