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Electrical Safety in the home
Electricity is a wonderful part of our lives, clearly enabling us to do so many of the things we take for granted. Food preparation, entertainment, communication, and so much more are all dependent upon the delivery of electricity. And yet,...
Gardening: Creating Your Own Private Paradise
What comes to mind when the word "gardening" crops up (no pun
intended) is a lady in her golden years happily oblivious to the
outside world, efficiently caring for flowers, shrubs and all
other kinds of plants, in her own Garden of Eden.
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Inspecting Your New Home - 17 Areas You Must Inspect Before Taking Possession
Congratulations! You've made your decision; you've chosen your new home and your builder. So what needs to happen next? Once you have a firm contract and you have selected the features that will go into your new home, it is time for the builder to...
Is Teak Wood Outdoor furniture right for me?
If you are contemplating your first purchase of Teak Furniture and you are wondering if you are making the right decision? Well, you are and in this quick article, I will explain why I believe that.
If you already have Teak Wood in some of your...
Pond Pumps Vs Pool Pumps
Pond Pumps Vs Pool Pumps Often people install pool pumps to run their water feature because of the initial cost savings of purchasing such a pump. This is ill-advised for a variety of reasons; most importantly, the use of a pool pump can lead to...
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Bamboo Flooring - Better for the Environment than Hardwood Flooring and Easy to Fit
The modern, environmentally friendly and durable alternative to
hardwood is bamboo flooring. Being a grass, as opposed to
timber, gives bamboo the edge as a not only a building product
(being strong and at the same time flexible), but also as a
sustainable resource: wood takes approximately 15-20 years to
reach maturity, whereas the non-harmful harvesting of bamboo
takes a mere 3 to 5 years. Bamboo has traditionally been the
material of choice in most of Asia, and it is only recently that
its benefits and environmental properties have begun to be
utilised more fully in the west.
The growth in popularity in recent years for wood flooring has
increased the burden on already stretched timber resources.
Bamboo flooring shares many of the properties that attract
discerning customers to hardwood; it's low maintenance, hard
wearing, and looks contemporary while having a timeless appeal;
but it is without any of the environmental concerns that are
attached to its hardwood counterpart.
Due to its flexibility as a material, bamboo flooring has a
broad appeal that can be manipulated to a suit a variety of
styles. Its range of applications varies from period homes to
offices, designer hotels and bars.
As well as being environmentally sound, bamboo flooring is
competitively priced and easy to fit. Ease of fitting is always
a worry for the prospective purchaser, with bamboo flooring the
process has been simplified by the
formulation of three
different methods:
1) Floating floor: this involves gluing the tongue and groove
joints of the bamboo flooring together over an underlay.
2) Secret Nailing: the bamboo floor is 'secretly' nailed to down
to a wood sub-floor.
3) Gluing down: literally gluing the bamboo floor to a sub-floor.
Each of these methods has its own benefits. More information can
be found at the The Bamboo Flooring Company
One concern that has arisen with the implementation of bamboo
flooring is regarding the use of Urea Formaldehyde, which is
used as a binder or adhesive in the manufacture of bamboo
flooring. Using the present technology, its use is unavoidable.
However, reputable bamboo flooring suppliers with firm
environmental principles, make every effort to ensure that its
use conforms to the rigid E-1 European Standards. It is
important to stress that exposure to any dangerous chemicals in
bamboo flooring is negligible.
The benefits of choosing bamboo flooring are chiefly to found in
the warm, comforting ambience it creates. Bamboo flooring
immediately draws attention and recognition to a room, giving it
character and focus. With its hard wearing properties,
environmental benefits and natural beauty, bamboo flooring is
the flooring of choice for generations to come.
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