Beautiful, durable bamboo flooring for every space
Our bamboo flooring is tough enough for busy homes, beautiful enough to elevate any space, and sustainable through and through.
Whether you’re renovating, building new, or upgrading tired timber floors—Plantation Bamboo flooring is a smart, long-lasting choice.
Plantation Bamboo flooring is tested for performance, stability, and safety. With easy click-lock installation, UV-cured finishes, and compatibility with underfloor heating, it’s flooring designed with New Zealand homes in mind.
Both options are made from the same durable Moso bamboo species, but they offer slightly different looks and performance characteristics. Here’s how they compare:
- Exceptional Hardness. One of the hardest flooring options available—compressed bamboo is harder than most hardwoods and extremely resistant to wear.
- Colour Range. Available in Natural, Coffee, and Vanilla tones to suit a range of interior styles.
- Finish. Comes pre-finished with a durable, scratch-resistant UV coating—ready to install, no sanding or sealing needed.
- Board Size. 1850 x 135 x 14mm
- Installation. Quick and easy click-lock system for floating floor or glue-down installation.
- Best For. Great for high-traffic areas, busy family homes, or commercial spaces.
- Longer, Wider Boards. Built from vertical bamboo strips laminated in three layers for enhanced stability and a stylish, modern look.
- Colour Range. Natural and Coffee.
- Finish. Warm tones with a low-gloss surface and consistent grain.
- Board Size. 1960 x 159 x 15mm.
- Installation. Lightweight and DIY-friendly Uniclic system.
- Best For: Bedrooms, studies, and low to medium-traffic areas where a sleek finish is preferred.
Need something even tougher?
Bamboo UltraDensity®
Heavy duty flooring for semi-outdoor high traffic areas. Especially developed for high traffic commercial locations like railway stations, airports, malls or museums that require special flooring with exceptional qualities, tested and certified to the highest standards.
Not available from NZ stock, but can be ordered on indent for larger projects.
With low-maintenance finishes, fast installation systems, and timeless natural tones, it's a smart, sustainable solution for floors that need to work hard and look good doing it.
Why Choose Bamboo Flooring?
Bamboo is a symbol of eco-conscious living, offering unmatched advantages over traditional hardwoods.
Bamboo is one of the most renewable materials on the planet. It grows incredibly fast, regenerates without replanting, and produces far less waste than hardwood trees—making it an eco-friendly alternative for conscious homeowners.
We have great confidence in the stability, strength and longevity of Plantation Bamboo Flooring to provide such a long structural warranty – backed by our supplier.
With warm tones and clean grain patterns, bamboo flooring adds timeless style to any room. Choose from Natural, Coffee, or Vanilla tones to suit your space.
All our flooring comes with a click-lock system (Uniclic), meaning no glue, no nails, and no headaches. Whether you’re going DIY or working with a professional, installation is quick and clean.
Compressed bamboo flooring is denser than oak and built to last. It resists dents, scratches, and wear, making it ideal for high-traffic homes, families, and pets.
Bamboo naturally stays warmer underfoot than tiles or concrete and doesn’t feel as cold in winter — ideal for Kiwi homes.
FAQ's
We’ve addressed the most frequently asked questions about our bamboo products. Still have a question? Contact Us >
CLEAN FINISH
DIY or pro? Either way, it’s easy.
Watch an Installation in Action
See just how quick and easy it is to install Plantation Bamboo flooring.
Our boards are designed with a Uniclic system for fast, glue-free installation—perfect for both DIYers and professionals. This video walks you through the process step-by-step so you can install with confidence and get a beautiful finish that lasts.
It's not just us that LOVE Bamboo!
What our customers are saying...
"The floor is down and looks a million bucks! We are extremely pleased with the product and end result. I would recommend the product in an instant to anyone looking for a wooden floor option."
+ Chris, Fielding
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Frequently Asked Questions
We answer the most popular questions asked about our Bamboo Flooring. Still have a question? Contact Us >
General
Bamboo flooring is made from fast-growing, rapidly renewable bamboo – from the giant “Moso” bamboo species. Engineered for strength and sustainability, it offers a natural, timber-like feel that is incredibly hard and durable.
Yes. Plantation Bamboo flooring is made with the ideal 8-10% moisture content for NZ conditions, ensuring excellent stability across seasons.
Compressed bamboo flooring (also known as “Strand-woven bamboo”) is one of the hardest flooring types available—more than twice as hard as oak timber flooring. It resists denting and is ideal for both homes and light commercial use. See the “Janka” hardness rating, compared to timbers here.
Bamboo Elite flooring is not as hard as compressed bamboo flooring, but it’s still harder than Oak timber.
Choose from Natural, Coffee (carbonised), and Vanilla (Whitewashed) tones, in a low-gloss water-based polyurethane finish (for the compressed bamboo flooring), or natural and coffee colour in the Bamboo Elite flooring option. All of our bamboo flooring has a click-lock join on all four edges, ensuring the boards fit snugly together.
Bamboo is a natural product, so some variation from board to board, box to box can be expected. It is advised to mix boards from multiple boxes to create a pleasing, random appearance – all part of the beauty of bamboo.
