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Bamboo Flooring
Bamboo flooring is another fast growing category in the flooring industry. Due to environmental issues and the "Green Movement", has made many people think more about what kind of floor they are buying. Bamboo is considered a "Green" product because it is considered and a grass and not wood. Due to its thin nature bamboo floors are made as an engineered flooring product. Due to today's technology they offer many choices of stains, finishes, and styles of Bamboo flooring. Many designers are now choosing Bamboo do to its uniqueness and popularity. Since Bamboo is a grass and not a wood it regenerates faster. It is usually harvested within five years of sprouting, which makes it a renewable resource or as many now call it a "Green" product. Bamboo can vary in hardness due to different growing conditions. These conditions that affect it can be where it grows, the age of the grass, what time of year it was harvested, the soil chemistry and the amount of rain. When Bamboo is carbonized it loses about 20% of its hardness. Carbonized Bamboo is another look. It is darker in color and is made by steaming the Bamboo at high temperatures. |
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