Carbonized Bamboo Flooring

The rise in the number of floor material processing techniques and the progression of technology has made it feasible to offer an almost infinite range of choices to the homeowner. Because the natural light color of bamboo is not always a preferable solution, homeowners can now opt for carbonized bamboo flooring, which consists of pressure-steaming the bamboo strips during the manufacturing process for a long period of time, giving the end product a different finish color.

The process of making traditional, non-carbonized bamboo flooring starts with harvesting the bamboo plant. To get rid of starches and moisture, the poles are cut into strips, and then boiled. The strips are glued onto backer boards or larger bamboo planks once they have dried. Many layers of bamboo are sometimes glued on top of one another to create denser floorboards, a process similar to that of laminate flooring. As mentioned earlier, the downside of this method is its limited range of colors.

Carbonized bamboo flooring has a softer, honey color similar to that of young teak. The longer the bamboo is carbonized, the darker it will be. If the freshly cut bamboo strips are carbonized within two hours and are not exposed to treatment with boiling water, the flooring can gain as much as eight percent more hardness. Regular carbonization typically softens the bamboo significantly. Carbonized bamboo flooring is available in two varieties: vertical and horizontal, with the difference lying in the alignment of the bamboo strips. Producers and vendors of carbonized bamboo flooring endorse its sturdiness as well as its resistance to insects and moisture. Since the bamboo plant reaches maturity in significantly less time than the trees used to make wood floors, bamboo has acquired a reputation as an eco-friendly, highly renewable source of material.