WHY CHOOSE SOLID COMPRESSED/WOVEN BAMBOO BOARD
Like many people in the building or renovating process we all do some form of research in finding durable, cost effective and environmentally friendly products for our home.
When it comes to selecting a bamboo floor it can be overwhelming in choice within today’s market.
At Simply Bamboo we offer a range of quality pre-finished bamboo flooring at competitive prices. The Vertical and Horizontal board hardness is closely compared to Tassie Oak and all the way up to our Compressed/Woven board that is stronger than your traditional Jarrah and Marri.
Unlike some of our competitors who sell a three layer compressed/woven board with a cross section claiming it to be the best thing since sliced bread!
We sell compressed/woven flooring that is a solid style board and have been installing and supplying this product for the past four years without any issues regarding cupping or delamination on over 200 floors. Not one warranty claim!
Though it maybe true some bamboo flooring companies who introduced the solid style compressed board into WA many years ago had a problem with cupping after installation. There are many factors to cause this problem and we have to ask these questions,
* What sort of installation was it?
* What was the overall quality and standards of production?
* Did the manufacturer correctly remove its moisture and test its content?
* In what conditions was the board stored?
* Were the boards a wider style that is generally more prone to cupping?
At Simply Bamboo we only sell and install 96mm wide boards, opposed to a wider board of 127mm that has a composition more prone to cupping due to a wider surface difference and at a narrower 96mm it gives our boards that structural strength and immovability.
Since our companies inception in 2004 we were very diligent in exploring the variations in the production and development in the quality of our compressed/woven boards and also with close partnership with our manufacturer in China, we have strong assurance to all our clients that our solid style compressed board
does not cup.
Why would we give a 10 year warranty on a product that we could not guarantee its overall durability and performance? And in actual fact the original samples of compressed board we obtained with the cross section did cup, before they were even installed and part of the cross layer started delaminating from the top.
Another reason why we chose the solid board over the poor performance of the layered type board.
It is not rocket science that something structurally made of the same material throughout is more durable in strength than something made in different layers that can create weak points and even delaminate.
The cross section in the layered compressed board is actually horizontal bamboo that does not have the hardness nor durability of compressed bamboo and when put together it can also expand and move differently.
Through vigorous testing of the solid boards regarding stability in our hot Australian climate, we discovered that this style of board was the best choice for our business and customers alike. On the contrary to what some of our competitors may say, we could find NO real evidence of flaws regarding our solid style board and therefore it was a better option to supply and install .
As compressed/woven flooring is classified as a hardwood and like many other hardwoods with a tongue and groove today, they do not have a centred cross section layer. Bamboo is no different and this middle layer adds no benefit to the board whatsoever, regardless it is a fully composite board.
Simply Bamboo offers a simple, honest and informative service regarding our products. You are not only speaking to our sales staff but they have also been out in the field and had some form of exposure in the installation of our floors.
Even the owners wife has helped install her own bamboo floor in their family home!
We also offer a discount on custom made bamboo furniture, to all our clients who have had flooring from us to compliment your new bamboo floor.
Owner Marcus has been in the cabinet making industry coming up to 20 years and installs all our floors along with a team of skilled installers who are trained in cabinet making and work for Simply Bamboo, as we choose not to use flooring contractors like many of our competitors.
We believe this enables us to give the time and care on each installation, treating it as if it was our own home.
At the end of the day our main goal in business is quite simple, we want to give people helpful and honest advice on our bamboo flooring products that will not only withstand the test of time, but at affordable and reasonable prices without having to forgo any quality and service.
Simply Bamboo is a proud West Australian owned and operated company. We sell the latest concept in furniture and flooring, made from solid bamboo. This product is not only environmentally friendly, but durable and hardwearing. The bamboo boards come in the natural colour know as blonde and a carbonised board known as caramel.
Our furniture is manufactured locally by the owner a highly skilled cabinetmaker combined with a local team of enthusiastic apprentices with a keen eye for detail.
In the showroom you will see a number of designs which will complement your home and if there isn’t anything quite to your liking, you can speak to our friendly staff to discuss your design details on custom making your furniture.
If you are in the market for some flooring we have a varied range of high quality Bamboo flooring on display. Our range includes Vertical, Horizontal and Woven board in natural, caramel and coffee colours. We can offer competitive prices on DIY or fully installed.
Why Bamboo Flooring ?
There are many advantages to using bamboo flooring as compared to Hardwood flooring. Firstly, bamboo flooring is an environmentally friendly product. The time to maturity for bamboo is much shorter than the decades it takes for hardwood forest to mature. Each year, one "mother tree" makes several new stems that grow to full length in a few months and to mature hardness in about five years. Secondly, our bamboo flooring has higher hardness, so it is more durable than hardwood flooring. Third, bamboo flooring can be installed using exactly the same tools and methods as hardwood flooring. Additionally, bamboo flooring has better grain and is more elegant and graceful than hardwood flooring, and in most cases is much less expensive. Developing the utilization of bamboo forest resources is an important way for forest development and ecological balance.
Bamboo is really a gift to mankind from nature.
If you purchase our Bamboo flooring, you are entitled to a 15% discount off any Bamboo furniture of your choice.
