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Going With Bamboo Flooring In Your Southern Maryland Home

Desirable for its appearance, durability and sustainability, bamboo flooring is spreading like wildfire throughout Southern Maryland. Homeowners have quickly realized the advantages of bamboo flooring - the advantages for their Southern Maryland home and for the environment of the world. Since bamboo is a sustainable resource flooring, this floor covering make perfect sense when looking for a product that will not only look good in your home, but will not leave you feeling guilty about your choice either.

Bamboo grows at approximately two-feet per day; while this sound fast, it really hits home when you consider an oak tree takes more than 120 years to reach full maturity. This environmentally friendly floor covering is a wise choice for your Southern Maryland home, no matter how you look at it.

The unique characteristics of bamboo is unlike any other floor covering, and this is even more true when you choose to use hand-scraped bamboo flooring. Bamboo flooring is built using thin strip of bamboo put together to create a plank of wood. Placing each plank - either vertically or horizontally - side-by-side provides a floor covering that is beautiful and resilient.

Bamboo flooring can be installed as a floating floor or a fixed floor, depending on what you choose. A floating floor is the typical installation for do-it-yourself projects, as this method requires little extra work and allows a bit of forgiveness. A fixed bamboo floor simply means each piece of flooring is secured in place, typically with nails or adhesive.

If you decide you would rather have your bamboo flooring fixed in place, this should be left to professional flooring installers. Professional installers have the experience to fully understand the intricacies of installing a bamboo floor. As each piece of flooring is nailed, stapled or glued in place, if an error is made, removal of a large portion of the flooring is typically required to repair the damage.

For more information on the features and benefits of bamboo flooring for your Southern Maryland, Baltimore or Washington DC home, contact FloorGem. The experts at FloorGem know the ins-and-outs of flooring and will deliver the highest quality results with each project.