http://www.realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_solid_wood_flooring.php Real Oak Floors stock and supply a variety of Bamboo Wood flooring options. Please browse this section and, if there is a product that you need that is not shown here then please contact us (0844 848 6840) as we are able to source more products than we can show here. About Bamboo Wood Flooring The majority of today's Bamboo wood flooring products originate in China and other portions of Asia. The Bamboo is split and flattened, before being laminated together under high pressure. Known for its resistance to moisture, Bamboo flooring has made a considerable presence in the North American marketplace and gaining considerable presence around the world. Two major colours are natural and carbonized with the latter being softer in the way they achieve the colour through pressure steaming. Bamboo wood flooring has also gained popularity with the green building council and others. Typically each plant or tree can reach maturity in five to six years whereas other more common hardwoods used for flooring can take upwards of fifty years and more. Bamboos are a group of woody perennial evergreen plants forming by far the largest members of the grass family. Bamboo's long life makes it a Chinese symbol of longevity, while in India it is a symbol of friendship. Bamboo forms a very hard wood which is stronger and more stable than most woods, with a tensile strength to rival steel. When seasoned it remains light and exceptionally tough. This makes it useful for many things furniture and flooring. Flooring made of Bamboo pieces steamed, flattened, glued together, finished, and cut is becoming more and more popular through out the world as people are looking for more exotic materials. Real Oak Floors 2006 http://realoakfloors.co.uk/media/thumbs/713_Lacquered_Rustic_Oak_Narrow_Plank.jpg http://www.realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_solid_wood_flooring.php http://realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_horizontal_carbonized_flooring.php Bamboo flooring is stronger, harder and more stable than most woods, with a tensile strength to rival steel. We stock Bamboo which has been harvested for five years (cut at maturity, for a more durable finished product), leaving behind a thriving plant and new shoots which makes it an environmentaly friendly choice. Harvesting sooner than five years resuts in softer fibre and a less stable finished product. infor@realoakfloors.co.uk, (Real Oak Floors) http://realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_horizontal_carbonized_flooring.php Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:07:44 +0200 http://realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_floors_horizontal_natural.php Bamboo flooring is stronger, harder and more stable than most woods, with a tensile strength to rival steel. We stock Bamboo which has been harvested for five years (cut at maturity, for a more durable finished product), leaving behind a thriving plant and new shoots which makes it an environmentaly friendly choice. Harvesting sooner than five years resuts in softer fibre and a less stable finished product. Dimensions: 960 x 96 x 15mm infor@realoakfloors.co.uk, (Real Oak Floors) http://realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_floors_horizontal_natural.php Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:07:44 +0200 http://realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_vertical_carbonized_flooring.php Bamboo flooring is stronger, harder and more stable than most woods, with a tensile strength to rival steel. We stock Bamboo which has been harvested for five years (cut at maturity, for a more durable finished product), leaving behind a thriving plant and new shoots which makes it an environmentaly friendly choice. Harvesting sooner than five years resuts in softer fibre and a less stable finished product. Dimensions: 960 x 96 x 15mm infor@realoakfloors.co.uk, (Real Oak Floors) http://realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_vertical_carbonized_flooring.php Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:07:45 +0200 http://realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_vertical_natural.php Bamboo flooring is stronger, harder and more stable than most woods, with a tensile strength to rival steel. We stock Bamboo which has been harvested for five years (cut at maturity, for a more durable finished product), leaving behind a thriving plant and new shoots which makes it an environmentaly friendly choice. Harvesting sooner than five years resuts in softer fibre and a less stable finished product. Dimensions: 960 x 96 x 15mm infor@realoakfloors.co.uk, (Real Oak Floors) http://realoakfloors.co.uk/bamboo_vertical_natural.php Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:07:45 +0200