The 5 Types Of Bamboo Floors | What You Need To Know
The knowledge you need to make an informed buying decision.
On this page we examine the main types of construction that bamboo floors are made in, including click-lock "floating" bamboo flooring,
engineered bamboo flooring, and solid tongue and groove bamboo flooring. Familiarizing yourself with the different types of bamboo floor construction
ensures that you'll choose the right style for every project, and that you won't experience problems with your installation. We hope the guide below
helps you determine what bamboo flooring style is best for you.
SOLID STRAND BAMBOO - TONGUE AND GROOVE
- Many times harder than traditional wood floors (3 times harder than oak)
- Also available in eucalyptus (same characteristics)
- Ambient® brand is Floorscore© Certified for indoor air quality
- Available in handscraped, brushed, flat, and other unique surface styles
- Rapidly renewable bamboo that regrows in 5 years
- Solid wood all the way through
- Can be refinished up to 5 times
- Can be nailed down to wood sub-floors and glued down to wood and concrete
SOLID STRAND BAMBOO - CLICK LOCK
- Many times harder than traditional wood floors (3 times harder than oak)
- Available in a variety of surface styles
- Rapidly renewable bamboo that regrows in 5 years
- Ambient® brand is Floorscore© Certified for indoor air quality
- Solid wood all the way through
- Can be refinished up to 5 times
- Easy installation
- Only suitable for indoor environments with very stable year-around humidity. Low-to-average dimensional stability leads to excessive shrinkage when humidity levels drop below 35%
- Maximum recommended runs if interior humidity varies more than 20% throughout the year: 15 ft across widths (tangentially) and 25 ft lengthwise (longitudinally)
ENGINEERED STRAND BAMBOO - CLICK LOCK
- Wear layer is up to 3 times harder than comparable wood floors
- Wear layer is rapidly renewable bamboo that regrows in 5 years, HDF core is made from recycled paper pulp
- Ambient® brand is Floorscore© Certified for indoor air quality
- Higher dimensional stability
- Uses less wood material than solid wood floors, reducing environmental impact
- Can be refinished up to 2 times if the wear layer is at least 2mm
- Easy installation
- Maximum recommended runs if interior humidity variance exceeds a 30% range throughout the year: 25 ft across widths (tangentially) and 45 ft lengthwise (longitudinally)
ENGINEERED STRAND BAMBOO - TONGUE & GROOVE
- Wear layer is up to 3 times harder than comparable wood floors
- Wear layer is rapidly renewable bamboo that regrows in 5 years
- Higher dimensional stability
- Can be refinished up to 2 times if the wear layer is at least 2mm
- Easy installation
- Requires manually applying a bead of glue on the inside groove of every plank - can be tedious and expensive
- Multi-layer core is composed of non-renewable wood sources
- Maximum recommended runs if interior humidity varies more than 30% throughout the year: 25 ft across widths (tangentially) and 45 ft lengthwise (longitudinally)
"CLASSIC" BAMBOO - TONGUE & GROOVE
- Eco-friendly bamboo flooring
- Available in many colors and surface styles
- Can be refinished up to 3 times
- No limits on continuous runs* when nailed or glued down
- Much softer than strand woven bamboo floors (1/3rd the hardness)
- Dents and scratches much more easily than strand bamboo floors
EARTH-FRIENDLY FLOORS AT PEOPLE-FRIENDLY PRICES. Ambient has been shipping only the highest quality bamboo flooring direct nationwide since 2005. We specialize in eco-friendly, durable, safe and high-quality bamboo and eucalyptus hardwood floors. We dedicate ourselves to providing beautiful bamboo floors at reasonable prices that are safe for you and your family, with personal and professional service to boot.
BEAUTY BY NATURE. QUALITY BY DESIGN. We take a unique "can do" approach to our business, which has grown rapidly; we ship our products direct to every corner of the United States as well as internationally. Our flooring is used by major architects and builders across the world and has been used all over the United States, and also in locations as far off as Kenya, France, Bahrain, Kuwait, Mexico, Guam and many others. Homeowners and flooring professionals alike rely on Ambient to provide bamboo floors that won't shrink, buckle, peel or warp like other brands.
LOT-SPECIFIC ORDERING. Every Ambient flooring order all comes from the same lot - so you don't get shade patches in your floor. Furthermore, each of our samples has its lot number written on the back - just mention that lot number when ordering and presto - your flooring order will come from that exact lot so you know that your final floor will match your sample.
SAFETY IS OUR #1 CONCERN. Every single Ambient floor meets the most strict indoor air emissions standard in the world: CARB Phase II. We take your health very seriously, as if it were our own - that is why many of our employees and their families have our floors in their homes.
ONE-STOP SHOPPING. We stock matching trim, moldings and installation materials for our floors. We ensure that you have a finished look that will get compliments for years to come.
