Bamboo is a tall tropical grass that grows quickly and is extremely sturdy. Used in Eastern cultures for centuries as a durable building material, it's gaining popularity in the West as a beautiful, green alternative to hardwoods for flooring and furniture and, more recently, as an alternative to drywall for ceilings.
Bamboo ceilings look more like wood than like bamboo. Ceiling planks are manufactured from timber bamboo that's cut and milled into long strips. The strips are then dried and laminated into a single-ply veneer. Several layers are compressed together under heat to create a multilayered product that's milled into tongue-and-groove planks. The planks can be left unfinished until after installation, a common practice when the planks will be used for flooring. Planks that will be used for ceilings normally have a finish added. Various manufacturers offer different color and sheen choices; all are typically natural colors in matte, semigloss and gloss sheens.
Bamboo has hardwood properties like high hardness, durability and stability.
Bamboo absorbs more CO2 during growth than it is emitted during production and transport.
Bamboo is an ‘endless’ resource, a fastgrowing raw material with a harvest age of approx. 5 years
Bamboo is available in a wide variety of products and can be used for a large number of applications.
Bamboo is well-suited to dry and humid climates; it doesn't split or crack like some woods.
It features a beautiful natural grain that can be stained to warm or cool a room.
Bamboo re-grows quickly after it has been harvested so it is sustainable and easily renewable.
Bamboo is far less likely than wood to swell and warp from humid conditions.
Treated bamboo is easy to clean and install.
It is very light but incredibly strong. When treated, it is stronger than most types of steel.
It is inexpensive and available in a wide range of styles and finishes.
