A Bamboo Flooring Buyer's Guide (1)
When I built a new office addition to my shakuhachi workshop, the obvious choice for a finished floor was bamboo. Bamboo can be harvested without the need to replant due to the fact that the root system is left intact after harvesting, ensuring that it continues to replenish. Yes, strand woven bamboo is not just stylish and attractive but of equal importance one of the hardest timber floors available! Bamboo, the hardest type available, is made from shredded strands of bamboo compressed with resin. When a bamboo floor is laid it has a similar feel and appearance to timber floor and yet on closer inspection is quite unique. This shows that regardless of a room’s existing furnishings, you are bound to encounter a shade of Bamboo that matches. Therefore, bamboo that is used in flooring does not disrupt the food supply of animals that depend on it growing in the …
