Incredibly hard-wearing Compressed Bamboo Flooring
If you’re after a flooring option that’s as strong as it is stylish, our Compressed Bamboo Flooring delivers. It’s made from ultra-dense, sustainably grown Moso bamboo and pre-finished for quick installation and long-term durability. Perfect for busy households, renovations, or light commercial spaces.
A floor that looks good and works hard
The dense construction of Compressed Bamboo Flooring gives it serious strength underfoot, while the natural grain and warm tones bring a timeless look to any space. Available in Vanilla, Natural, and Coffee, it’s flooring that fits beautifully into every style of home.
Our colour options
Vanilla
A light "creamy" modern colour, using the natural bamboo as a base, with a white wash applied, resulting in a lovely light, and stylish floor.
Natural
A light, natural-timber look, making this a very versatile flooring option.
Coffee
A rich, golden colour; one of our best sellers.
Why Compressed Bamboo Flooring?
Compressed Bamboo Flooring is one of the hardest flooring products available — denser than most hardwoods and highly resistant to dents and wear. Each board is manufactured using a high-pressure compression process that gives it its signature strength, then finished with a durable UV-cured coating for a smooth, low-sheen surface that’s ready to go.
The Uniclic system makes installation quick and seamless, and there’s no sanding, sealing or staining required. It’s an eco-conscious, hardwearing alternative to timber flooring, designed to last.
Top Quality
Plantation Compressed Bamboo Flooring is pre-finished with a durable 10-step UV-cured low-gloss German “Treffert” polyurethane coating system. All edges of the boards are click-locking – for ease of installation, and have a wax coating applied, which helps seal the joins, making the floor more water resistant, and prevents squeaking.
Healthy & Easy to clean
Unlike carpets and some other floor coverings, bamboo flooring is a well known hypoallergenic, so you never have to worry about dust mites, pollen and nasty allergens being trapped in your floors.
Plantation Compressed Bamboo Flooring is amazingly easy to clean. It resists stains naturally, and can be cleaned with a simple soft broom, light vacuum or damp micro-fibre mop. If anything sticky is dropped on the floor, a damp cloth is sufficient, as there is no need for special cleaning chemicals.
Made for New Zealand climate conditions
Our Bamboo Flooring is manufactured with 8-10% moisture content to specifically suit New Zealand climate and environmental conditions.
During installation, allowance for slight expansion and contraction must be made around the perimeter of the floor, as is expected with any natural flooring product (please see our Installation Guide for more details). The flooring can be installed as either “floating” (over an underlay) or glued-down.
Tested by the independent Janka Rating – Bamboo Hardness, Plantation compressed bamboo is twice as hard as Jarrah and Oak, and almost five times as hard as Kauri.
Install flooring quickly & economically
With our Uniclic system, boards simply click together for a tight, seamless fit — no glue required for floating installs. Whether you’re taking the DIY route or working with a professional, installation is clean and efficient.
Explore Our Compressed Bamboo Flooring Gallery
We have so many amazing images from projects over the years, truly showcasing what our bamboo product can do.
FAQ's
We’ve addressed the most frequently asked questions about our bamboo flooring. Still have a question? Contact Us >
More reasons to choose Compressed bamboo flooring
Compressed Bamboo Flooring is designed to handle high foot traffic while still delivering natural warmth and visual appeal. That makes it a perfect fit for family homes, busy open-plan living areas, kitchens, hallways, and even light commercial spaces like offices or studios. Thanks to its stability, it’s also compatible with most underfloor heating systems.
You’re covered by a 25-year residential warranty, so you can trust that this flooring will go the distance — even in high-traffic areas. That’s real peace of mind.
Made from fast-growing Moso bamboo, this flooring is both eco-conscious and long-lasting. Bamboo reaches maturity in just 4–5 years (compared to decades for traditional hardwoods), making it a smart, future-focused material choice.
With warm colour options like Vanilla, Natural and Coffee, and a clean, elegant grain, Compressed Bamboo suits everything from classic to modern interiors. It gives you the look of timber with better performance and less upkeep.
