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Why Buy Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring

Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet. It can grow 24 inches or 60 cm in a single day. Bamboo reaches maturity in only 5 to 7 years. Compare this to hardwood trees that take 50 to 100 years to reach maturity.

Strand woven bamboo flooring is made by cutting down major moso bamboo grown in Anhui Province. The bamboo is cut into strips which are then boiled in a solution of water and boric acid to draw out the sugars in the bamboo which attract termites. Then the strips are compressed under high temperatures with a low VOC adhesive. The resulting block of strand woven bamboo is then milled into strand woven bamboo flooring planks with tongues and grooves.

When bamboo is made into strand woven bamboo flooring the anti-microbial properties of bamboo remain thus making bamboo flooring safer and healthier than hardwood flooring because not only is it allergen free but it also fights off pathogens. Strand woven bamboo flooring has the grain and look of hardwood flooring; and what is more, it is harder than most hardwood floors and is reasonably priced. Buying strand woven bamboo flooring instead of hardwood flooring reduced the demand for hardwood products.

    Comparing with other types of bamboo flooring, including solid, engineered, click
  • Strand woven bamboo flooring is more suitable for high traffic places, like store, shopping mall, hotel, restaurant etc;
  • Solid bamboo flooring is most competitive flooring and is better for home installation;
  • Engineered bamboo flooring is for floating and heating installation;
  • Click bamboo flooring is for DIY installation, quick and low-cost installation;

The good thing about the process is that all of the bamboo plant is used. Meaning there is no waste. Another key advantage of turning bamboo into strand woven bamboo is that it makes the final flooring product incredibly hard and strong. The Janka Hardness Test measures the force required to embed an 11.28 mm (0.444 in) steel ball into wood to half the ball's diameter. Strand woven bamboo has a Janka Hardness of over 2,000 pounds force making it harder than such famous hardwoods as oak, hickory, ash and maple. This is a key benefit of strand woven bamboo flooring, namely it is incredibly strong and durable and suitable for high traffic situations.

strand woven bamboo flooring

strand woven bamboo flooring