Bamboo Flooring Hardness: Hardened Advantages
Shopping for the perfect flooring that is affordable, practical and beautiful can be somewhat of a challenging task.
With literally hundreds of choices to select from, choosing the hardwood floor that fits all requirements often tends to be disconcerting with the once well prepared list of possible selections becoming less and less after all considered selections have been thoroughly reviewed.
More often than not, individuals looking to purchase a hardwood floor settle for the least expensive, lower grade material which eventually wears out faster than expected resulting in total replacement.
Selection of a hardwood floor material should, for all practical reasons, be based on a number of factors to arrive at the correct selection with the overall value and durability that is sought.
Frequently overlooked is the density or hardness of the material, or resistance to scratches and dents which is of vital importance when selecting a flooring material.
Whereas price per square foot often clouds the correct decision making process, consumers looking to purchase a hardwood floor should pay special attention to the hardness or density rating of all hardwood flooring choices, asking appropriate questions as needed for clarification.
Measured on the Janka scale, bamboo flooring material is consistently rated in the top ten of all available hardwood materials for density and superior hardness.
Although test result may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, not all bamboo manufacturers use the Janka scale, producing flooring materials that are highly rated but in fact are of lesse4r quality and density.
The Janka scale is used to find the hardness or density of all woods.
Measuring force to embed an 11.
28 millimeter steel ball into wood half of its present diameter, the Janka scale is the most well respected and used method to determine the hardness of all wood species.
With indentations of 100 square millimeters in size, the Janka scale then mathematically calculates the density of hardness of the material tested.
The higher the Janka numerical results, the harder the material.
Bamboo flooring has a long reputation for superior density and hardness, rapidly becoming a premier flooring selection in new home construction and the remodeling of existing structures.
With the many grades of bamboo flooring available, hardness or density of bamboo cannot be compared to other similar hardwood flooring materials for strength, durability and overall beauty.
Of all grades of bamboo flooring available, woven bamboo has an impressive Janka scale rating of 3,000, one of the highest hardness ratings given to any wood species.
Comprised of thousands of bamboo strands pressed together under extreme high pressure, woven bamboo derives its name from the intricate design of the finished product.
Typically the Janka scale is designed to measure the hardness or density of only solid hardwood flooring but has been used to determine the density of engineered floors as well.
Whereas engineered bamboo flooring is not a solid hardwood flooring material, engineered bamboo flooring has achieved high Janka scale ratings; however these ratings are somewhat misleading and should be interrupted according to the engineered material selected.
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) the leading authority governing all aspects of wood flooring, has additionally ranked bamboo hardwood flooring as the hardest wood flooring material available compared to all other similar hardwood flooring material, even red oak.
The selection of a hardwood flooring material should be based on factual, proven detailed information not merely on pricing.
Granted, the cost per square foot of bamboo hardwood flooring may be slightly more expensive compared to other brands with less quality, however the initial funds spent is a sound investment with hardened advantages.
With literally hundreds of choices to select from, choosing the hardwood floor that fits all requirements often tends to be disconcerting with the once well prepared list of possible selections becoming less and less after all considered selections have been thoroughly reviewed.
More often than not, individuals looking to purchase a hardwood floor settle for the least expensive, lower grade material which eventually wears out faster than expected resulting in total replacement.
Selection of a hardwood floor material should, for all practical reasons, be based on a number of factors to arrive at the correct selection with the overall value and durability that is sought.
Frequently overlooked is the density or hardness of the material, or resistance to scratches and dents which is of vital importance when selecting a flooring material.
Whereas price per square foot often clouds the correct decision making process, consumers looking to purchase a hardwood floor should pay special attention to the hardness or density rating of all hardwood flooring choices, asking appropriate questions as needed for clarification.
Measured on the Janka scale, bamboo flooring material is consistently rated in the top ten of all available hardwood materials for density and superior hardness.
Although test result may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, not all bamboo manufacturers use the Janka scale, producing flooring materials that are highly rated but in fact are of lesse4r quality and density.
The Janka scale is used to find the hardness or density of all woods.
Measuring force to embed an 11.
28 millimeter steel ball into wood half of its present diameter, the Janka scale is the most well respected and used method to determine the hardness of all wood species.
With indentations of 100 square millimeters in size, the Janka scale then mathematically calculates the density of hardness of the material tested.
The higher the Janka numerical results, the harder the material.
Bamboo flooring has a long reputation for superior density and hardness, rapidly becoming a premier flooring selection in new home construction and the remodeling of existing structures.
With the many grades of bamboo flooring available, hardness or density of bamboo cannot be compared to other similar hardwood flooring materials for strength, durability and overall beauty.
Of all grades of bamboo flooring available, woven bamboo has an impressive Janka scale rating of 3,000, one of the highest hardness ratings given to any wood species.
Comprised of thousands of bamboo strands pressed together under extreme high pressure, woven bamboo derives its name from the intricate design of the finished product.
Typically the Janka scale is designed to measure the hardness or density of only solid hardwood flooring but has been used to determine the density of engineered floors as well.
Whereas engineered bamboo flooring is not a solid hardwood flooring material, engineered bamboo flooring has achieved high Janka scale ratings; however these ratings are somewhat misleading and should be interrupted according to the engineered material selected.
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) the leading authority governing all aspects of wood flooring, has additionally ranked bamboo hardwood flooring as the hardest wood flooring material available compared to all other similar hardwood flooring material, even red oak.
The selection of a hardwood flooring material should be based on factual, proven detailed information not merely on pricing.
Granted, the cost per square foot of bamboo hardwood flooring may be slightly more expensive compared to other brands with less quality, however the initial funds spent is a sound investment with hardened advantages.
