Bamboo Hardwoods Product Catalog

About Bamboo Hardwoods Why Choose Bamboo?

More Than A Flooring Company Associations & Memberships Bamboo is, by far, the most eficient plant on this planet at sequestering carbon. It converts carbon dioxide into carbon biomass and oxygen 365 days a year. A Young Firm With A Global Mission environment. It can be selectively harvested annually and is into a sustainable source of wood iber since the mid 1908’s. than the fastest growing tree), it can be harvested in 3 - 5 years versus 10 - 100 years for most tree woods. developing looring, furniture, and other building materials. With an amazing tensile strength that rivals steel (it can withstand up Over 15 Years Of Growth And Service to 52,000 pounds of pressure), bamboo is a viable replacement for Bamboo Hardwoods has been in business for over 15 years engineering bamboo into durable and long-lasting looring. Bamboo is an enduring natural resource. It provides income, food, and housing to over 2.2 billion people worldwide. Uses include Sustainable Business Bamboo Hardwoods was the irst company in the world to produce engineered bamboo looring, to use formaldehyde- free glues and inishes, and to make ICC-listed bamboo houses Bamboo is a renewable resource for agro-forestry production. It is used to produce looring, wall paneling, pulp for paper, fencing,

Links & Additional Information BuiltGreen http://www.nwfa.org Built Green is an environmentally-friendly, non-proit, residential building program Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties http://www.builtgreen.net/ Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) http://www.mba-ks.com/ FSC™ is an independent, non-governmental, not for proit organization http:// Wood Floor Covering Association www.fsc.org/ source of information. The WFCA and its 3,000-strong retailer membership are National Wood Flooring Association / NOFMA The ultimate source of information for wood looring professionals. ensure a successful loor covering purchase experience. 5 Bamboo - The Plant Bamboo - The Plant

With over 1200 species, this amazing grass can be found on every continent barring the frozen pole regions. Being superior growing woody plant on earth. It is also the fastest growing reach heights of 90 feet! Bamboo will grow to its maximum height during the irst Above Ground years, the ibers within the cane will continue to strengthen. After 3 - 5 years, the canes are fully mature and ready to be Bamboo Hardwoods only sells bamboo looring that has been cane, in between each node, is known as the “internode”. In harvested in this time frame to ensure the loor is as hard as years of age is providing an inferior looring product. Pachymorph) bamboo rhizomes. ® Below Ground The underground system of stems are known as “rhizomes” ground. The rhizomes consist of the same nodes and internodes

Rhizomes are classiied into two types: running (Leptomorph)

Running BambooRunning bamboo rhizomes extend in Clumping BambooClumping bamboo rhizomes develop a very compact structure of roots. The rhizome necks are they will either sprout new bamboo shoots or more rhizomes. Those rhizomes will then produce more rhizomes...and well, you can see why it is called “running” bamboo! Running bamboo Leptomorph) bamboo rhizomes with new shoot. www.bamboohardwoods.com Strength & Durability Engineered Vs. Solid

Just like any hardwood loor, a bamboo loor will scratch, ding, Engineered Floors Solid Floors Janka Ball Scores An engineered loor, by deinition, is cross laminated - like There are two styles of solid looring: pre-inished and

