Bamboo’s rapid growth and its ability to regrow from harvested roots make it very appealing to those who are conscious of forest depletion through excessive cutting. Its dense composition is also very appealing, as bamboo can withstand high traffic and remain strong and beautiful. For the flooring industry, bamboo has created a whole new set of factors to be aware of when using bamboo products.
Look for the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) Certification to ensure the bamboo you have chosen was harvested sustainably. Many bamboo companies will follow a certification that limits the amount of formaldehyde used in the production process to minimize air pollution.
Bamboo has risen dramatically in popularity for wood flooring for both aesthetic and environmental reasons. It can be regrown very quickly, provides a range of looks, and grows in almost any climate. Bamboo is used in a wide variety of products from t-shirts to toys. There are over 1400 species growing worldwide, and most bamboo (the most common choice for wood floors) grows at astonishing rates and reaches maturity in mere three-five years.
Bamboo decking is made from the bamboo plant, a family of woody grass species native to Asia, and widely used as a building material. Bamboo is lightweight and robust. Decking made from bamboo can either be strand woven or nonwoven. Strand woven is known to provide greater strength.
Strand woven bamboo decking is an option that we’ve championed for some years. On the spectrum of green building materials, bamboo is pretty impressive anyway. And strand woven bamboo is the result of even further thought and technological innovation where the idea of sustainable materials is concerned.
Strand woven bamboo decking – walk on the grass!
It’s incredible to me how durable, good-looking, and how versatile the bamboo plant is, given how unassuming it is, and how simple it is (if you know what I mean). The fact that it grows quickly and can be harvested without injuring the plant and that it tends to grow with very little intervention, which is definite selling points in the green stakes. The fact that bamboo is a species of grass also helps to explain how its fibrous nature adds to how stable it is, as mentioned above.
But, mostly it’s the wow factor that a plant this hardy can be used to such great effect as flooring, and now also as decking products to be trusted in a wide variety of climates
