Almost all exotic hardwood floors are manufactured from trees that take decades (and sometimes a century) to grow. Teak and mahogany are beautiful but are leaning toward the endangered list as the denuding of the world’s rainforest goes along unchecked.
One flooring product from the tropics runs opposite to this trend because it renews itself every few years. In fact some species can grow as fast as 1 meter per day to a height of 60 feet -all in 90 days! In addition, it’s one of the only natural products that doesn’t come from a tree – it’s a grass.
Pound for pound bamboo is one of the strongest organic products in existence. For eons it has been a prime structural material and the framework for homes, bridges and boats. As a flooring it possesses an unusual beauty one that makes every floor a one-of-a-kind surface. It is harder than either maple or oak which means that it resists hard blows and scrapes.
Bamboo flooring comes prefinished and goes down like regular hardwood so regular flooring contractors can do the installation.
