D&M Bamboo Debuts Two Products
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Date 6/19/2005 7:48:09 PM
Written By LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services
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Abstract Roselle, Ill.—D&M Bamboo, producer of EcoWood bamboo flooring, has added two offerings to its already extensive product line. The company will now offer a 5/8-in...
Article Roselle, Ill.—D&M Bamboo, producer of EcoWood bamboo flooring, has added two offerings to its already extensive product line. The company will now offer a 5/8-in. click-on glueless bamboo product as well as a 5/8-in. engineered bamboo product. “Together with our regular stocking items in both solid and floating/longstrip, we can truly serve our customers as the one-stop shop for all bamboo flooring and accessories,” said Dorothy Wong, D&M Bamboo’s vice president of marketing. In addition to its solid and engineered products, D&M offers parquet bamboo and accessories including stair treads, trims and moldings. “More and more, people are turning to bamboo as their choice for flooring,” she explained. “Because bamboo is a grass and not a wood, it produces new shoots each year and is individually harvested from controlled forests within four to five years. Panda Friendly “Since it is fast-growing and replenishable,” added Wong, “it won’t hurt the rainforest. Further-more, we only use Mao Zhu or hairy bamboo for the D&M products as Mao Zhu is one of the hundreds of bamboo species not consumed by the Panda bear.” Wong also touted bamboo’s ease of installation and maintenance as reasons why it is currently so popular. “Tongue and groove bamboo flooring can be installed in the same way as all other regular wood floors, either directly glued down or nailed down. Longstrip flooring can be floated as well. Natural Resistance “Having a natural resistance to moisture and mildew, it is ideal for both commercial and residential buildings,” she explained. “Bamboo flooring is also easy to maintain. Regular dust mopping or vacuuming is all that is required. “Our 2- and 3-ply laminated construction helps to lessen climactic expansion and contraction,” concluded Wong. “Each plank is bonded under intense heat and pressure, a process that makes our floors more stable than many ordinary wood floors.” All D&M Bamboo products come with a 20-year, no wear-through pre-finish warranty. The company guarantees its aluminum oxide finish with UV inhibitors will not wear through for a full 20 years after the date of purchase, as long as its maintenance guidelines are followed. For more information on D&M Bamboo and its products, call 630/582-1600.