TLC for Bamboo Flooring
by GLI Editors in Flooring
Although the demand for bamboo is growing rapidly, this hardy, sustainable, and hypo-allergenic material is relatively new to the flooring market. Bamboo is a grass (not a wood), and it’s a very durable one at that because it hardens with age. As bamboo grows, its diameter does not change but the density of the culm, or shoot, does. The young plant is full of capillaries that carry water up and down its stalk, and over the years, the soft, sugary tissue hardens into a wood rich in durable cellulose.
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Posted on Oct 31, 2007
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GLI Editors
Green Living Ideas provides ideas, tips, and information to help you improve the environmental sustainability of every aspect of your life: home energy, green building and remodeling, cars, food, waste recycling—and everything in between. GLI's editorial voice is driven by founder Sean Daily and Editor-In-Chief Adam Shake, and written by an amazing staff of author and interns.3 Responses to “TLC for Bamboo Flooring”
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Wik
Jan 01, 2008
Bamboo flooring green? Maybe. But what about potential Human Right\’s violations in harvesting it? And what about the the enormous amount of fossil fuels it takes to harvest, manufacture and transport from Asia to America?
Guest
Jan 15, 2008
Please send me an e-mail regarding bamboo floorings durability. We have 3 large dogs. Would you recommend it for us? If not, do you have any suggestions? I\’m @ wits end attempting to locate the correct product for our main floor. Thank you! C. Lynn Mills
Guest
Jan 21, 2008
Can you put bamboo flooring in bathrooms? We use a ventilation fan however I was concerned about the \”swelling\” of the roots that I have read about. Thank you!