Unfinished Bamboo Flooring

Those that wish to have more control over the finished look of their floor often favor unfinished bamboo flooring. Typically, an unfinished bamboo floor will have to be sanded, stained and coated at the install site. Whilst the unfinished variety of bamboo flooring can be purchased more cheaply than the finished type, the cost of installation will likely be higher due to the need to obtain extra materials such as stains and coatings and also because of an increased labor cost. It is recommended that a qualified installer only installs unfinished flooring. Another point to bear in mind with unfinished floors is that they are usually supplied without a warranty as such warranties will normally only apply to factory finished floors.

Bamboo flooring can be bought as either finished or unfinished, which refers to whether or not the planks have a finish over them. The prefinished bamboo flooring have a special chemical finish over them to prevent them from being stained or harmed. On the other hand, unfinished bamboo flooring do not have a chemical finish over them yet. This means that when these planks are installed, little holes are left, and the wood can be stained. In order to install unfinished bamboo floors, they must have a type of finish applied to them after the planks are laid down. When unfinished bamboo flooring has the chemical finish added to it, it will not have a planked look to it as finished bamboo floors do.

Benefits of Unfinished Bamboo Flooring

There are several companies that make unfinished bamboo floors as well as provide the chemical finish to put over them. Yanchi is one of those bamboo flooring companies. It is based in China, and the company provides most of the country's bamboo flooring. They create multiple types of bamboo floors, including unfinished as well as finished bamboo floors. The company creates the bamboo flooring out of tradition, and it provides some of the most state of the art bamboo flooring in the world. It conforms to all of the rigorous international standards of production.

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Usually bamboo floors will have some form of chemical finish over them to help protect the bamboo itself. This finish provides a shield against scratches and staining. The unfinished bamboo floors do not have this chemical finish, which means that they can be stained and damaged easily. When installing unfinished bamboo flooring the planks will have small holes between each other. These holes can be filled up with a special type of stain or sealant that can help protect the bamboo floor as well as helping it last longer.

A normal bamboo flooring with finished bamboo planks will still look like a bunch of planks were installed. The unfinished bamboo flooring on the other hand will look like a large sheet of bamboo. The reason is that when the chemical finish is applied to the floor, it fills in any holes between planks. A house with unfinished bamboo floors will look like they have a single sheet of bamboo instead of multiple planks. It can bring more beauty to a house than normal bamboo planks can.