Bamtex Bamboo
Whether you believe it or not bamboo flooring has really come into its own in the last 10 or 11 years or so. It is been widely used across all of Asia for hundreds and thousands of years, and as a flooring alternative to hardwood flooring, its introduction into the United States really only occurred in the later 90s. Bamtex Bamboo was one of the first companies to introduce a full line of bamboo flooring products in the US in 1997, and they have been one of its strongest and most stable companies in this industry. So, why should you even consider a bamtex bamboo floor? What is so special about bamboo? Why is it considered an environmentally friendly product? We'll explore these basic questions in more depth together.
It's difficult for us to accept things, especially those things that are new and unknown. The simple fact is that bamboo has been around for a very long time, and has been cultivated in China for hundreds, and even thousands of years. Bamboo is well known to have a tensile strength that is not just equal to steel, but is greater than the strength of steel. It is one of the most versatile materials known to man, being used in everyday life in many Asian cultures as food, a medium for art, utensils, lots of furniture, and on and on. In fact, when it comes to your flooring, it's even tougher and more scratch resistant in any comparison to traditional hardwood flooring.
It's not uncommon for people to mistake a Bamtex bamboo floor for one of oak or even pine, due to it's elegance in design and soothing warm tones it produces. Now the folks who produce Bamtex bamboo flooring only used one of the 1000 plus species, and and they only harvest from a bamboo forest close to the Pacific Ocean. They take extreme care in how they harvest so they don't have any negative side effects on the local ecosystem. And since bamboo is not a tree, but as a crass, it grows very rapidly and into a mature state in only five years. This, along with many other factors, is why Bamtex bamboo is well known for it's special grain and excellent and pleasing color. This is truly a market that has exploded in the last 10 years and these guys have been on the cutting edge every step of the way.