Bamboo Wood Flooring Guide

What's interesting about bamboo is that it's not actually a wood, it is a fast-growing grass that has been  useful for centuries in building. Bamboo reaches maturity in 3 to 5 years and cutting the stalks after 3 doesn't harm t... 

As an alternative to old-fashioned hardwoods, bamboo wood flooring is really a fast  growing and trendy thought hardwood floor  installation . It is quickly becoming the  floor option for many contemporary homeowners. Bamboo floor is obviously dent resistant and so wears very well. 

What's fascinating about bamboo is that it is not  really a wood, it is a fast-growing grass that has been useful for centuries in building. Bamboo reaches maturity in  3 to 5 years and cutting the stalks after 3 does not harm the others of the place  making a fantastic renewable resource to bamboo. Most other hardwoods get 50 to a century, bamboo never over 5.  Bamboo flooring is similar to oak in reduction resistance with a lot more dimensional stability than other wood flooring forms. 

Bamboo floor comes with  both horizontal and vertical grain, it has a somewhat different look than common hardwood. Generally it's the light golden color or even a deeper amber shade with regards to the finish site . The foremost is the bamboos natural color, the second is natural looking  but achieved using a process called carbonization. Both are very desirable. 

The installation of bamboo wood flooring is comparable to old-fashioned wood flooring. It  may be nailed using a nail gun, fixed to sub flooring, or sailed, installed over plywood, OSB,  particleboard, or over a properly installed radiant floor heating system. Bamboo flooring is manufactured at 6 to  9 per cent moisture content so moisture equilibration is typically not necessary. Some as an alternative use pneumatic  nail guns and contractors report problems using normal floor nailers. 

If you should be searching for something different from your hardwood  floor, give a go to bamboo. The wood is smooth and rich  and looks good in most type of home. Let your house begin a new convention with bamboo in the place of oak or pine, choose  anything less common and stand out v=yiTUU0LnU9k success .B & G Hardwood Flooring
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Santa Rosa, CA 95407
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