our loors are indestructible, it simply isn’t true; all looring is 3000 plywood. Engineered loors are often confused with Pergo, but uninished. Our pre-inished loors are milled with bevelled edges for a traditional hardwood looring appearance. Boards proof loor, we will be happy to share our knowledge on how to 2820 loor”, is particle board with a picture of wood laminated on it. are 3’ or 6’ in length and are protected with a UV ceramic inish. keep your new loor in the best shape possible. Our engineered loors are real wood from top to bottom, not a We recommend nail-down installation for our solid loors. picture! It’s important, when choosing your loor, to consider the Our solid, uninished bamboo loors are 100% bamboo. We hardness of it. Our loors come in different degrees of hardness Engineered loors were developed in Europe in conjunction and it’s important to mention that all bamboo loors are not with radiant heat, because solid loors do not perform well the board into a traditional plank of tongue and groove looring. the same. The hardness of a bamboo loor mostly depends over radiant heat. Due to the fact that engineered loors are more stable than solid loors they can be installed in certain Our uninished solid looring is milled with a square edge. This our Woven Strand bamboo looring is a compressed looring environments that solid loors should not be installed. Given loor needs to be nailed-down and sanded and inished in-place, proper conditions of your sub loor, engineered loors can be resulting in one of the smoothest and inely inished loors manufacturing process ensures that it is a very dense loor and nailing, gluing, or loating possible. Uninished loors are best for accepting stains and can We have gone to great lengths to insure our loors are tested We carefully manufacture our loors to be of the highest (PSI, Inc.) to provide us accurate test results. We take pride in (between 3 and 5 years of age). However, each of our loors has knowing that the information regarding our loors is accurate test. Every one of our loors undergoes this testing for strength to show you oficial, third-party test results. and durability. The Janka Hardness test measures a loor’s of this test, you can choose a loor that is best suited to your EXAMPLE

Grain Patterns Flooring Finish We inish our loors with a high-grade Aluminum-Oxide treatment, Most bamboo loors are made with a grain differentiation. This means The Janka Ball Test also known as UV ceramic, which is a nontoxic UV-cured layer. that there are two types of looring regardless of species, color, and Above that is a hardened urethane, scratch-resistant top coat that drive a .444 inch (11.28mm) steel ball half its diameter into the the other is horizontal grain (HG). There is no difference in quality can be re-coated without the need for sanding. The overall inish is formaldehyde-free and warranted for 25 years. have shown that vertical grain is slightly harder than horizontal grain. That’s how great it is! the harder the loor is. Horizontal Grain 8 9 Installation Maintenance & Care

All of our loors are versatile and can be installed in a variety of Cleaning and maintaining your Bamboo Hardwoods® hardwood loor is an important part of ownership. Proper care and Nail Installation maintenance can extend the life of your loor for many years. By following this simple guide you can be assured you have taken the Nails are inserted above looring tongue and into the sub loor. best care possible of your loor. If any information present is in question, refer to the NWFA maintenance guidelines located on the The great stability of our engineered loors allows for Sub loor Remove Grit Miscellaneous installation above radiant heat as well as high trafic areas such as kitchens and bathrooms. Our looring is suitable for Dirt and grit should not be allowed to accumulate on the surface of Here are a few more tips to care for your Bamboo Hardwoods® your Bamboo Hardwoods® hardwood looring. hardwood loor. Floating Installation • • Use sheer drapes, curtains or blinds to limit direct sunlight Installation Tips: A 1/16” bead of T&G Glue is applied to the bottom of the groove. the UV inish that protects the beautiful wood underneath. on your loor. Sunlight will cause the Natural color to • darken slightly. The carbonized loor will lighten due to the Æ UV rays. Stained colors could also be affected by the Underlayment fall on your loor. (For loors in a commercial-type setting, Sub loor • Maintain humidity levels between 40% and 60% year-round. • Carefully examine the looring prior to installation for grade, color, inish and quality. Ensure adequate lighting for • • Never wax your loor, use oil soaps, or other proper inspection. If looring is not acceptable, contact us Glue Installation Æ Æ Adhesive is trowelled across the sub loor; looring is installed above. Avoid Moisture / Oil Soaps / Waxing hardwood looring. Bamboo Hardwoods® recommends cannot accept responsibility for installation of looring with visible If any hardwood looring has its own worst enemy, it is water/ Cal Flors’ Floor Cleaner, or any loor cleaner designed moisture. Moisture can destroy a hardwood loor permanently. for a factory-inished hardwood loor. Sub loor • • • Prior to installation of any looring, the installer must loor. Spills should be cleaned promptly. UV inish of your Bamboo Hardwoods® hardwood looring. ensure that the jobsite and subloor meet the requirements • Never “wet-mop” your loor. If mopping is required, use a Æ prevent discoloring of your loor. Æ Any moisture that is allowed into the seams of your loor responsible for looring failure resulting from unsatisfactory jobsite may permanently damage the loor. long lasting loor. Call to request an installation guide or visit our and/or subloor conditions. • • When purchasing Bamboo Hardwoods® looring, we recommend Float/Nail/Glue-Down Suggestions: Cal Flors adding an additional 5% - 15% of product to actual square footage • Float or glue over a concrete slab, radiant heat, ceramic Top-Coating formulated for pre-inished • Nail, loat, or glue above plywood, 3/4” OSB, or a solid Rooms that are susceptible to increased moisture exposure such as hardwood loors. wood sub loor. bathrooms, kitchens, etc. should be top-coated immediately after installation. Color Fill to match your bamboo loor, use • Æ this silicon-based putty to ill in Recommended Tools for Installation nail-down looring will help against moisture damage. • • • Scratch Away! • • 1-1/4” cleats to 1-1/2” cleats (Staples will work also) prolong the life of your UV inish and restore the • loating appearance of your loor. (For loors in a commercial-type • • 6mm poly-ilm and RB Silent Tread underlayment • • Order at www.bamboohardwoods.com • glue-down • • Approved looring adhesive • Wood or Plastic Spacers (1/4”) • Æ

