How would you like to buy environmentally
friendly flooring while saving money on your next purchase? Consider it done at Deerfoot Carpet and Flooring Inc. Last month we discussed cork starting at $1.99 per square foot. This month we are going to discuss bamboo flooring from $3.99 per square foot.
Bamboo is one of the newest types of flooring to be introduced into North American flooring market. Although displayed in the hardwood section of most stores, bamboo is actually a species of grass with a tremendous growth rate which makes it unparallel as an efficient renewable resource. Bamboo can be re-harvested approximately every 3- 5 years. No forests are destroyed to make bamboo flooring. Due to the amount of bamboo available, a virtually inexhaustible supply is provided at stable prices.
Bamboo flooring has many characteristics which make it unique among other flooring options. Bamboo needs to be cut into strips pressed and laminated before it is suitable for this remarkable resource. Since then cork can now only be |
reharvested once every 9 years and that the
product actually becomes stronger than maple or oak. Bamboo is also considered a more stable product than red oak or maple. Bamboo has a unique look and now is offered in a variety of different stains as well. Most bamboo available in our market comes from China. All these characteristics create a product which provides a gorgeous looking product with long lasting benefits. Because of Deerfoot Carpet's volume buying, bamboo is available to you at prices much lower than ever before. Also watch for our newest introduction in late October. It is a solid bamboo click system, which is something do it yourselfers can get excited about.
So come down to Deerfoot Carpet and Flooring and save green while going green. Check out our web site for more information on this article or our previous article on cork flooring and much more. (www.DeerfootCarpet.com) or give us a call at (403) 255-5880 and watch for our next article.
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How would you like to buy environmentally friendly flooring while saving money on your next flooring purchase? Consider it done at Deerfoot Carpet & Flooring Inc. with cork tile starting at $1.99 psf. In recent years there have been tremendous advances in environmentally friendly types of flooring. Although many improvements have been made in established types of flooring, eg, carpet, today we are going to focus on cork, one of the newest available options for consumers. Cork is considered one of the newest entrants in the flooring category. However, interestingly enough, cork has been established for decades as a go-to for flooring in Europe.
Because of unique natural characteristics, cork has been harvested for various other purposes such as bottle corks, fishing nets, sandals, insulation and even roofing. Corks is actually the bark on a specific type of oak found primarily around the Mediterranean basin. Cork is harvested on trees more than 200 years old. By 1930 in Portugal, cork was a major export and needed a royal decree to regulate harvesting to protect this remarkable resource. Since then cork can now only be re harvested once every 9 years and the circumference of younger trees must be at least 60 cm. |
Cork has outstanding characteristics for flooring including natural beauty and other natural features such as elasticity, softness, sound, vibration reduction, durability and insulation properties. This is all provided by the millions of air pockets inside cork cells. These characteristics provide warmth and comfort underfoot unmatched by any other flooring.
When Deerfoot Carpet & Flooring Inc. originally started selling cork, flooring price ranged from $5.99 - $10.99 psf and was mainly installed by flooring installation professionals. As noted above our cork flooring now starts at $1.99 psf and our newest product, Peel N'Stick offers "Do It Yourselfers" something to get excited about.
So come down to Deerfoot Carpet & Flooring and save green while going green. Check our web site (www.DeerfootCarpet.com) for details or give us a call at (403) 255-5880 and watch for our next article on bamboo.
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