Unfinished Bamboo Floors
Bamboo flooring can be bought as either finished or unfinished, which refers to whether or not the planks have a finish over them. The finished bamboo flooring have a special chemical finish over them to prevent them from being stained or harmed. On the other hand, unfinished bamboo floors do not have a chemical finish over them yet. This means that when these planks are installed, little holes are left, and the wood can be stained. In order to install unfinished bamboo floors, they must have a type of finish applied to them after the planks are laid down. When unfinished bamboo flooring has the chemical finish added to it, it will not have a planked look to it as finished bamboo floors do.
There are several companies that make unfinished bamboo floors as well as provide the chemical finish to put over them. Yanchi is one of those companies. It is based in China, and the company provides most of the country's bamboo flooring. They create multiple types of bamboo floors, including unfinished as well as finished bamboo floors. The company creates the bamboo flooring out of tradition, and it provides some of the most state of the art bamboo flooring in the world. It conforms to all of the rigorous international standards of production.
Usually bamboo floors will have some form of chemical finish over them to help protect the bamboo itself. This finish provides a shield against scratches and staining. The unfinished bamboo floors do not have this chemical finish, which means that they can be stained and damaged easily. When installing unfinished bamboo flooring the planks will have small holes between each other. These holes can be filled up with a special type of stain or sealant that can help protect the bamboo floor as well as helping it last longer.
A normal bamboo flooring with finished bamboo planks will still look like a bunch of planks were installed. The unfinished bamboo floors on the other hand will look like a large sheet of bamboo. The reason is that when the chemical finish is applied to the floor, it fills in any holes between planks. A house with unfinished bamboo floors will look like they have a single sheet of bamboo instead of multiple planks.
Bamboo flooring is becoming more and more popular. The company Yanchi is the leading producer of bamboo flooring in China and it also conforms to international standards on production. An unfinished bamboo floor means that the planks were not coated with a chemical, so they can be stained easily. They can be installed normally, but a coating must be applied after installation. This coating fills in all the holes, so it looks like one giant bamboo plank instead of multiple planks. It can bring more beauty to a house than normal bamboo planks can.