10 11 Information Our New Standard

Urea Formaldehyde Bamboo Hardwoods has taken the steps to ensure that our looring In early 2009 we began the process of importing bamboo looring that is manufactured using 100% FSC-certiied bamboo as well being E0 and California CARB compliant. Being E0 and CARB compliant as an “FSC-certiied” product. When you order Bamboo Hardwood means the loor needs to meet stringent urea formaldehyde off- looring with FSC™ certiication, you can be sure that the wood gassing standards. The only urea formaldehyde that occurs in our UF- used in that loor has come from a forest which is managed according company with the largest selection of bamboo looring, but we are now the company with the largest selection of 100% FSC™ Bamboo What is FSC? By early 2010, more than 75% of our looring products were FSC- certiied and UF-free. By striving for such a standard, this enables architects and speciiers to achieve multiple points through the U.S. recognize products that support the growth of responsible forest Design (LEED) standards including credits for using a Certiied What Is A Chain Of Custody? emitting looring and plywood products that have met or exceeded all formaldehyde regulations set in the United States, as well as in By buying products with the FSC label you are supporting the growth of responsible forest management worldwide What Is Forest Certiication? Forest certiication is the process of evaluating forests or woodlands SCS-COC-000960 © 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C.

Bamboo Hardwoods is oficially certiied to FSC™ standards, and for that reason More can be learned at http://www.fsc.org/ we can proudly display our certiication logo. Look for this logo on certiied products.

FSC As A Third Party Validation Third-party validation enables architects, speciiers, fabricators of-custody certiied company. standards. Furthermore, our certiied bamboo loors qualify of bamboo that is 100% FSC™ material from an FSC-certiied

14 Toll Free 800.607.2414 800 607-2414 WE INSTALL Moso Solid, Pre-Finished IN GREATER SEATTLE! Our solid moso bamboo looring is the ideal option for those into our boards of Moso Solid Pre-inished Bamboo offers the been loved for interior spaces. It is pre-inished with our nontoxic aluminum oxide UV ceramic inish.

