Bamboo Flooring Bathroom

Having a bamboo flooring bathroom in your home provides a floor with strength, durability, aesthetic appeal, and is also classified as a "green" floor product for home owners looking for something different.

This high quality home improvement material is categorised as being very environmentally friendly due to the eco-friendly plant being an extremely fast growing grass with harvesting taking place every 3-5 years. The growing period for hard wood is more than 25 years for most species. In this respect bamboos are considered far more sustainable than trees. There is more information on the plants in various sections of this site.

It does offer a tropical and warm feel to your home, and is a good alternative to hardwood for people who are worried about the depletion of hardwood forests around the globe.

Qualities

An excellent alternative to hardwood floors, and as one of the hardest natural building materials available, it will provide a strong and durable surface.

This high durability provides improved hard wearing qualities that are mostly down to its high fibre rating in comparison to hard woods.

Interior Design

Different types, colours, and styles of bamboo flooring bathroom offer choices to compliment your interior design, from a contemporary and unique look to a more traditional feel.

Products manufactured from bamboos have provided a revolution in interior design. They bring a tropical atmosphere to any room and in some aspects of home improvement are becoming a popular choice over timber products.

Water Damage Prevention

Floor materials made from bamboos can be installed in bathrooms but, even though naturally hard and durable with an inbuilt resistance to bacteria, mould and mildew, you must remember to take care to avoid leaving any standing water laying on the floor.

Like most floors made from natural products, it could be damaged from the effects of excessive water being left on if for extended periods of time. Just like hardwood floors, these can be prone to swelling if excessive water is left to stand.

The risk of water damage can be reduced through adding additional coats of water-based polyurethane following installation. The additional coats will penetrate into all the joints of the floor and seal it against potential moisture damage.

Really, you just have to ensure that you don't leave puddles of water on the floor!

Warranty

When you purchase your bamboo bathroom flooring, make sure you check the warranty covers installation in this type of environment.

Because bathrooms are rooms that do have excessive moisture levels, the manufacturer may not provide warranty on the floor if it is to be in bathrooms, or similarly in kitchens. Therefore you must enquire about this before purchase of the product.

Investment and Value

For most people buying a home is the biggest investment they will ever make. It therefore makes sense to also invest in good quality home improvement by installing versatile and hard wearing flooring surfaces that will compliment furnishings and decor.

Good quality and durable floors are an investment that adds value to your house.

As with any investment, do your research before buying! Find out about quality, types, installers and suppliers, before committing to the purchase.

A supplier should be able to provide you with samples so you can look at the quality and assess against your interior design and decorating ideas.

The majority of suppliers that have specialist floor web sites will also provide reviews from their previous customers. I would highly recommend that you do take the time to read them. You might feel suspicious if the bamboo flooring bathroom supplier, or installer, is not happy to provide reviews about their products, or references on installations, from other customers.

Word of mouth has been the traditional way, and most likely the best way to get product, supplier and installation recommendations. However, if you do not know anyone who has had a bamboo flooring bathroom installation the next best method is undoubtedly the internet. You can often get access to customer feedback from to see if others are satisfied with the product and the installation.

Suppliers

Traditionally, word of mouth would be the most popular way to find a good local supplier, but these days you can find one on the Internet easily enough. View some samples online and find one that is offering the type and style that is to your taste and within your home improvement budget.

Here are some examples of bamboo flooring you can buy online from established suppliers.

Bamboo Flooring search on eBay

Installation and DIY

Perhaps you are considering some DIY (Do it Yourself) or home projects with bamboos?

If you are keen on DIY, the option of installing it yourself is possible.

See my How to Install Bamboo Flooring section for tips.

Bamboo Floor Care

If you are unable to get the information about care of your floor direct from the supplier for some reason, or are happier to do your own research, this is a guide to the general practices for bamboo floor care.

Following these practices and advice will assist you in maximizing the durability and beauty of your new flooring.

Bamboo Flooring Bathroom

Qualities

Interior Design

Water Damage Prevention

Warranty

Investment and Value

Suppliers

Installation and DIY

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