Bamboo Flooring: A Popular Green Option

Are you in the market for new hardwood floors? If you haven’t thought about bamboo flooring already, you might want to reconsider. In addition to being environmentally friendly, bamboo floors are also stronger and less expensive than hardwood floors made from other sources.

Construction Resources is proud to now offer numerous flooring options including bamboo. Because many different varieties exist, bamboo allows homeowners the ability to tailor the color to match almost any décor in their home. Stop by one of our showrooms to find out for yourself.

Bamboo resists humidity and is a highly adaptable flooring option. While we have seen the benefits of bamboo in furniture and home products, it wasn’t until a few years ago that it was even considered a flooring option. Once it was introduced the public, it took off. The range of styles offered, easy upkeep, quality and cost effectiveness have made it the “go to” choice for homeowners across the United States.

Because bamboo is a rapid growing grass and not wood, it is typically harvested every five to seven years, unlike other woods that are harvested every 15 to 100 years. The harvest time for bamboo makes it more of an environmentally friendly product for flooring. Conservationists have praised this aspect of the material. The leftover leaves and shoots are utilized as a food source for livestock both here in the U.S. and in Asia.

By using bamboo as an alternate source, woods such as oak and pine are being saved, slowing down the clearing of forests across the world. It is becoming more important every year to use renewable resources. By using bamboo flooring, you are helping to preserve the environment.

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