Our solid Moso loors are available in two distinct grain Vertical Grain, Carbonized - 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating patterns and two colors: horizontal grain or vertical grain, and blonde or carbonized colors. The blonde color is the natural color of Moso bamboo and offers lighter toned loors that will darken slightly over time. The carbonized color is an amber

Horizontal Grain, Carbonized - 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating

Environmental • cycle of only 4 to 5 years • chemical fertilizers • • Meets the E0 and 2012 CARB standards for indoor air quali ty Vertical Grain, Blonde - 1400 to 1600 Janka Hardness Rating L.E.E.D® Qualiications • Qualiies for several L.E.E.D.® credits including: -Certiied Wood Warranties • • 25-year residential / 5-year commercial warranty agai nst inish wear-through Horizontal Grain, Blonde - 1400 to 1600 Janka Hardness Rating

Product Speciications Dimensions Construction Thickness: 5/8”, Width: 3.5”, Length: 72” or 37.8” Hardness 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating (Carbonized) Finish 1400 to 1600 Janka Hardness Rating (Blonde) Matte sheen, aluminum-oxide enhanced, UV-cured, acrylic urethane with Installation Pictured: Solid Moso, HG Carbonized

18 Toll Free 800.607.2414 WE INSTALL Moso Solid, Uninished IN GREATER SEATTLE! Our solid uninished loors are ideal for the type of person who wants a traditional hardwood loor that is inished on-site. These loors are completely solid but lack the beveled edge of their pre-inished counterparts. Precision milled with square a smooth, continuous surface which can be customized with your desired loor inish. Vertical Grain, Carbonized - 1200 Janka Hardness Rating Our Moso Solid Uninished Bamboo loors are available These horizontal grain or vertical grain, and blonde or carbonized

Horizontal Grain, Carbonized - 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating

Product Speciications Dimensions Construction Thickness: 5/8”, Width: 3.5”, Length: 72” Hardness 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating (Carbonized) Finish 1400 to 1600 Janka Hardness Rating (Blonde) Uninished boards allow for custom stains and on-site inishing

Installation Pictured: Solid Moso, VG Carbonized (Uninished)

20 Toll Free 800.607.2414 WE INSTALL Moso Engineered, Basics IN GREATER SEATTLE! loors are precision milled with square edges so there are no “v-grooves” to trap dirt while delivering a tight, positive it.

Able to be installed above radiant in-loor heating systems, these loors can also be installed above concrete, something Vertical Grain, Carbonized - 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating that a solid loor cannot. Our Moso Enginered Bamboo Flooring is considered to be a “loating loor” (but can also be to loors below.

Horizontal Grain, Carbonized - 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating

Product Speciications Dimensions Construction Thickness: 5/8”, Width: 6.125”, Length: 75.6” Hardness 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating (Carbonized) Finish 1400 to 1600 Janka Hardness Rating (Blonde) Matte sheen, aluminum-oxide enhanced, UV-cured, acrylic urethane with Installation Pictured: Engineered Moso, VG Carbonized

22 Toll Free 800.607.2414 WE INSTALL Moso Engineered, Color Series IN GREATER SEATTLE! loors are precision milled with square edges so there are no “v-grooves” to trap dirt while delivering a tight, positive it.

Able to be installed above radiant in-loor heating systems, these loors can also be installed above concrete, something Cognac - 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating that a solid loor cannot. Our Moso Enginered Bamboo Flooring is considered to be a “loating loor” (but can also be to loors below.

Pecan - 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating

Environmental • cycle of only 4 to 5 years • chemical fertilizers • • Meets the E0 and 2012 CARB standards for indoor air quali ty Hickory - 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating L.E.E.D® Qualiications • Qualiies for several L.E.E.D.® credits including: -Certiied Wood Warranties • • 25-year residential / 5-year commercial warranty agai nst inish wear-through Ebony - 1200 to 1400 Janka Hardness Rating

24 Toll Free 800.607.2414 WE INSTALL Strand Woven IN GREATER SEATTLE! We are proud to offer the hardest bamboo looring available Bamboo Flooring. This loor is made of strands of Bamboo Woven looring does not perform well in a solid format, so we engineered our Strand Woven loors with an incredibly stable 9-ply Birch plywood core. Mocha - 3000+ Janka Hardness Rating

