Sustainable Bamboo FlooringAvailable in - Natural - Suede - Coffee

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Bamboo is a rapidly renewable resource; it is self-regenerating, growing to maturity and achieving optimum hardness in approximately 5 years. It has high carbon absorption rates and releases oxygen into the atmosphere.

There is both minimum waste and minimal pollution in its harvesting and production - all parts of the bamboo plant are utilized to produce a multitude of products. It is also highly termite resistant.

Bamboo products are harder and more resistant to moisture than popular hard woods such as Red Oak and Cherry.

Some people have expressed concern that the natural habitat and food supply of Pandas will be harmed by bamboo product manufacture.

The species of bamboo used for our products (Mao or Moso bamboo) is very different to that sought by Pandas and manufacture of our products has no negative impact on the Pandas environment.

About Bamboo

Bamboo is technically a grass, not a wood product found in both tropical and sub-tropical climates throughout the world, grown in Asia, Africa the Caribbean and Latin America. China is one of the key natural homes and is the largest source of bamboo in the world.

China currently accounts for more than 500 bamboo species covering over 7 million hectares under growth.

Bamboo is an excellent renewable resource which can be harvested every 5 years. As a result, no forests are destroyed to make bamboo products i.e. flooring, ceiling systems, furniture board, furnishings etc.

Like most other grasses, bamboo has strong resistance to diseases, insects and climatic injuries. Growing bamboo also requires minimal labour effort.

Bamboo is a naturally beautiful and durable alternative to our limited global supply of hardwood, and like traditional timber is a natural organic substance.

The qualities of bamboo create a product that has a strong value offering for commercial, residential or general purpose applications.

Bamboo resources have been widely used in construction, paper making, food, furniture, packing, transportation, medical care and tourism.

Bamboo has regrowth potential many times that of hardwood, putting out several full length, full diameter, naturally pre-finished, readyto- use culms ("stems") each year.

A single bamboo clump can produce up to 15 kilometres of usable pole (up to 30 cm in diameter) in its lifetime.Within a few months of growth, a bamboo tree can attain its full height (10 - 20m tall and 10 - 15cm in diameter) and five years later establishes full hardness.

A twenty metre tree cut for market takes approximately 60 years to replace.A twenty metre bamboo cut for market takes five years to replace.

Once the bamboo is harvested and processed it is more stable in its resistance to movement caused by moisture and harder than most old-growth forest hardwoods. Recent CSIRO testing results show high hardness values when compared with many solid Australian hardwoods of similar density.

The equilibrium moisture content in non air conditioned residential applications is usually assumed to be approximately 12%. It is somewhat lower, at about 10% in air conditioned applications. There may therefore be some slight expansion in the product in some applications.

If provision for expansion is made, this should generally not cause problems. With a tensile strength superior to mild steel (it withstands up to 3655kg/sqcm) and a weight-to-strength ratio surpassing that of graphite, bamboo is regarded as the strongest growing wood plant on earth.

History of Bamboo

China has a 5,000-year history including the earliest history of bamboo use in the world. Archaeologists have unearthed bamboo-weaving relics 5,000 years old at the ruins of Banpo village in Xian, Shanxi province. In ancient china, bamboo was used for making arrows, books, palace buildings, paper and many other items. Research into bamboo started in the Jin Dynasty.

A special book "bamboo" was written in AD265-316, in which 61 species/varieties of bamboo were recorded in detail, including descriptions of biological characteristic and cultivation techniques. However this was only the beginning of bamboo research, in the 1920’s and 1930’s further significant research was carried out and China’s bamboo industry has been developing continuously since then.

Advantages of Bamboo Flooring

Environmentally sustainable - Style® Bamboo Flooring is an attractive alternative to hardwood floors, and is the product derived from the forests of a fully sustainable, environmentally friendly and rapidly growing renewable resource.

Easy installation - Style Bamboo Flooring compares favourably with traditional solid select timber floors and given it is already sanded and finished with six durable Klummp UV coatings. Style products are capable of being quickly installed ready for use with minimal disruption.

Coupled with its price advantage, strand woven bamboo floors are creating significant interest for their aesthetics and other performance qualities over existing hard wood alternatives. In summary, bamboo flooring provides a highly competitive commercial product. Very stable under humid and dry conditions

Style Bamboo Floors are abrasion resistant and have excellent horizontal surface friction (non-slip).
Style strand woven bamboo flooring is allergy free.

Style bamboo floorboards are sealed with non-toxic glues and are finished with aluminium oxide.
All Style Bamboo Flooring products have natural colours and are consistent through to the core.
Style Bamboo Floors have high UV resistance, blocking the sun's harmful rays and protecting the floor pattern from fading over time.

Excellent warranty protection. The manufacturer warrants Style Bamboo Flooring in the original manufactured state free from structural defects (Structural Warranty) for 20 years in residential applications and 10 years for commercial uses.

The manufacturer warrants to the original purchaser that the wear layer (Coating Warranty) of aluminium oxide will not peel or separate from the flooring plank in residential applications for 10 years and 5 for commercial uses.

Easy repairs, since damaged bamboo floorboards can be replaced without contrasting with the pattern of surrounding boards.
Easy cleaning, since bamboo flooring doesn't trap dirt, most spills can be cleaned up with a mop or sponge.
Very low emissions through waste and pollution; the result is a very environmentally friendly product.
Endless design options
Style Bamboo Floors are very hard and durable (Janka Rating of 14.3kN and 15.3kN).
Two flooring solutions - Style Lock Bamboo Flooring, which is a DIY floating floor and Style T&G Bamboo Flooring, which is traditional tongue and groove strip flooring.
Strand woven bamboo flooring technology is retardant against termites, fire, sunlight, chemical stains, scuffing and indentation.
Finally, the natural beauty and durability of bamboo flooring far surpasses traditional hardwood floors.

Bamboo Manufacturing

The bamboo flooring is manufactured from mature bamboo canes, which have at least 4-5 years growth
Bamboo is cross cut to the required length. The outside bamboo knots are ground off.
Bamboo is put through a splitting and sizing machine. The inside bamboo knots are ground off and outer skin is removed.

All the bamboo strips are boiled in a bath of boric acid and lime solution. The purpose of this bath is to extract the inherent starch that attracts termites or powder
post beetles.

Boric acid and lime are natural non-toxic repellents and are used to ensure that our products will come to you pest free and remain so throughout their lifetime.
The strips are air and kiln dried. The moisture content of the bamboo strips reaches to 8%-10%.

The bamboo strips are carbonized and put into a pressurized steam vessel to achieve the color change.
Each bamboo strip is carefully checked and sorted by colour.

The bamboo strips are glued together. They are then put into a hydraulic press, and set by a combination of heat and pressure.

The assembled planks are planed and sanded on both faces.
Locking systems are then milled. Tongue & Groove added to Style Select products and Uniclic System added to Style Lock products.
The planks are coated with aluminium oxide and UV cured.
Every board is inspected and sorted by colour, then packed and sent to the warehouse.

You’ll be surprised how easy we can make it for you!

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