Bamboo or Hempcrete for flooring?
Bamboo or Hempcrete for flooring?
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Cleverclogs
Great question, and if you’re facing these two choices for flooring, you’re in the right place as both are decent options. If the cost is going to be a significant factor, then hempcrete could be a better option. However, the type of building, the potential for wear and tear in high-traffic areas, and the texture/styling all need to be considered. Both choices are long-lasting, and they both look great.
acevedobenitez
Both are sturdy and sustainable materials. I believe hempcrete would be a better choice because it is the most durable natural fiber out there. Hempcrete is better at insulating than bamboo and is better for safety because of its fire-resistant properties. You also have the added benefit of moisture control with hempcrete. Bamboo might be more aesthetically pleasing, but I like the money-saving qualities of hempcrete.
MarcLouis
Which is the better material to use bamboo or hempcrete for flooring? Well, both elements are environmentally friendly. Bamboo is twice as durable as wood, whereas hemp is 20 times stronger. Both bamboo and hempcrete flooring are durable as well as easy to maintain. Hemp is more resistant to water than bamboo. Hempcrete is known to be both insect and rodent proof.
Abe
Both of them have the ultimate goal of housing material: along with the green core heart of the earth! But to address some significant features, we can add good indoor air quality that acts as carbon storage and preserved natural resources and forests that typically used for wood flooring products.
Hempmaster3000
It’s a matter of opinion! Cost-effectiveness would be Hempcrete. Better looking, in my opinion- Bamboo.
Where is it going, that’s a factor – basement, bathroom, garage, porch, kitchen – Hempcrete.
Living room, bedroom, dining room, den, office, Sun polar, – bamboo.
And again, each has its texture, so that is something each individual will have to factor in too.
wordsmith
Several factors must be considered in choosing between bamboo or hemp for flooring. Such factors are the type of building, whether it’s residential, commercial or industrial, the foot traffic, and the location. Hemp and bamboo have their advantages and disadvantages. But both are excellent when it comes to sustainability. And both are also durable for flooring.
CrayM
This is totally dependent on your own interests since you don’t really have a subject to derive this answer from. Matter of cost, hempcrete will be less expensive. For insulation, hempcrete will insulate better. For appearance, with my own interest, I would say bamboo.
amanda.tolar
Comes down to personal preferences and the needs for the floor in question. Personally, I think hempcrete would be great in a basement or garage, and I would prefer bamboo for my living space… Now, I wouldn’t mind having a painted hempcrete floor where the artists make the floors look like marble…
Melody
Hemp and bamboo are both excellent. They are specifically better than many alternatives. I think it is mostly about what you like and what is readily available in your area. When sustainable is the overall goal, you can’t go wrong with either one as a flooring choice. (But the hemp floors I’ve seen I like better. I don’t really like the grain in bamboo, but that’s a matter of taste.)
wavess
Are you talking about hemp floors or Hempcrete floors? Is there a difference between hemp floors and Hempcrete floors? What do Hempcrete floors look like?
Moogdummy
I think Melody meant hemp flooring.
Hempcrete floors sound like it would be rough to the touch, and would likely need some sort of carpeting layered over it.
Hempcrete is more of a surface insulating layer and not meant as a structural implementation.
This isn’t to say that it isn’t possible to have hempcrete floors, just that it might take more thought than other floorings.
I think initially, Hempcrete was talked about. They are doing lots of hempcrete flooring in the UK. Hempwood has an engineered wood floor product that looks fascinating.
Whatever I go with, I will use radiant floor heating with it.
Cleverclogs
In a commercial setting, though, hempcrete flooring could be a ‘thing.’ I guess it is the exact same type of flooring as concrete, which is seen a lot in commercial premises.