All About Bamboo and Rugs

Why Bamboo is More Economical than Hardwood in Flooring?

2009-09-10T08:36:00.000-07:00

In an ever-changing world, one thing that is consistent is the movement towards a more green society. This is as true for flooring as it is to fossil fuels. Many consumers choose to go with a hardwood floor due to the property value increase, aesthetic appearance, and warm feel it provides. The same is true when it comes to bamboo flooring, but there are many environmental reasons to choose bamboo over hardwood. In the following article we will overview why bamboo floors are a great choice when choosing flooring. There are a lot of repercussions from cutting down trees, especially when it comes to clearing rain forests. While 50% of wildlife in the world resides in a rain forest, they also help regulate global temperatures and weather patterns. These trees are hundreds of years old and take a long time to regrow. At the same time a huge emphasis has been placed on renewable sources of energy in the past decade.

An answer for renewable sources of hardwood floors comes from bamboo. At any place you can find hardwood flooring any where in the world, bamboo is readily available as well. Bamboo is technically a grass which grows rapidly and matures within 2 to 5 years, which makes it much more sustainable than hardwood. While being more renewable, bamboo is also as durable as most hardwoods at a comparable price. While bamboo flooring is more economical and environmentally friendly, it is very similar flooring surface to hardwood. Bamboo is installed the same way as hardwood, with the option of 3 foot or 6 foot boards. The natural knotty appearance of bamboo can be displayed in a horizontally grained plank or avoided by using a vertically grained plank. Like hardwood, cheap bamboo flooring is easy to find. Almost any shade can be achieved and a number of different looks are available for bamboo floors. In the summer bamboo allows a cool breeze to creep into the house which helps keep things naturally cool.

The modern and comfortable look is a great alternative to hardwood flooring. To get a darker shade it is not necessary to stain bamboo, rather they use a steaming and carbonization process to get a more amber shade. Maintenance of bamboo flooring is also similar to hardwood. In order to avoid scratches it is important to sweep dust and sand off the floor regularly. To keep a shine a moist mop will do the trick with non abrasive cleaning product. Unlike hardwood, waxing and refinishing is not necessary as bamboo keeps the natural shine.

Source: Articler.com

Uses #1: Bamboo as a Rug

2009-08-02T17:28:00.000-07:00

As far as I could know, we use bamboo to primarily compose the structure of our house when I was young. I even watch it how it was easily built by the local carpenters in our place. They used as as almost all the part of the house have it, from the foundation to the roofing. It is the cheapest and yet one of the strongest wood that is use to build for houses in our country. Lately, I discovered that bamboo are good for wall and floor decors. It is weaved to form as a rug or carpet that can be used to decorate the walls and floors of every rooms of a house as an area rug specially if the overall design of the house is somewhat nature or green advocates houses or somewhat ethnic.

This floor decor and protector, the bamboo rugs, are known for being durable, strong, water resistant and best for high traffic areas of the house or office. It is usually frequently preferred by home owners and interior designers for such purpose.

Bamboo Origins and Some Facts

2009-07-28T18:55:00.000-07:00

Bamboo's Scientific Name and classification
Common Bamboo Scientific Name: Bambusa vulgaris
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae

Bamboos are believed to originate from the tropical Americas, northern Burma, southern China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Some common use of bamboo are for constructions, medicine and culinary. Considered to be one of the fastest growing woody plant in the planet.