Choose Bamboo X-treme Cladding for your next project

Bamboo X-treme Cladding

Plantation Bamboo Cladding is an extremely strong, solid, high-density exterior bamboo plank made from compressed strand-woven bamboo – profiled into an overlapping cladding board.

A special, patented “thermo-density” heat treatment manufacturing process provides bamboo X-treme cladding with the highest durability class possible, making it well-suited for the harsh New Zealand sun and environment.

Our Bamboo X-treme Cladding has been tested and appraised by BEAL as compliant with the New Zealand Building Code

A few reasons why you should consider bamboo.

Here’s why Plantation Bamboo X-treme Cladding is incredible.

Explore recent projects using Bamboo X-treme Cladding.

Cladding bamboo new builds new zealand

Testimonial

Builders love it!

Christchurch Builder, Matty from Surecraft Carpentry recently installed our bamboo x-treme cladding on an architectural second story house addition.

"It's the first time I've heard about a T&G cladding system. It's amazing how dense and versatile this cladding is - it doesn't dent like cedar which makes installation much easier. It seems bulletproof. It saved me a lot of time having the hidden clip and screw fixings and looks very smart with clean lines, once installed. I'm looking forward to using it again."

-Matty, Surecraft Carpentry, Canterbury

bamboo x-treme cladding used on a square builing

Superior quality and unmatched durability

Bamboo X-treme Cladding is:

  • Exceptionally Hard
  • Dense
  • Stable
  • Durable

The stability of the cladding allows for the tongue-in-groove end-matching of the boards, giving a high-quality snug join and finish

 

Bamboo X-treme cladding on house

Modern and Natural Bamboo Cladding for Exterior

Our supplier utilises a 200°C heat-treatment process to thermally modify the bamboo to increase the stability, hardness and density of the cladding boards, making the cladding suitable for very demanding applications.

Bamboo X-treme Cladding will rival other hardwoods in grain and structure, with the characteristic bamboo fibers being more visible as the product weathers, giving a lovely natural, and unique look.

The cladding can also be used for making a fence, feature wall, and more!

Bamboo Cladding on pillars

Fire Safety

The cladding reaches this exceptional fire safety rating without impregnation of eco-damaging and expensive fire retardants. Therefore, the cladding is safe for the environment and for the installers. Sustainable, safe and beautiful!!

This makes it suitable for:

  • Commercial buildings
  • Apartments
  • Housing

Sustainable Choice

All our solid bamboo products have a negative carbon footprint over their complete lifecycle.

While tropical hardwoods can take up to 80 years to grow to full maturity and be ready for harvesting – Moso bamboo stems (which is what bamboo X-treme cladding is made from) are mature after 4-5 years.

After harvesting the bamboo stem doesn’t die and no deforestation occurs – the rhizomes sprout new shoots even faster. There, the bamboo forest can be harvested annually and sustainably in a fair-trade manner for the farmers, by default.

Easy Installation

The cladding reaches this exceptional fire safety rating without impregnation of eco-damaging and expensive fire retardants. Therefore, the cladding is safe for the environment and for the installers. Sustainable, safe and beautiful!!

This makes it suitable for:

  • Commercial buildings
  • Apartments
  • Housing
bamboo x-treme cladding side of building

25 year Warranty

We have great confidence in the stability, strength and longevity of Plantation Bamboo X-treme Cladding to provide such a long structural warranty.

Learn all about Bamboo X-treme, from our Dutch supplier, MOSO Bamboo

What our customers are saying...

