China bamboo flooring | Access floor | Raised floor

China bamboo flooring was researched and produced in 1980s. The manufacturer of Taiwan, China worked out the first set of equipment manufacturing the flooring. The output of the flooring is very little at the initial stage. There are several following reasons for the problem. 1. The relevant technology is under developing. 2. The product series is too simple. Only natural type, carbonized type and some other types were available at that time. 3. It is a brand new flooring product. Most flooring users even didn’t know bamboo can be used to make flooring at that time.

China relevant manufacturers improved the technology a great deal and promoted the sale of the product globally. This type of flooring began to be known and accepted by some global flooring users due to its low price, excellent strength, good foot feel, environment protection and limited color difference. The production of China bamboo flooring increased rapidly around 2000.

More and more global flooring users even began to like bamboo furniture, bamboo curtain and bamboo craft due to their favor for China bamboo flooring. China government has issued the relevant industry standard and national standard for China bamboo flooring to improve the quality and production further. Now China manufacture technology for the flooring is the best world widely. Many overseas companies are thinking about adopting bamboo flooring manufacture technology from China.

China is rich of bamboo resource which area ranks among top 1 world widely. About half of all China provinces have bamboo resource. Mao bamboo is the best bamboo material for flooring purpose. Most mao bamboo resource locates in China. Now there are about 200 China bamboo flooring manufacturers which mainly locate in the south of China. Now there are various types of the flooring such as strand woven type and stained type. The flooring has been sold to Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Germany, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, South Africa, Spain, UK, USA, etc.

The history of China bamboo flooring is only about over 20 years. Many flooring users still haven’t accepted the product. The labor and materials for the flooring are much more expensive. The unit profit is lower than before. And the world financial crisis occurred in 2008 affected the sale of the flooring. These are the main problems which China bamboo flooring industry experiences now. But it is an ideal substitute for solid wood flooring due to low price and environment protection. Its market share is still too little compared with laminate flooring and solid wood flooring. There must be huge potential for the development of this type of flooring. This is written by George Daniel and owned by http://www.flooring-China.com

The advantages of China bamboo flooring are low price, good foot feel, environment protection, excellent stability, great hardness and less color difference.

1. Low price
China bamboo flooring(F) is much cheaper than most types of solid wood flooring which prices are often 3times, 4 times higher.

2. Good foot feel
The foot feel of F is better than laminate flooring. It feels warm in the autumn and feels cool in the summer.

3. Environment protection
Bamboo grows very fast. Many solid wood can’t used for flooring purpose unless the tree is at least 10 years old. But bamboo can be used to make flooring when it is only 5 years old. It is an ideal wood flooring to replace solid wood flooring. So China bamboo flooring can reduce the cut of forest a great deal.

4. Excellent stability
F is not easy to be out of shape due to its proper structure.

5. Great Hardness
The natural hardness of F is 1 times more than that of most type of solid wood flooring, so it is well impact resistant and durable. Its life lime can be over 20 years if it is properly used.

6. Less color difference
The color difference of F is much less than that of solid wood flooring.

The disadvantages of China bamboo flooring are average wearing resistance and much less color choice.

1. Average wearing resistance
F is not strong abrasion resistant. Its surface is easy to be scratched by metal or sharp things. Some manufacturers will lacquer some paint which contains AL2O3 on the surface, but laminate flooring is much more wearing resistive than F.

2. Much less color choice
The colors of F are very limited. It is divided into natural type and carbonized type which is in terms of the carbonization process during the production. The natural type offers the natural bamboo color. The carbonized type offers brown colors. It is divided into vertical type and horizontal type in term of its structure. It can be stained with various colors such as red color. But the colors of China bamboo flooring are much less than that of solid wood flooring and laminate flooring.

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1. Choose wood core type raised access floor if better foot feel is preferred. Unlike China laminate flooring, the surface of wood core is not strong abrasion resistant. So the surface should be covered with antistatic HPL or PVC which is strong wearing resistant. Choose HPL, PVC or carpet covered type if more beautiful look is required for the type of cement infill panel. Choose perforated type if ventilation for the floor is preferred. Choose OA type if lots of wire or cables need to be used on the floor. Don’t choose wood core type if water resistance is required.

2. Set the weight of the heaviest facility in the computer room as the minimum loading capacity to avoid the damage of raised access floor during its daily use. Be familiar with the required specifications such as the concentrated load, uniform load, ultimate load, system resistance and wearing resistance to make sure the selected floor meet each standard.

3. The surface of raised access floor should be strong abrasion resistant, strong moisture resistant, anti-slip, environmentally friendly, strong corrosion resistant and clean. The pedestal can be adjusted to the required height. Check the length, width and thickness of panel to see it meet the requirement. Check the pedestals to see if they are fully galvanized if galvanization is required.

4. Calculate the total indoor area of the room and then work out the necessary quantity of raised access floor and related accessories such as cable box, lifter, pedestal, stringer, etc.

