| Many people desire to decorate with green | | | | material tends to be lighter in color -- almost blond. |
| materials whenever possible. Buying | | | | Grain |
| environmentally friendly products is not always | | | | Besides color, you can personalize your floor by |
| easy. Bamboo flooring is one of many green | | | | selecting the cut. If you tend to like simpler |
| flooring options. Bamboo is sustainable, high quality, | | | | patterns and high modern styling, then you may |
| and continues to look good as it wears and ages. | | | | decide on a vertical cut. If "country chic" is more |
| Strength | | | | your style, you may choose the more complex |
| Bamboo comes from Asia; it is both a traditional | | | | horizontal cut, because the cuts tend to show up |
| food plant and a building material. Because it is a | | | | the nodes. Be sure to shop around and look at |
| grass it is more sustainable and quick growing | | | | samples before buying, this will ensure you pick |
| than traditional hard woods from trees. Many | | | | out a floor that best suits your decorative tastes. |
| people are surprised to find out that it is 10% | | | | Installation |
| stronger than Red Wood. Besides being used as a | | | | Installing bamboo flooring is about the same |
| flooring material, bamboo serves many decorative | | | | degree of hassle as putting in other types of |
| and functional purposes. Bamboo screens to divide | | | | floors. If you decide to forego professional |
| rooms are an especially popular d?r item. This | | | | installation, it may be easier for you to install the |
| popularity and versatility extends to bamboo being | | | | "click and lock" type of flooring. This type has |
| used for kitchen work surfaces, and even to | | | | pieces that snap together to form a sort of |
| make kitchen utensils. Besides looking good, being | | | | floating floor without the need for messy glues or |
| green, and strong, bamboo has one other practical | | | | adhesives. |
| quality. All floors, especially hardwood, expand and | | | | When choosing a green, sustainable, and |
| contract with changes in temperature. Bamboo, | | | | long-lasting floor for your home, bamboo is one of |
| however, does this to a much lesser extent than | | | | the best options out there. Bamboo has a wide |
| traditional hardwood materials, which means it | | | | appeal and can increase the beauty and resale |
| often looks better longer after installation than | | | | value of your property. It also tends to wear |
| other types of flooring. | | | | very well over time so if you have a large family |
| Color | | | | and/or pets creating high traffic throughout your |
| When choosing a bamboo floor you have two | | | | home, you can still decorate in a stylish and |
| color options. The treated, or "carbonized | | | | sustainable way. |
| bamboo" is amber in color, and the natural | | | | |