The bamboo plant contains a very hard but hollow stem which is the part of the bamboo that is used to make bamboo plywood. When one feels it one realized that it is so hard it resembles wood. In Asia, bamboo is a common material for making of furniture and even houses, the durability or the material is pretty strong.

If you are not sure about bamboo, visit a good Chinese Bamboo Restaurant, most of these restaurants utilize bamboo for their chairs, table and even the walls are bamboo. In other parts of the world bamboo plywood is gaining popularity. The product is versatile, very attractive and considered to be strong and durable.

Bamboo plywood is one of the more expensive plywoods on the market today; this is due to process that is required to produce a good product. The process of creating plywood out of bamboo requires a fair amount of finishing as well as the need for the bamboo to be treated with pesticides and insecticides since they are highly susceptible to insect infestation which can rot the bamboo.

Tables, chairs, artifacts and other items are made with bamboo, to complement a home furnished with furniture items made of bamboo, and one can also have bamboo plywood floors. Bamboo has a natural beauty, strength and versatility, apart from chairs and tables one can also use it to create counter-tops, cabinets and other pieces of furniture. These pieces of furniture are not only for the home environment, but are ideally suited to an office environment as well.

Preparations and planning is vitally necessary if you plan to use plywoods made of bamboo on a floor, make sure that the surface is scrupulously clean, you will need adhesives for laying the floor and a floor that contains dirt will not easily adhere or seal successfully, therefore there is more chance of damage to the floor. Also ensure that the floor is level, an uneven surface will soon produce cracks and damage to the floor which can be further escalated should it get wet, as water will seep into the gaps and start the rotting process. You will not discover this before it’s too late.

Like normal wooden floors, bamboo plywoods are created of fine strips of bamboo placed in layers, which are cross laminated as well as heat pressed together, this provides a stable base and also prevents warping. It surprising to think that this is three to four time more stable that oak wood. These plywoods come in horizontal or vertical grains and patterns; you will find them in carbonized or blonde colour.

The process easy to understand, the plywood created of bamboo strips that are laminated, these strips come from the stalk of the bamboo, the strips are then milled flat, the next process is to boil it in a bath of lime and boric acid solution. The purpose of the bath is to extract the starch, that’s what attracts termites or even the powder post beetle. The lime and boric solution is a natural non toxic insect repellent. This ensures that the bamboo is pest free and also that it remains so.

There are many different varieties of bamboo plywood be sure to check them all out before you make an informed decision.