Bamboo Flooring: A Beautiful, Brilliant Choice

Bamboo flooring is rapidly becoming a favorite flooring style, likely to soon surpass traditional hardwood flooring in popularity, and with multiple environmental and economical benefits, it’s easy to see why. Lending your floor an artful, graceful feel, bamboo flooring seems to glow from within, giving your home a beautiful living radiance that makes concrete seem like bland, boring rock, and finds carpet looking drab and dull by comparison. Simply put: bamboo flooring feels alive.

 If you’d like to add some shine, vitality and natural energy to your environment, here are 6 reasons to choose bamboo flooring:

1. Bamboo is Environmentally Sound—

As anyone who has ever watched bamboo plants take over an area of landscaping knows, bamboo is an extremely hardy plant that requires little to no pesticides or fertilization. It grows back quickly after harvest, unlike trees which need to be replanted and can take years to grow, making bamboo an ecologically smart renewable resource the buyer can feel good about.  

2. Bamboo is Solid—

If you’re looking for durability and strength, look no further. Stronger than most of the hardwood floors available, it’s actually quite hard to break, chip or scratch a bamboo floor. With a good glossy finish, it’s also nearly impenetrable by liquids and impossible to stain. Because of its natural moisture resistance, it is not uncommon to see bamboo flooring sold with a long warranty. 

3. Bamboo is Healthy—

Bamboo flooring offers those living in the home reduced allergen benefits, as it can be easily swept and wiped clean, unlike carpet which can hold mold, dander, dust mites, pollen and other allergy-inducing substances. It also offers those who suffer from foot, knee, hip or joint pain a more forgiving surface on which to walk than concrete or stone flooring, which can be hard on our bodies. Bamboo flooring is also prepared without harsh chemicals or pesticides, unlike traditional wood flooring, making it a great choice for those with chemical sensitivities.   

4. Bamboo is Low-Maintenance—

A soft, damp cloth is all you need to clean a bamboo floor, making the maintenance and upkeep of it very simple. A diluted mixture of vinegar and water may be used for sticky spots. Because bamboo is moisture resistance and adapts to different climates easily, you won’t have to worry about swelling or cracking causing you time-consuming and costly repairs.

5. Bamboo is Affordable—

Because of its multiple installation methods, including self-installation, and because it is such an easily renewable resource, bamboo flooring is rapidly becoming lower in price than hardwood flooring. The ability of bamboo to adapt to climates and surfaces makes it resilient, and also inexpensive, as it can be laid over nearly any surface, removing much of the prep work and labor costs from the installation process.

6. Bamboo is Stylish—

Because bamboo is made up of long plants, rather than the thicker wood of trees, it has a distinctive and interesting texture to it that will give your home an elegantly fashion-forward vibe. It comes in many colors, from light to dark, and tends to have great contrast between the grains that gives it a striking distinction that sets it apart from conventional hardwood floors.   

Considering all of its benefits, it’s no wonder bamboo flooring is so rapidly growing in popularity. Bamboo flooring is the perfect choice for anyone seeking an affordable and durable flooring option that will give their home charm and character combined with the soothing peaceful flow and positive feng shui of natural beauty.    

Jessica Fernandez a home improvement consultant has taken a keen interest in bamboo flooring in recent years. Bamboo flooring is environmentally friendly and is extreme tough.