The built-in Uniclic system makes installation fast and fuss-free. Boards click together cleanly for a tight, seamless finish — whether you’re hiring a pro or going the DIY route.
Bamboo Flooring Videos
Visit the video gallery for installation guides, product overviews and recent installation “walkthroughs”.
Product Specifications and Instructions
Explore installation, sizing and general product info below.
Installation / Care Instructions for “Compressed” Bamboo Flooring >
Our Compressed Bamboo Flooring uses a click-locking installation system that provides a strong yet simple, floating floor installation method. The boards easily and firmly lock together, making installation simple and efficient.
The pre-finished bamboo flooring comes neatly packaged in boxes (of 6 boards = 1.52sqm per box) and is ready to install, with no unnecessary mess or fumes often associated with on-site sanding and polishing.
Plantation recommends floating our compressed bamboo flooring over a waterproof membrane such as Roberts Harmony 3 in 1 Underlay, which is a 100% barrier to any moisture that may be in the sub-floor. The underlay also provides a thermal barrier and has strong sound reduction properties. We sell this in either 9m or 60m rolls (1.02 metres wide). We also have a new, eco-friendly underlay option called “Strongbond”, which is made from 95% recycled foam with a gold-foil backing – comes in 10m rolls. The edges of this underlay need to be taped together to provide a 100% moisture barrier – we can supply the adhesive tape in 30m rolls.
Underfloor Heating: If installing over underfloor heating, ensure the underfloor heating guidelines are followed.
Please see our handy Builder, Homeowner Checklist – Floating bamboo flooring
Installing near a water source? If installing the bamboo flooring within 1.5 metres of a water source (eg kitchen sink), please refer to the information and instructions around this here.
Our compressed bamboo flooring (vanilla, natural and coffee colours) come packaged in boxes of six boards, measuring 1.52m2 per box (weighing 23.4kg). Each board is 1850 x 137 x 14mm in size.
- Plantation Bamboo Flooring brochure
- Cleaning and Care Tips – Bamboo Flooring
- Under Floor Heating guidelines
- Builder, Homeowner Checklist – Floating bamboo flooring
- Warranty – Compressed Bamboo Flooring
Stairs? No problem – we have stair nosings to match and connect with the three colours of compressed bamboo flooring. The stair nosings are 1850mm(long) x 79mm (wide) x 19/14mm (thick) and the profile looks like this:
The 10-layer finish on bamboo flooring should last a long time, but in 20 years or so (or when it may show wear) you can sand the bamboo flooring back to re-finish it like new again. We would suggest a professional floor sander be engaged to carry out this task.
- Density: +/- 1050 kg/m3
- Top layer thickness / Wear layer approx 4mm
- Resistance to Indentation – Brinell Hardness: > 9.5kg/mm2 (EN1534)
- Reaction to fire: Class Cfl-s1 (EN 13501-1)
- Formaldehyde emission: Class E1 (<0.124 mg/m3, EN 717-1), Class E0 (< 0.025 mg/m3) *
- Thermal conductivity: 0.26 W/mK (EN 12667)
- Thermal resistance: 0.0549 m2K/W (EN 12667)
- Use Class: Class 1 (EN 335)
- CO2 neutral: LCA report TU Delft (ISO 14040/44)
- Environmental Product Declaration – EPD (EN 15804)
- Contribution LEED BD+C – v4: MR 1, MR 2, MR 3 (FSC®), EQ2 v2009, MR 6, MR 7(FSC®), IEQ 4.3
- Contribution BREEAM: HEA 2, MAT 1, MAT 3 (FSC®), MAT 5 (HD)
* E0 Class is an unofficial formaldehyde emission class, but it is commonly used to indicate that the product has a very low emission, not detectable (n.d.) emission or is produced with No Added Formaldehyde (NAF) glues. E0 products automatically qualify for the official E1 Class according EN 717-1.
What our customers are saying...
A total transformation of our room, we are extremely delighted with the product. To anyone thinking of laying a floating bamboo floor we would highly recommend Plantation Bamboo
We are very pleased with the flooring, it looks amazing! Everyone who has seen it have been impressed as well. Really changed the look and feel of the rooms. 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!”
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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.
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