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Bamboo Wood Floorings
Description of Bamboo
Floors
Bamboo flooring is one of the hardest
natural materials available for flooring(as compared
in the Janka Hardness Scale). It is also an elegant
and eco-friendly alternative to traditional hardwood
floors. Bamboo has a higher fibre rating than any
hard wood, which gives it exceptional hard wearing
qualities
With a tensile strength comparable to
steel , bamboo is a fantastic building material. In
the flooring world bamboo has been made into
engineered bamboo flooring, solid bamboo flooring,
strand woven bamboo flooring and bamboo flooring for
installation.
Generally sold pre-finished, bamboo is
available in its light, natural color or in darker
shades produced by carbonization.Appearance of the
finished product can be further enhanced by the
various plank constructions. Choices include vertical
or horizontal solid construction, engineered
construction, and woven stranded construction.
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Benefits
of Bamboo Floors
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Strong and resilient
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Moisture and stain resistant
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Uniquely attractive
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Environmentally-friendly
Bamboo has been proven to be stronger
than most hardwoods. Some species of bamboo have
obtained Janka hardness ratings higher than maple and
nearly double that of red oak the benchmark of
hardwoods. Besides of its hardness quality, bamboo is
also very resilient and can take a greater impact
than most hardwoods without denting. Hardness and
resilience: a dynamic duo for durability.
Bamboo is also more resistant to
Moisture compared to other hardwoods because of the
extreme changes in humidity where it is grown and
harvested in. It is less likely to expand and
contract like other wood floors which causes gaps and
other unsightly effects. And with proper maintainance
many forms of stains, be it pets or scratches, can be
removed without trace.
Bamboo Flooring has a distinctive look fromtypical hardwood
floors because of its eye-catching patterns created
by the slightly darker bands of nodes. Bamboo is also
known to be eye-pleasing because of its uniform
coloring and beautiful grain patterns. Bamboo floors
that went through Lamination is capable of producing
a lined, almost uniform look to the surface of the
finished floor plank or one where the characteristic
nodes of the bamboo are randomly visible.
Bamboo is
recognized as the fastest growing plant on earth, and
because of that it had proven to be highly
eco-friendly as replacement of bamboo take only 5-7
years to harvest unlike normal hardwood which takes
around 30-50 years to reach maturity. Furthermore,
since bamboo is a Grass, it can be harvested from the
same stalk over and over again while typical hardwood
trees needs to be replanted everytime.
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Installation Methods
Bamboo floors can be installed nailed down or floating
method, similar to solid wood floors. Refer to EnWood
Installation Guide for more details.
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Specifications
Natural Horizontal Bamboo Floor
15mm x 96mm x 1000mm
Natural Vertical Bamboo Floor
15mm x 96mm x 1000mm
Carbonized Horizontal Bamboo Floor
15mm x 96mm x 1000mm
Carbonized Vertical Bamboo Floor
15mm x 96mm x 1000mm
Strand Woven Bamboo Floor
15mm x 96mm x 900/1800mm
15mm x 140mm x 1800mm
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Anti-Termite and Anti-Fungus
Treatment
We also provide anti-termite and anti-fungus protection
on demand. Click here!
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