Arlington  Heights, Illinois   --  Mr. Bamboo, Inc., is introducing BamLoc strand-woven click or floating bamboo flooring for today's green homes and urban environments. Mr. Bamboo, Inc. is the first company in the United States to offer the high quality of strand woven bamboo in a floating floor version with a unique locking design. The sustainability, durability, and natural beauty of strand-woven bamboo flooring make it a popular choice for homeowners. Its warmth and ease of care are elements that also add to its attractiveness as the flooring of choice for both residential and commercial settings. Strand-woven bamboo with high density and superior durability is perfect for recreation rooms, family rooms, bedrooms and heavy traffic areas. BamLoc is ideal for condos and spaces with subfloor environments like basements and lower levels. It is available in the natural bamboo color and the carmelized or coffee color. They are both through and through bamboo and not a varnish or finish.

Strength and Durability at Highest Level of Testing
Durability and stability needn't be a worry for homeowners as bamboo flooring is 100% harder than red oak and 80% harder than maple. Bamboo does not shrink or swell like most hardwoods. Strand-woven bamboo, is much harder than conventional bamboo flooring and generally considered appropriate for commercial and other high-traffic areas.  When natural strand-woven was tested according to the standards of the National Wood Flooring Association Test (Janka Ball Hardness Test), it shows much harder than traditional hardwoods.

Healthy  with No VOCs Constructed to Top Standards
Mr. Bamboo BamLoc floating flooring is constructed with a formaldehyde-free adhesive used in the lamination process that conforms to the European E1 standards. This is even more rigid than the United States standards for such product. The flooring is coated with a ceramic sealer finish that is water-based, solvent-free and non-off gassing.

All sides are sealed during production and this adds to its stability to further insure minimal reaction to changes in ambient humidity. The beauty of bamboo flooring is greatly enhanced by the use of a specially formulated ceramic sealer semi-gloss finish. Mr. Bamboo floors are pre-finished with six coats of UV cured urethane varnish, it is an anti-scratch topcoat that outperforms most finishes in abrasion and scratch-resistance tests. The adhesive used in the manufacturing process has virtually no formaldehyde and is well under the stringent European and California standards.

BamLoc Lengths
BamLoc comes in random lengths of 2’, 4’, and 6’ sections  that are 5 1/8” wide and 7/16” thick creating interesting and versatile flooring design. It is easy to install and proficient do it yourselfers can lay a floor out in a weekend. Mr. Bamboo does offer installation of BamLoc with an experienced crew of installers.    BamLoc comes in 20 square feet cartons, however homeowners and contractors are advised to add 7-10% extra material for cutting and difficult layout situations.

Eco-Friendly, Saves Trees and Sustainable Too!
Although many of the characteristics of bamboo are similar to those of hardwoods, bamboo is not a wood. It is classified as a grass and is much stronger than hardwoods. Unlike typical trees, bamboo takes much less time to grow and is environmentally friendly. There are hundreds of bamboo species that grow almost everywhere in the world. Mr. Bamboo harvests the larger bamboo species called "Moso" in an area where it grows and regenerates naturally.  Bamboo is a very stable material for flooring, because it absorbs less moisture and does not shrink or swell as much as other hardwood material.   

For additional information, visit www.mrbambooflooring.com.