| Bamboo hardwood floors are an excellent alternative | | | | bamboo varies greatly from growing season to |
| to regular hardwood and exotic wood floors. This is | | | | growing season based on the weather conditions and |
| because bamboo is a grass that only takes five to | | | | the amount of water that the plants receive. |
| seven years to mature and replenish, while | | | | Because of this, your floors will not have a consistent |
| hardwoods are trees that take 50 to 100 years to | | | | color palette if you buy flooring planks from different |
| mature and replenish the supply. Bamboo floors also | | | | bamboo plank batches. The final thing that you will |
| are slightly more durable than other wood flooring is. | | | | need to think about when shopping for bamboo is |
| They resist scuffing and gauging, and they are easy | | | | whether you want horizontal or vertical bamboo |
| to maintain. Bamboo flooring is also less expensive | | | | planks. The direction refers to how the grain of the |
| than most hardwood flooring options. | | | | bamboo lies on the plank. |
| When you are shopping for bamboo hardwood floors | | | | After you have installed your bamboo hardwood |
| you want to keep a few things in mind. First you will | | | | floors you will need to learn how to take care of |
| need to decide between bamboo flooring and | | | | your floors. Like hardwood floors you want to avoid |
| bamboo laminate flooring. These two options are | | | | getting your bamboo floors too wet. Regular |
| available for most hardwood flooring options. The | | | | sweeping is about all your floors will need to stay |
| regular bamboo flooring will be more expensive than | | | | clean. However, occasionally you will want to use a |
| the laminate flooring, however, the laminate flooring | | | | mild bamboo wood floor cleaner to remove built up |
| will tend to slightly easier to install. The second thing | | | | dirt and debris. Make sure that the product that you |
| that you will want to keep in mind when shopping for | | | | use to clean your bamboo floors is recommended, or |
| bamboo flooring is that you will need to buy all of | | | | designed, for bamboo floors. |
| your flooring in one stop. This is because the color of | | | | |