Bamboo: Is It Really As Green As It Is Made Out To Be?
Apartment Therapy recently asked the question and concluded that “Bamboo isn’t always better.” Like everything in building and life, there are tradeoffs and compromises. TreeHugger and Planet Green have been looking at this issue for a number of years; do we agree with their answers? 1. Is bamboo more durable than the other material you’re considering?
Bamboo has been marketed as being harder than wood; it is not necessarily. The darker it is, the longer it has been carbonized, and the softer it is. Many think the stuff is going to be hard and impervious to denting and it just isn’t. It is also harder to refinish than solid wood.
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