Stylish bamboo rugs and mats make a great addition to any room.
In addition to its stunning natural beauty, bamboo flooring is impressively strong and durable. Bamboo flooring is made of one of the hardiest bamboo species. It's cut into strips, dried, and laminated under pressure to produce a floor that's as strong as the most popular hardwood floors. Price-wise, the cost of bamboo flooring is about the same as that for premium hardwood floors.
Bamboo Floors are Tough and Durable
It may seem expensive, but bamboo has been shown to match the durability and toughness of the toughest hardwood floors. If you buy bamboo flooring, it may well be the last flooring you ever buy. Bamboo is stronger than oak and maple, and when laminated is almost as strong as soft steel. Bamboo doesn't shrink or swell like most hardwoods, so it's ideal for flooring and furniture.
Bamboo floors are typically manufactured in 3-foot or 6-foot lengths of tongue-and-groove pieces, which are either nailed down or glued together. Most bamboo flooring suppliers offer styles that include the recognizable bamboo "nodes" every foot or so, or without the nodes visible in the grain.
Most bamboo wood flooring is coated with urethane during manufacturing, to provide an extremely tough, durable surface, but it's possible to buy strips of unfinished bamboo that you can finish yourself.
The bamboo's natural blond color is the most common color of bamboo floors, but it's also available in a dark amber color, which is achieved by smoking, or carbonizing, the wood while it's drying.
Caring for Your Bamboo Floor
Bamboo flooring is as easy to care for as other popular quality wood floors. A broom or dry mop is used to clean it of dust and loose soil, and a non-abrasive hardwood cleaner can be used with a slightly damp mop for additional cleaning. Excess water should be avoided — the mop should be only slightly damp. And never use abrasive cleaners or abrasive cleaning pads on your bamboo flooor.
Bamboo Rugs
Woven bamboo mats and bamboo rugs are also popular, for spots where an area floor covering is desired but carpet is not. Bamboo mats are made of flat woven bamboo strips for a tropical look. Many bamboo mats can be used either indoor or out, and are popular on porches and in other outdoor areas.
Bamboo rugs add an elegant, contemporary look to any home. Quality bamboo rugs are also very durable, as well as easy to maintain.
Reviewed by: Slumdog ordinaire, Texas USA Review Date: 2010-03-08
Last christmas (2009) we saw an awesome deal on Amazon on the Teragren synergy floating babmoo floor and ordered online. Did a lot of research on internet, had visited local stores and have seen samples of different brands including Lumber Liquidators brand, but liked the Teragren and Cali. Based on Teragren's website, their product is truly green and eco-friendly which was what we wanted. However price was a big factor, so the deal at Amazon was a clincher. True to Amazon, product was delivered on time, free shipping. Very pleased.
I followed all the installation instructions to the tee, including leveling the concrete subloor, putting a good quality underlayment from Lowes etc. .
The installed product looks gorgeous. It is very tough and scratch resistant. I dropped my hammer and pry bar on it and no dings/dents. There is very low odor initally after unpacking and after less than a day, no more odor. Floor preparation was the most work as we had carpet before. After that installation was pretty easy. I dont have lots of tools, just a 10 inch miter saw that can only cut 5 - 6 inces wide boards. These boards are wider and I had to turn the board around to cut the rest. These are heavy boards so having a sliding saw that will clean cut in one pass will definitely help.
I was cutting them in my garage and found some some of the scrap cut pieces that got thrown out on the front yard last weekend while cleaning the yard for spring. These pieces sat in the winter snow/rain all thru winter for three months and no warping, almost no fading and still tough as new. This is an amazing bamboo product. Very impressed. Will buy again if I get another price break.
WEL11 - 12 Specifications: -Species: Bamboo . -Color: Caramelized. -Construction: Engineered. -Installation Type: Glue, Staple, Nail, Float. -Edge: Kissed. -Width: 3''. -Length: 11'' - 48''. -Thickness: 0.38''. -Square Feet Per Carton: 24 sq ft. Related Trim -Quarter Round: HQRTA - 05069. -Stair nosing: HFSTF - 05069. -Baby Threshold: HENDE - 05069. -T-Molding: HHTMDA - 05069. -Reducer: HREDF - 05069. -Wood Filler: WF - 693. Warranty: -Residential: 25 Years. -Commercial: 5 Years. In order to maintain warranty & integrity of the floor, Mohawk recommends the use of only Mohawk branded products like underlayment, pads, moldings and installation kits as needed with every job.
Price per Box
Eco Friendly Floor
Cash Back Rebates Available after Purchase from Merchant
Authorized Dealer with 25 years of Experience
For help calculating quantity call 800-764-1212 (refer to code AMZ14581)
This listing is for 2 pieces of 8"x 5" smaple.
Coverage: 19.80 Sqft/Box
Thickness: 5/8 Inch
Width: 4 5/8 Inch
Length: 38 & 76 Inch
Weight: 46 lbs
Species: Bamboo
Construction: Solid Design
Finish: Aluminum Oxide
Janka Rating: 1180 psi
Surface Type: 55 Gloss Level
Edges: Micro Beveled on All 4 Sides
Install Type: Nail Down and Glue Down
Warranty: 25 Year Surface/Lifetime Structure
Usage: Residential or Light Commercial
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