Bamboo Flooring
12/1/06
Bamboo is on everyone lips when it comes to home remodeling. Why? It's a gorgeous material, it's eco-friendly, and it's renewable. Bamboo has been so prevalent in Asia (and in Asian design) for a reason and it has been making inroads into the United States as a flooring material and a great alternative to hardwoods.Bamboo floorings are not just for those interested in an environmentally-friendly replacement for hardwood floor. It's booming because provides the look and feel of the hardwood, but giving a room a truly unique style as a maple or pine floor but for much less.
The prices of a bamboo flooring may appear low (typically around $1.50 to $2.00 per square foot) but you want to make sure you have your bamboo flooring finished. That's where most of the cost lies. It can be expensive to cut, sand, coat, and seal the bamboo to make it ready and durable as a flooring material. Finished, the wood can retail anywhere from $2.00 to $10.00 per square foot - depending mostly on the kind of finish sealer that is applied.
Advantages of Bamboo Flooring:
- Bamboo is very strong, with serious tensile strength
- Affordable
- Less flexing and contracting than hardwood, making it more durable
- Smaller environmental impact; renewable
- Easy to clean
- Similar to hardwood - prevent retention of airborne allergens
- Keep mats or rugs at doorway entrances to trap debris and dust - this will protect your flooring from harmful contaminants
- Dry mop, vacuum or dust the flooring
- Avoid abrasive cleaners or steel wool pads to clean flooring - water or mild wood cleaner for particularly tough spots
- Do not let water stand on the flooring, as with any hardwood. Clean up spills immediately to avoid staining
- Protect bamboo flooring from legs of furniture to avoid gouges and scraping
If you need to find a local Bamboo Flooring installation expert, we recommend that you post your request through Construction Deal. We have a network of Bamboo Flooring Contractors to help with your installation and make sure your new floor lasts a long time. It's a free service and it will save you time and money.Labels: Bamboo, Bamboo Companies, Bamboo Flooring
