boo is part of the family of grasses and is mainly found growing in Asia but some is also grown in America and Africa. Bamboo is classed as a grass although it can grow as tall as a tree and it can be as tall as thirty meters. Bamboo flooring is fast becoming one of the most popular hardwood flooring in the world. This type of flooring would be a good choice for kitchens in Sheffield.
Bamboo flooring comes in many different colours and styles. Bamboo flooring has a higher fibre rating than most hard woods. Bamboo flooring is a great alternative to hard wood flooring as it is one of the hardest natural materials to use for flooring. Because bamboo is not wood but a rapid growing grass it can be harvested between three and five years whereas wood might take up to twenty five years before it is ready to use. This means that bamboo is a very environmentally friendly product to use as flooring. The darker bamboo flooring is most widely used
Bamboo flooring is competitively priced and fairly easy to assemble. There are three different methods for fixing the bamboo flooring down the first is called a floating floor, the second is called secret nailing and the third method is glue down.
In the floating floor method the tongue and groove joints are glued and then the floor is laid on top of the underlay. The secret nailing method is where the bamboo flooring is nailed to a wooden sub frame. The gluing method is where the bamboo flooring is nailed to the wooden sub frame.
There are many different bamboo flooring companies to choose from. All the bamboo flooring companies have an extensive range of bamboo products such as flooring, worktops and skirting boards. The flooring comes in at least three types, which are solid horizontal bamboo, solid vertical bamboo and strand woven bamboo. Both the solid horizontal and solid vertical bamboo has solid bamboo slats glued together either horizontally or vertically. This type of flooring would add something a little different to kitchens in Sheffield.
It is advisable to let the bamboo flooring acclimatise which means you have to open the boxed and lay them flat for about two to three days. Bamboo is a good idea for flooring as it just as good as the traditional flooring and also it environmentally friendly. Bamboo flooring is a more renewable resource than the traditional types of flooring.
Hometown Designs Ltd have a large selection of choice for kitchens in Sheffield. Have a look at the website to see what is available or to order your kitchen.