1. Don’t walk on the bamboo flooring within 24 hours after installation. Don’t put heavy matter on the floor within 72 hours after installation. The planks begin to touch moisture in the air after installation. And the planks will expand a bit in a short time. Some time is needed before the floor planks can work well with each other.

2. Use clean broom to get rid of the sundries and dust. Then clean the floor with cleanser or damp mop(half-dry). Don’t use water to clean the floor.

3. Regarding the dirt on the floor, scratch it with a obtuse knife Then use damp mop(half-dry) to clean the dirt. Wax the surface of bamboo flooring periodically.

4. Handle with care while moving furniture on bamboo flooring. Don’t put heavy furniture on the floor directly. Put soft pad between the legs of the heavy furniture and floor to protect it. Avoid the leg of metal furniture from touching the floor surface directly. Avoid metal or sharp things from damaging the surface. Lacquer the finish if the paint on the surface is damaged.

5. Close window and door before leaving to avoid rain from falling on the planks because the rain will make the floor planks expand and warp after the planks absorb too much water. Wipe any liquid away immediately if it falls on the floor.

6. Keep the room ventilated to make the indoor damp air and the little formaldehyde from bamboo flooring goes out when it is damp. Keep the air a bit damp when it is too dry.

7. Avoid sunshine from irradiating the bamboo flooring directly as direct sunshine irradiation does harm to the lacquer’s life time.

Someone has a house installed with engineered flooring(E). And he was going to replace it with China bamboo flooring(B). But it is very difficult to

get rid of the engineered planks. He wonders if he can install B on E.

Our reply:

B can be fitted on any firm, dry and flat place. If the engineered planks in the house meet these requirements, you can install B on the tiles. The thickness of B is normally 14mm or 15mmThe height between the door and floor is normally less than 14mm and more than 6mm. The thickness of floor will be over 22mm if some subfloor is installed on the ceramic tile and under B. So you need to replace the former door with a  a “shorter” one to make door work well if B is installed on E. It will much more convenient if China bamboo flooring is just installed on the corridor and there is no door neighboring to the channel.

The panel size of type 6945 access floor is 500*500*33mm. The panel is made up of cold rolled steel sheet and foamed cement. There are 2 cable wires on the double sides of the panel. The edge of the panel is covered with 4 pieces of PVC strips. The strong and weak electricity is separated with different codes on the surface of the cable. The top of the panel is covered with PVC tiles. The height of the pedestal can be adjusted between 140mm and 320mm. Its concentrated load is 5000N. And its uniform load is 20100N/M2. The weight of the floor is 16kgs. It is widely used in large and middle sized classroom and computer room.

The top and bottom of the panel of type 6925 raised floor are steel sheet. The surface of the top steel sheet is coated with conductive epoxy resin. The panel is filled with foamed cement. There are lock hole in the each corner at the bottom of the panel. The panel of type 6925 raised floor is directly locked with pedestal. No stringer is needed. The panel is covered with oak colored PVC tile. The tile is 3mm thick. Type 6925 raised floor is fireproof, waterproof, corrosion proof and dustproof. It’s concentrated load is 880lb. It is widely used in bank, hospital, Mobile communication room and computer lab.

The dimension of the type 8563 chipboard access floor is 550*550*38mm. The density of the chipboard is 780kgs/m3. Its formaldehyde release can meet E1 standard. The top and bottom of the chipboard are wrapped with 3mm thick zinc plated steel sheet. Its surface is covered with HPL tile. The edge of the panel is covered with injection molded conductive PVC strips. It is supported with stringers, bolt, pedestal and shock absorbtion pad. The height can be adjusted between 15cm and 60cm. Type 8563 chipboard access floor is antiskid, fireproof, soundproof and anti-oil. It is especially suitable for computer room and high grade classroom.

The panel size of type R2376 OA raised floor is 600*600*40mm.There is 2 outlet boxes at the 2 sides of the panel for wire purpose. The wire from the boxes can reach any place on the floor. And the wire can be recognized with the digits marked on the wire. Its deflection is less than 2mm.Its concentrated load is 4500N. Its uniform load is 13500N. It is supported with stringers, bolt, pedestal and plastic absorbtion pad. Type R2376 OA raised floor is antistatic, dust free, corrosion proof, fireproof and waterproof. It is widely used in office building, high grade classroom, computer room, telecommunication center, bank, etc.

The panel size of type 8791 all steel access floor is 550*550*40mm. Its top is galvanized steel sheet which is 1.5mm thick. And its bottom is aluminum sheet which is 1.6mm thick. The cavity of the panel is filled with concrete. The top of the steel panel is covered with 2mm thick conductive PVC tile. The 4 edges of the PVC tile is packed with galvanized steel sheet. The height of height can be adjusted. And the pedestal can be self-locked. The whole support system has been zinc plated. Its concentrated load is 800ib. Type 8791 all steel access floor is widely used for computer room, classroom and labs.