Durable Bamboo Flooring

Strand bamboo is one of the most durable flooring materials available with a janka hardness exceeding that of brazilian walnut.

Durable bamboo flooring. Bamboo is a type of grass. It might sound strange that flooring that s technically made from grass would be durable but bamboo floors are even harder than some types of hardwoods. Cali bamboo hardwood flooring is ultra low voc and manufactured from organically grown moso bamboo.

This flooring is comparable to engineered hardwood and is installed in the same way usually with click lock planks that float over a foam underlayment. The dozens of colors available allow you to choose flooring that s shaded like cherry ash oak or just about any other wood species. For example strand woven bamboo flooring made of shredded bamboo fibers mixed with resins and formed into planks is nearly twice as hard as oak flooring.

Engineered bamboo flooring is made by bonding a thin layer of bamboo onto a plywood or mdf core. The secret to bamboo flooring s sky high janka durability ratings lies in three factors. Less expensive horizontal and vertical bamboo flooring planks are about as durable as american walnut or cherry.

It is the least expensive and least durable form of bamboo flooring and it cannot be refinished. Of course as is the case in every industry the high quality characteristic is key in particular un carbonized bamboo can as strong hard and durable as red oak and certain strand woven bamboo can be even harder. Our approach provides the perfect union of sustainability and durability to last a lifetime making it the preferred choice of contractors builders and diy homeowners.

Strand woven bamboo is extremely hard among the hardest and most durable of all flooring materials including hardwoods. When scratches dents and other imperfections appear on the surface it can be refinished taking it down a layer to make the material look like new. Bamboo flooring that is of high quality will wear as well and last about as long as traditional hardwood floors.