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BAMBOO FLOORING    

Country Wood Flooring is offering the Bamboo Floors now, we manufacture the best bamboo flooring and keep it at competitive pricing, please check the following features: Check F A Q here

WHY COUNTRY WOOD FLOORING?

We have been in wood floors manufacturing industry since 1990's. Our wood flooring has been sold to worldwide successfully. With advanced technology and quality control system, we could provide our customers best quality products at affordable cost.

  WHAT IS BAMBOO FLOORING?

The bamboo flooring is typically made of all bamboo, 3 5/8 inches wide by 5/8 or 3/8 inch thick, 3 or 6 feet in length, and there are two sorting methods by manufacturing process.

SORTED BY STRUCTURE: Bamboo flooring could be classified by horizontal and vertical kind according to the structure of bamboo strips. Horizontal process: Under high hydraulic pressure, the bamboo strips are glued together along horizontal orientation, then are laminated three layers along vertical orientation, then follow to be tongued and grooved. Horizontal products has obvious node and clear grain. Vertical kind: Bamboo strips are laminated directly along vertical ply, Vertical product has obvious stripe and close grain, which is more durable. But its cost is higher.

SORTED BY COLOR: Bamboo flooring could be classified by natural and carbonized color according to the color processing. Natural color: After soaked in boiling H2O2 solution and dried, the bamboo strips are processed directly to natural bamboo flooring. The natural kind of bamboo floor takes on showy color of dried bamboo which is white trending to light yellow. Carbonized color: After soaked in boiling H2O2 solution and dried, the strips are carbonized and vulcanized in carbonized kiln, then are processed to carbonized flooring. The carbonized color is usually brown, which the shade could be adjusted by changing carbonized time. The carbonized color make you home warm and steady-going. The carbonized floor’s mechanical and physical properties are much more stable.

There are more than one thousand bamboo species in the world but the coloring, texture and tensile strength varies greatly.  China is the country with the most abundant bamboo resources, which it has more than 3000 years history of using bamboo. The bamboo is an indispensable part of eastern culture.  Phyllostachys Pubescens (maozhu) is the best species with the highest quality in bamboo family popularly to be used to produce flooring. Its quality, grain and durability are more excellent than some hardwoods for floors.

WHY BAMBOO FLOOR?

Melt in nature is a pleasure that people long for, but it is impossible to be often close to nature during people’s working, studying and tensional living. If you choose bamboo flooring for your home, you can either take nature and green back home, having fresh and comfortable feeling, and you are a contributor as environment protecting.

Bamboo is attractive as a building material because it is very hard, strong, dimensionally stable and environmentally friendly. 27% harder than Northern Red Oak, 13% harder than hard Maple, Bamboo unlike most hardwood trees requiring many years to grow to maturity, it can be harvested every 3 to 5 years and is renewably harvested over and over from the same plants.

  SPECIFICATIONS

MOTHPROOF AND MILDEWPROOF PROCESS: Before putting into production line, the hollow round shoots of bamboo are sliced into strips, which are soaked in boiling solution of H2O2 at least two hours, to remove the starch, soluble carbohydrates sugars and extractives which can result in moth-eating and mildew. So the bamboo floor is treated to get rid of insect and mildew damage with more better mechanical and physical properties.

SPECIAL FINISHED PROCESS: The surface of all flooring must be pre-finished with 5 coats of 100% UV cured Acrylic Urethane. The 5 coats are coated one after another by UV primer, UV Aluminum Oxide lacquer(AL2O3,), UV putty sealer, UV sealer, anti-scratch top coat. Furthermore other five surface are painted one layer of airtight paint to be free from affected with damp.

●Bamboo floor is stronger and more flexible than almost any wood flooring presently available.

●Compared by Oak and maple, it is harder and the water-absorption and thickness-swelling are much lower.

●More dimensionally stable(less expansion and contraction) than any commonly used wood flooring.

●The surface with five coats of paint is wear-resistant, anti-scratch, compression-resistant, damp-proof and anti-corrosive. It will make you easily to assemble and be free from maintenance.

●Its colors and clear grains products is beyond any wooden material. .

●The products are pre-finished and can be easily installed and also can be installed according to the designing during construction.

 

By repeatly tested to the quality and durability, the bamboo floor of CWF have the following properties.

Board

Density                                                      0.77 g/cm3

Hardness                                                  4.5 ×107 pa

Glueyness                                                  3.41 n/mm3

Thickness-swelling                                           ≤0.3%

Formaldehyde(DIN 55666)                           0.03 ppm v/v

Surface                         

Abrasion(EN 438-2.6), Wear resistance

Finial Point                                              18000~22000 cycles

Flammability(DIN 4102 Pt 1)                               Group B 1

Scratch Resistance(EN 438-2.14)                          2.2 N

Cigarette Burn(EN 438-2.18)                                 1~2

Pencil Hardness(ASTM 3363)                             4H~5H

Coin Scratch                                                       Excellent

 

INSTALLATION

Bamboo flooring comes in planks and is installed just like engineered hardwood floors. These floors can be installed over many different types of sub-floors, which can either be nailed-down, glued-down and is resistant to flammability.  

A. Before Installation

The bamboo should be delivered to the job-site at least 72 hours before installation. The boxes should be opened and the heating or air conditions turned on so the floor can acclimate to its environment. Do not unload flooring during wet conditions such as rain, snow, sleet, etc. Moisture absorbed by the flooring boards will cause them to swell. if installed before acclimation, they will subsequently shrink back to their in-service moisture content. this shrinkage may produce gaps, which will cause problems with the finished floor system.