Excellent
5.0
Based on 186 reviews
We love our new bamboo floors - they look and feel incredible and installation was super simple. My dad has 40+ years in the flooring industry and was blown away with the product. Steve also provided awesome support and was super responsive. Overall 10/10 experience!
Eveliene & the team at Plantation Bamboo have been fantastic to work with. We are delighted with the results & highly recommend the products.
Eveliene @ Plantation Bamboo was easy to deal with & we are very happy with the Bamboo decking product we used.Thanks Team
Great product, very durable, easy to install and has weathered well. I'm about to order more.
Very happy with this product thank you. Relatively easy to install and it has a very good finish. Easy communication with all parties related to the supply especially in relation to technical details.
Great communication through the process of selecting the flooring through to delivery. Received great samples and information to help with our selection. We chose coffee compressed bamboo flooring and it looks stunning. The laying went well by a contractor who had not laid it before and found it very straight forward. Cannot comment on longevity at this stage as only been down 5 weeks but it is very easy to mop and keep clean. Love this product thank you Plantation Bamboo 🙂
Knowledgeable staff. Quick to communicate. Great product. We have now added the flooring to.mosy of our house. Really durable with two large dogs unable to put marks in it.
We installed the Compressed Bamboo Flooring (coffee colour) ourselves in a couple of bedrooms and love it. It looks great, feels solid, and was surprisingly easy to lay. We’re planning to do the rest of the house at some point. Highly recommend!
We used plantation bamboo vertical flooring in our living area and the matching counter top on our kitchen Island. The product is high quality and the customer service was excellent. We love the look and feel as well as the lower environmental impact compared to classic hardwood flooring.The installation leaflet is well explained and they sent us an email with how to care for the flooring in the long run. So far it is really easy to clean.
Beautiful looking bamboo floor, thanks guys!
This is the third time we have dealt with plantation bamboo and would highly recommend anyone who is thinking about any wooden floors to invest in their products as the quality is top notch and the staff are great to deal with every time. We get noticing but compliments when people see the floors and cladding.
Great quick communication for Ingrid.Product dispatch quick.Happy to do businesswith them again
We used Plantation Bamboo for several items when we did our house renovation. It's great value for money, good quality and we had great service from Plantation Bamboo, we can highly recommend and would use them again in a heart beat!
Good, hard-wearing and attractive product - from a company that supplied on time and gave great customer service.
Really good products with long life warranties and a sustainable product.
Used this as a sustainable alternative in a market short of real sustainable options. Felt like a gamble at the time. Nearly 3 years on the timber is holding up really well in the central Otago climate. I Would use again.
Plantation Bamboo and Ingrid were fantastic to deal with on our project. We made the change to bamboo from cedar and are so glad that we did. We will definitely use this product again. Thanks!
This is a great product at a very reasonable price point. Ingrid was amazing to deal with and there were no issues from start to finish, even with me spending the best part of half a year getting organized. The Bamboo I got looks great, one tip though, spend money on a good product to finish it with!
The product is fantastic. Installation is a breeze. Sales support is flawless.Dealing with Ingrid is a pleasure.If you are looking for an alternative cladding, flooring or decking solution make Plantation your first port of call.
Very quick to get back to me with a quote. Friendly efficient service, pick was a breeze with easy instructions.Product is amazing, love the clip system and barely need to make many cuts if you set your joists at 462mm centres.Will continue to use this product.
Superb product. We installed a Bamboo xtreme deck at Lake Ōhau in 2024 and it’s standing up superbly to the challenging Mackenzie climate - super stable, no shrinkage or warping. NZ distributors are good to deal with, Ingrid in Christchurch is knowledgeable and has a responsive can-do attitude. Highly recommended.
We used the compressed Bamboo panels to make our kitchen bench and is was an incredible product. Extremely hardwearing and it looks amazing. Our joiner who put it together was also blown away by the panels, he loved the sustainability aspect of it and also the fact it is a New Zealand company. We also made a coffee table, laundry bench, chopping boards and multiple shelves with the off cuts.
Excellent product we are very happy with our new deck
I just thought I’d give you an update on my DIY X-treme deck.OMG! It is sooooo easy to install and every component feels premium. The fixing clips have been very well design and result in a firm fixing solution whilst the edge clips give a truely hidden system. The “pro-tip” of silicon adhesive is also easy to apply but obviously I wont be able to tell if it makes a difference because I’m not going to hear any movement. The X-treme bamboo cuts beautifully and its so easy to get clean sharp bevels. I have attached a couple of progress photos for your interest but will get some final photos to you once the landscaping has been completed. I just wanted to thank the Plantation Bamboo team so much for your help in getting to this point, your customer service, thank you.
Steve was on top of things and gave me good advice about the bamboo flooring product we ended up buying. Hi prices are competitive. The delivery took two days and the finished floor looks stunning. We are very happy.
Great product, very durable and stable in the elements especially round pools. Quick and easy to install. We recommend for all out new deck builds. RBB Construction.
We had a great experience with plantation bamboo and their products. We used their bamboo flooring and found it easy to install and it looked great when finished. Would definitely recommend.
Great company to deal with. Ingrid was super helpful and informative. Shipping and logistics was professionally handled. Final product is invoking many envious looks from friends and family. Flooring is very hard wearing and resistant to dog claws.
I am thrilled with plantation flooring I had installed. The company were very friendly and professional during all interactions, answering any questions and queries promptly.
js_loader

Product Specifications and Instructions

Explore installation, sizing and general product info below.

Bamboo x-treme cladding boards are 1850mm long, with end-matching tongue-in-groove join.  The boards are 137mm wide, but with the profiled overlap the visible face is 128mm (once clipped together and installed), with a small gap provided between the boards for air-flow. 

The cladding is 18mm thick.

There are 5 boards = 9.25LM per box.  A box weighs 27kg.

Supplied with powder-coated stainless steel clip and screw fixings – for “invisible” fastening.

  • Technical characteristics and certifications of bamboo x-treme cladding:

    • Density: +/- 1150 kg/m3
    • Dimensional stability: length: + 0.1 %; width: + 0.9% (24 hours in water 20°C)
    • Resistance to Indentation – Brinell Hardness: ≥ 9.5 kg/mm2 (EN 1534)
    • Reaction to fire: Class B-s1-d0 (EN 13501-1) 1)
    • Flame spread index: Class A (ASTM E84)
    • Thermal emittance: 0.81 (ASTM C1371) 2)
    • Solar Reflectance (SR): 0.32 (ASTM C1549) 2)
    • Solar Reflectance Index (SRI): Low 27, Medium 30, High 33 (ASTM E1980) 2)
    • Modulus of Elasticity: 13565 N/mm2 (mean value – EN 408)
    • Bending strength: 54.4 N/mm2 (characteristic value – EN 408)
    • Biological durability: Class 1 (EN 350 / CEN/TS 15083-2), simulated graveyard test / Class 1
    • (EN 350 / CEN/TS 15083-1)
    • Effectiveness against Blue Stain: Class 0 (EN 152)
    • Use Class: Class 4 (EN 335)
    • CO2 neutral: LCA report TU Delft (ISO 14040/44) (www.moso-bamboo.com/lca)
    • Environmental Product Declaration – EPD (EN 15804) (www.moso-bamboo.com/epd)
    • Contribution LEED BD+C – v4: MR 1, MR 2, MR 3 (FSC®), SS 7
    • v2009: MR 6, MR 7 (FSC®)
    • Contribution BREEAM: MAT 1, MAT 3 (FSC®), MAT 5 (HD)
    • Warranty: 25 years

    1) Tested on 18 mm thickness, without gaps between boards, with ventilation space behind boards.

    2) Tested on 3 year-weathered Bamboo X-treme Cladding

Request a sample.

Please fill out the form below if you would like a free bamboo product sample.

    [group other-value]

    [/group]

    Contact Us
    close slider

      [group other-value]

      [/group]