Yes, bamboo flooring is considered “pet friendly” and well suited to normal family life. As the flooring is so hard it can generally handle dogs and pets running/sliding around on it without issue. This customer quote and photos says it all:
“We were a bit sceptical about how well it would hold up with our dog. He is rather big and often hyper!! But no matter how much he skids around he still hasn’t scratched the surface! Amazing really. All in all we are very pleased with the product and would recommend this to anyone!”
Tammy, Nelson
We source all of our bamboo products through our partner, MOSO Bamboo (moso.eu) – a Dutch world-leader in innovative bamboo solutions. MOSO contracts the best factories in China to make our bamboo flooring to strict European standards, in line with our New Zealand climatic conditions. There are over 7 million hectares of bamboo grown in China.
Sustainability
Absolutely. Bamboo is harvested on a 4–6 year cycle and regrows without replanting. As the fastest-growing plant on earth, it’s highly renewable and ideal for eco-conscious projects.
Yes — MOSO Bamboo’s products are supported by independent impact studies and eco-label certifications, including BREEAM, LEED and others.
No. The Moso bamboo species used in our products is not a part of the panda’s natural diet, so there’s no conflict with their habitat.
Bamboo absorbs more CO2 during its growth than it emits during production and transport, making it a carbon-negative building material — a big win for climate-conscious consumers.
Installation
Yes. Plantation Bamboo flooring uses a DIY-friendly click-lock system, so that the boards can lock firmly together on all four edges. We have good installation instructions and a video guide available on this web page. For glued installations or complex layouts, a professional flooring installer is recommended.
- Floating: Boards click together and sit on top of an underlay, “floating” – where the weight of the floor holds it down (cheaper, quicker and easier to install, or remove). The vast majority of customers prefer to float their bamboo flooring in New Zealand (we estimate over 95%).
Please see the important points to consider and prepare for in this homeowner/builder checklist
- Glued: Fixed to the subfloor with adhesive (firmer feel, more permanent).
Each suits different preferences and site conditions.
Yes, if installing the bamboo as a “floating” floor. Use acoustic and moisture-resistant underlay—especially over concrete—to improve comfort, insulation, and performance. We have two options of underlay available.
Yes. Both compressed bamboo flooring and bamboo elite flooring can be professionally sanded and refinished multiple times, depending on wear and depth. It is estimated that sanding wouldn’t be needed until after 15-20 years of use, depending on wear and tear of the floor.
Use a soft broom, vacuum, or damp microfiber mop with a neutral pH cleaner. Avoid excess water and steam mops.
Minor scratches can often be buffed out with Rice Bran oil or walnut oil. Deeper gouges in the bamboo flooring can be treated/filled with a wax wood filler, such as “Briwax wax filler sticks”. It is recommended to have felt pads on the feet of chairs and furniture to reduce the likelihood of scratching.
Our bamboo flooring has a wax coating on the joins, to help seal the boards and reduce friction when walked on. Normally there are no creaking noises when the flooring is walked on, unless the sub-floor is not level or has bumps in it, causing floorboard movement. Movement/friction of the boards leads to squeaking/creaking noises.
Yes. Matching stair nosings are available for our three compressed bamboo flooring options (in natural, coffee and vanilla colours). The nosing profile looks like this, and connects to the bamboo flooring:
Also, our bamboo panels can be custom-fabricated into stair treads – see photos in gallery here.
Durability
Yes, but it’s not fully waterproof. The bamboo flooring has multiple layers of sealer and polyurethane to protect it. Wipe up spills promptly. Installation in bathrooms is not recommended unless carefully managed (well-ventilated, caulking between boards). The warranty does not include bathrooms.
Yes. Kitchens would be one of the most popular rooms to have bamboo flooring – see lots of photos in our galleries here. Ensure good ventilation and avoid any pooling of water. For kitchens, install cabinetry first and flooring after for best results.
We have had our bamboo flooring tested to meet E3/AS1 requirements (of the NZ Building Code), and have a joint sealer product available, called “Unika ClicSeal” for completely sealing the flooring near water sources, if required (a requirement of E3/AS1). More info on E3/AS1 here.
As with most timber floors the severity of the flood will dictate the damage to your bamboo flooring. Generally, if there is significant flooding, the floor will most likely need to be replaced (most often via an insurance claim). However, the waxed board edges and the polyurethane finish around the board, offer some water resistance if water is cleaned up promptly.
All timber floors respond to environmental changes. Exposure to extreme temperatures and humidity can negatively affect your bamboo floor’s overall performance. Plantation bamboo flooring is manufactured with around 8-10% moisture content (to suit New Zealand’s climate). It is recommended that air humidity level for bamboo flooring to perform at its best is between 40-65% relative humidity.
Only if poorly installed or exposed to excess moisture (a moisture imbalance between the top and bottom of the flooring causes cupping, which is quite rare). Always allow proper acclimatisation, use moisture barriers, and follow install guidelines.
Yes – if temperature remains below 27°C and the system is regulated. Refer to Plantation’s underfloor heating guide.
Yes. It’s great for allergy sufferers — easy to keep dust-free without harsh chemicals (a “low VOC” flooring option).
We offer a 25 year warranty for residential and 10 years for commercial use. See the warranty terms here.
