Bamboo flooring VS hardwood flooring

[Bandar]

Both of the products have their own features.

1. Bamboo flooring(BF) is more durable than most hardwood flooring(HF) as well as cheaper. The life time of bamboo can be over 20 years. BF is harder. And its foot feel sense is not as good as HD. But its swelling rate is lower thatn HF. So BF is more moisture resistant.

2.BF is made from bamboo which matures in less than 3 years, which make it a very renewable resouce for floor covering materials. HF is made from trees which are often over 50 of years old and often leads to deforestation.

3. BF just has colors of carbonized type, natural type and newly developed distressed type, while HF has various colors: oak, birch, beech, walnut, cherry, sapelli, teak, applewood, maple, pine, elm, mahogany, hickory, etc. The color difference for BF is little, while it is big for HF. This is because the radius of bamboo is much less than that of hardwood. And the sunlight can’t affect the color of bamboo too much.

4. The installation cost for them are the same because their installation method is exactly the same.

[benhummell]

Great Description of bamboo vs hardwood. I chose bamboo for my 1800 sq foot addition for many of those reasons. I got my material online for around 2.60 per square foot and installed it myself. Since it wasn't an expensive brand, the sunlight bleached out the blonde look to a light blonde look. Probably because the uv protector in the finish wasn't very good. So if anyone is looking for bamboo to retain it's color, make sure it's a good brand and that it's not exposed to direct sunlight for too long.