Bamboo flooring can be installed on wood sub-floor, the moisture content of the wood sub-floor at the time of installation should be in the range of 8--10 percent. During building construction, before the building is enclosed, the sub-floor may absorb moisture from direct exposure to rain and weather. the building must be enclosed and dried out before the installation of the bamboo flooring. sub-floors, which are built with "performance-rated" 3/4-inch thick oriented standboard (OSB)or plywood will produce the best performing bamboo floors. Also,5/8-inch thick plywood may also be used. but 1/2-inch sub-floor products may lack stiffness and nail-holding properties for good performance with bamboo flooring products.

Buildings with crawl space foundations should include a vapor barrier installed between the ground and the sub-floor. This barrier will minimize the effect of moisture evaporating into the crawl space environment that can migrate through the sub-floor and into the bamboo flooring. The vapor barrier can be 4 to 6 mil polyethylene sheets laid on the crawlspace floor. Proper air circulation is important to prevent moisture build-up. At least two vents should be left open year round. Furthermore, the building should be completely enclosed with windows and doors installed prior to flooring installation. Freshly poured concrete slabs emits many gallons of moisture as water vapor into the atmosphere of the building. Therefore, no concrete should be poured after the flooring is installed, and an adequate curing time (minimum 60 days) should be provided before installation of the flooring.

B. Installation
Bamboo flooring should be installed in manger similar to that used to other types of solid hardwood flooring products. Before installation, the installer must be sure that the sub-floor is solid, level, clean, and dry. Fifteen-pound building paper (tar paper) should be laid directly onto the sub-floor. This building paper minimizes squeaks caused by small movements of the bamboo flooring after installation, and helps to reduce some moisture problems. The difference between the moisture level of the sub-floor and the bamboo flooring should be on more than 4%. Bamboo flooring can then be installed. Bamboo is a product of nature. Because of the natural color variation in bamboo flooring from piece to piece, it is important to work out four to five boxes at a time to assure a beautiful blend of shading.

Nail- Down

Two-inch long flooring nails (cleats),or 2-inch,15 gauge flooring staples with a 1/2-inch crown, may be used to install 3/4-inch thick bamboo flooring. 1-1/4 to 1-1/2-inch long flooring cleats or staples can be used to install 3/8- inch thick bamboo flooring. These fasteners are installed using pneumatic or mechanically operated floor nailing guns which are struck with a rubber-faced hammer to drive each board tightly against its neighbor and simultaneously fire the nail or staple through the tongue of the bamboo flooring and into the sub-floor.

Proper spacing between nails is critical for a trouble-free. durable ,bamboo floor. Recommended nail spacings are 8 to 10 inches apart along the length of each floor board. Each floor board should be nailed at least 5 inches away from each and. During installation, it is useful to scribe nail spacing lines directly onto the tar paper with chalk. This allows the installer to easily identify the location of each nail.

Glue Down


Bamboo flooring can also be installed over a concrete slab with Glue (a moisture barrier is recommended even when a wood sub-floor is used). Once again, it is very important than the installer is working on a flat, clean and dry base floor. when the base is ready to use, glue the floor over the existing concrete slab or a plywood sub-floor,using the glues that are recommended. Use any top-quality wood floor adhesive of the market, such as Franklin or Bostik brands.

C. Sanding and Finishing
Bamboo flooring can be sanded like any other hardwood floor surface. Sweep the floor immediately before sanding. Sanding and finishing the bamboo floors should be one of the last jobs on a construction projects. This protects the floor from foot traffic of other tradesmen during their work. Floor sanding involves using a special floor sander, edge sander, and possibly a polisher with a disc attachment for holding sand paper.

Sanding starts with a coarse to medium grit sand paper. After sanding the entire floor with a coarse grit sand paper, repeat with a medium grit and complete sanding with a fine grit sand paper. This products a fine floor surface ready for finishing.

After sanding be sure to apply the first coat of finish the same day that sanding was completed. This prevents moisture from being absorbed into the surface of the flooring and producing a rough, raised-grain appearance.

Bamboo floors can be refinished a minimum of three times by following proper maintenance and care. The finish may be damaged by spike heels, stone chips, gravel and scratches. Furniture must have chair glides to protect the floor. Fading due to sunlight may occasionally occur.

The floor can be finished with products that are commonly used for other types of strip hardwood flooring, including penetrating sealers, pigmented wiping stains, moisture cured urethanes , and polyurethanes.

The techniques of sanding and finishing require high skill and best results may be obtained by employing professional floor finishers.

D. Moisture Resistance
Bamboo flooring is made from the highest quality bamboo available. It has stability properties that exceed most wood flooring products. However, Bamboo is a solid, natural product and it will naturally expand when exposed to moisture, but, usually much less than similar solid wood flooring. Excessive humidity could cause cupping or buckling, so it is important to use an air conditioner or dehumidifier in humid months, Expansion and contraction is not considered a defect. proper acclimation of the bamboo prior to installation can help minimize this naturally occurring phenomenon.

 

MAINTENANCE

Maintain your bamboo floor as you would any hardwood floor. The key to your floors long life and good looks is periodic cleaning and refinishing when necessary. Protectors should be placed under the legs of furniture and floor mats placed at entrances to the outdoors to collect dirt that can damage your floor finish.  Always follow the finish manufacturers recommendations for periodic recoating.