Expect this beautiful loor to offer you the durability of the Its wood-like grain is less linear than traditional Bamboo looring, and its extreme hardness makes it ideal for high- trafic settings. Flooring this hard is very rare and offers an Honey - 3000+ Janka Hardness Rating

Environmental • cycle of only 4 to 5 years • chemical fertilizers • • Meets the E0 and 2012 CARB standards for indoor air quali ty Tiger - 3000+ Janka Hardness Rating L.E.E.D® Qualiications • Qualiies for several L.E.E.D.® credits including: -Certiied Wood Warranties • • 25-year residential / 5-year commercial warranty agai nst inish wear-through Mocha, Hand-distressed - 3000+ Janka Hardness Rating

Product Speciications Dimensions Construction Thickness: 5/8”, Width: 6.125”, Length: 75.6” Hardness 3000+ Janka Hardness Rating Finish Matte sheen, aluminum-oxide enhanced, UV-cured, acrylic urethane with Installation Pictured: Engineered Strand Woven, Honey

26 Toll Free 800.607.2414 1290lbs 5” Widths Water-based, 9-coat, wear-resistant UV top coat FSC-Certifed Wood and E1-compliant. Meets European Standards for Indoor Air Quality WE INSTALL 25yr/Lifetime warranty against inish/defects FSC Certiied Hardwood Flooring IN GREATER SEATTLE!

CONSERVATION GRADE MOUNTAIN GRADE beautiful Conversation Grade loor is loor. The objective is to concentrate on Select Grade loor. This is especially true both the character of the loor and the length. Mountain Grade loor is a unique Conservation Grade loor abounds with Ash, Hickory, and Birch loors will still loor with knots, cracks, splits and dents. Conservation Grade loor to incorporate loors will have the occasional narrow Overall, our Select Grade loors are This gives each loor a distinguished casual character grade loor. It all works in These solid hardwood loors are These solid hardwood loors are made made in the USA. rustic loor. in the USA. loors are made in the USA.

SPECIES AVAILABLE: SPECIES AVAILABLE: SPECIES AVAILABLE:

AVAILABLE BOARD WIDTHS: AVAILABLE BOARD WIDTHS: AVAILABLE BOARD WIDTHS: 3 1/4”, 4”, and 5” 3 1/4”, 4”, and 5” 5” 38” (lengths 1’ - 7’) 41” (lengths 1’ - 7’) 6’ (lengths 5’ - 7’)

28 Toll Free 800.607.2414 and transitions Transition & Trim Pieces Bamboo Poles

Base Shoe Bamboo poles are the heart and soul of our loors, the wall base and the hardwood looring to create a smooth pieces match perfectly with our loors. Transitions are the inished look. Base shoe can be used in conjunction with Wall necessary looring accessory that add the inishing touch. Cove availability. If you have special circumstances, don’t hesitate to base and the hardwood looring to create a detailed look but ask as we may know of a way to solve your transition problem! Attention! End Cap poles for your next home or garden project! space between where the loor meets a vertical wall or other (ie. around a ireplace hearth). Heater Vents Tre Gai Bamboo new bamboo loor. They are available in multiple sizes and Quarter Round between wall base and the hardwood looring to create a colors, including self-rimmed and lush-mount styles. Our sizes Diameters up to 3” include 2”x10”, 2”x12”, 4”x10”, and 4”x12”. Lengths up to 12’

Reducer * between looring of different heights. It is perfect for Tam Vong Bamboo transitioning from the hardwood loor to either a vinyl or low pile carpet loor and can also be used at the transition between wood looring and ceramic tile if there is a signiicant difference in height. Also available with an overlap (not lush). Diameters up to 1.5” Lengths up to 12’ *Pole pictured on right is pre-sanded. Stair Nose / Stair Tread The looring pieces can be installed to use as risers. Our 4’ x 8’ Black Bamboo Diameters up to 1.5” Lengths up to 12’ T-Mold Tonkin Bamboo Threshold Diameters up to 2” down looring installations at doorways, but can also be used when making a transition between looring of different heights, Lengths up to 12’ for example: hardwood looring to ceramic tile, marble or

