There have been a lot of factors that have lead to bamboo becoming such a popular choice for flooring. Paramount among them is the fact that bamboo is a sustainable and green product. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world and is actually classified as a grass. Because bamboo grows so quickly it is ready for harvest in roughly three to six years. While bamboo is marketed as a green product it is important to make sure that you’re buying it from a good source.

You should only buy bamboo from companies that use ethical harvesting practices and gather their bamboo from regulated plantations so as to not disturb any habitats. Also you have to be aware of low quality bamboo. Turning bamboo into flooring involves the use of adhesives which contain violate organic compounds or VOCs. Lower quality bamboo is usually harvested prematurely and to make up for its lack of hardness an excessive amount of adhesives are used which greatly increases the amount of VOCs. VOCs reduce air quality and can prove to be a hazard to you and your family. That’s why it’s important to know a lot about the manufacturer you’re purchasing your bamboo flooring from. Today I’m going to look at Teragren and their excellent Synergy Bamboo flooring line.

Teragren’s Synergy bamboo flooring is produced through a process which fuses bamboo fibers with an environmentally safe adhesive. The process which utilizes extreme pressure produces sturdy, high-density sheets of bamboo which are cut and formed into flooring planks. This process makes their bamboo flooring 154 percent harder than red oak. A lot of bamboo flooring is on the softer side as far as flooring goes but Teragren Synergy strand bamboo is perfect for high traffic areas and can even be used in commercial environments. This process also produces floor which meet high standards in regards to air quality, unlike the low quality bamboo floors that I discussed earlier. Also, adding to the flooring’s hardness is the fact that it is coated with aluminum oxide which is often used as a less expensive substitute for industrial diamond. Teragren’s Synergy Bamboo strand flooring is available in four distinct and alluring colors. You can view this bamboo flooring line as well as other Teragren products here.