Bamboo Flooring

One of the rising trends in homes is not only having hardwood flooring, but having bamboo flooring. It is very en vogue, as well as something designers are doing now on their own instead of waiting for customers to ask for it. Because it is eco-friendly, as well as more durable than regular hardwood, many people are asking for bamboo flooring.

Eco-friendly Flooring

One of the main attractions of bamboo flooring is the fact that it's an environmentally responsible choice if a person wants wooden floors in their home. There is no cutting down of increasingly rare hardwood trees that take decades to grow back to make the flooring. The types of bamboo that make flooring can be ready to harvest in two to five years.

Another reason bamboo flooring is considered eco-friendly is because bamboo grows in places where other things can't grow. Bamboo grows in soil that has been abandoned because of soil erosion or levels of desertification. This plant also flourishes in areas with very little water, or areas with a lot of rain, surviving while sitting in water as well. When cultivated, bamboo needs much less water and pesticides than regular trees. Because of a natural bio-agent called bamboo kun that appears in all bamboo, the plants are resistant not only to pests, but to pathogens that cause disease as well. Thus, there is very little surface runoff from the planting of the bamboo and the cultivation.

Durability and other Features

Bamboo flooring is an excellent replacement for normal hard wood floors. Tests done by the expert at Healthy Home Plans.com indicate that bamboo flooring is not only harder than every type of hardwood flooring made except for Maple wood, but holds up against flooding. For those who are concerned about getting a certain look from their bamboo flooring, there are several kinds of finishes available. Bamboo flooring can look like anything from cherry wood to the natural bamboo finish and can be installed just like regular hardwood.

If anyone in the home has allergies, bamboo is a great choice for cutting down on allergens in the home via the flooring. The bamboo kun in the bamboo stays in the bamboo even as it is processed for flooring. This helps by keeping the allergens away, and from allowing bacteria to grow in any of the flooring. Bamboo flooring is obviously the wave of the future. Many people are asking for bamboo flooring because of its durability and customizable properties and this has also made it a choice of more and more designers. Eco-friendly and allergy friendly, bamboo is going to be in many houses in the near future.

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