Moso Bamboo Wall Base provide a nice transition from your hardwood loor to the wall. Diameters up to 6” Lenghts up to 12’

32 Bamboo Composite Decking Bamboo Composite Decking

Backed up by a 15 year warranty, this revolutionary solution Construction composite made by mixing natural bamboo iber (bamboo – 11mm top layer of bamboo powder + High Density powder) with 100% recycled plastic and Anti-mildew/fungal – 11mm base layer of recycled Polypropylene sand and heavy trafic. The surface looks great with its It is a safe, environmentally responsible alternative to – No Added Urea Formaldehyde (UF) Colors plastic landill pollution by using Warranty – 15 year under proper usage. consistent in size, color and Install sand/gravel, rooing, or existing decking. Install in areas with Features • Environmental friendly • Moisture/Water resistant • Termite and insect proof • Easy to install and clean • Weather resistant, suitable from -40ºF – 140ºF • Requires no painting or glue and is low maintenance • Barefoot-friendly, anti-slip, no cracking, and no warping • Looks like real wood but made with Bamboo

35 Bamboo Plywood & Veneer

cabinets, and furniture construction, whether in the home or ofice. of 1” HG Plywood E1 standards. The dimensional stability is rated at 1 - 1.5% which is 4

plywood products that you won’t ind anywhere else. From to craft ine pieces of furniture and household ixtures. From Unique end grain edges are a signature look of bamboo plywood. unique piece of bamboo material you need to inely craft the inest furniture. All plywoods and veneers are available in 4’ x 8’ sheets varying 1/40th”, 1/8”, 1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4”, 1”. and veneers are uninished. Be sure to ask a sales representative for more details!

HG Carbonized Plywood VG Carbonized Plywood HG VG Woven Carbonized Veneer Available in thicknesses up to 1” Available in thicknesses up to 1” Available in thicknesses up to 1” Available in thicknesses up to 1” Available in 1/2” and 3/4” Available in 1/2” and 3/4” Available in 3/4” and 1” Available in 1/40” veneer

Bamboo Fences

Quick, easy, and eficient, bamboo fencing has been used for together with a strong, galvanized steel or copper wire and then post and beam fence frame, making for a permanent ixture. save our forests and planet!

Available in 4’ x 8’ or 6’ x 8’ rolls Available in 6’ x 8’ rolls Available in 4’ x 8’ or 6’ x 8’ rolls Available in 4’ x 8’ or 6’ x 8’ rolls

38 Tambour Wall Covering Bamboo Hardwoods Cabinet Line

Tambour paneling its nearly any surface, adding appeal, dimension, and color to the space. It is ideal solution construction (often called frameless or euro-style) maximizes canvas backing, our tambour is malleable and easy to cut. It The frameless design provides eficient storage with wider openings, and all with the clean crisp look of lush-itting full Available in 4’ x 8’, or 8’ x 4’ rolls. same styles as our tambour! and procedures and are certiied thru the Environmental

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40 41 www.bamboohardwoods.com General Information PHONE HOURS PRICING For a looring quote please PRIVACY POLICY 800.607.2414 800.607.2414. Price lists of loors and 9am - 5pm PST ONLINE PHOTOS SHIPPING projects turn out! Feel free to e-mail us at: www.bamboohardwoods.com, 24 hours the United States and beyond. Our is looring, cabinets, or creative use of PRODUCT STOCK SATISFACTION GUARANTEED We irmly believe that the products we sell RETURN POLICY are the inest available and your satisfaction If you are not satisied with your looring choose the inest products at the best purchase, you may return your looring PRODUCT INFORMATION If you are unsatisied with your product 800.607.2414 PAYMENT PRODUCT SAMPLES WARRANTY loors are backed by a 25-year warranty, loors and building materials is to handle of trafic patterns during the life of your bamboo loor. All of our loors are proudly $15.

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