Where does bamboo flooring come from? Most bamboo comes from Vietnam and China with China being the largest producer of bamboo. Most bamboo comes from Vietnam and China, with China being the largest producer...
Most bamboo comes from Vietnam and China, with China being the largest producer of bamboo. The way bamboo is harvested there is pretty responsible and they don't clear cut the forests. Bamboo grows back automatically in 5-7 years if the root stays in the ground. There's no replanting. It's a very controlled technique. It has been used for centuries there. So, they're pretty good at it. So I would say China is certainly the #1 producer by a long shot, but Vietnam is not too bad either.
Q: Does this make bamboo expensive because it has to be imported?
No, it's actually very inexpensive. It's highly available and the product is not that complicated to make into a floor compared to a building a computer if you will.
The labor costs are not extraordinarily high and you'll find bamboo prices starting at $1.99 per square foot for solid bamboo on up into the $5, $6, $7 range depending on which brand and whether or not it's color stained or given a hand scraped look.
