Sustainable design and construction materials.
Big Grass Bamboo carries a broad array of materials for design and construction.
Unprocessed bamboo culms and lumber, ranging from widths of 2 to 6 inches in diameter, are available in lengths of up to 17 feet. Imported from Mexico's first sustainable bamboo plantation, Big Grass bamboo lumber is of the Asian clumping variety that grows thick-walled and strong - unlike typical American bamboo. These species of bamboo are so strong that much of the high-rise construction throughout Asia uses bamboo scaffolding and lumber. Big Grass lumber is made pest-resistant with a 2% boric acid solution that is non-toxic to humans and pets.
Big Grass is San Antonio's source for Plyboo engineered bamboo products
Plywood for construction
Bamboo plywood is made from 100 percent rapidly renewable bamboo, using adhesives that are both strong and low-emitting. Bamboo plywood can be cut and sanded using conventional woodworking equipment. It can also be glued or mechanically fastened using the same materials and fasteners commonly used with wood. Bamboo is a low resin, open grained material that takes stains and finishes exceptionally well.
Bamboo plywood comes in both an amber and natural light tone and is laminated to produce two different surface grains, edge and flat. The edge grain appears as 1/4" strips and the flat grain appears as 3/4" strips on the surface of the Bamboo plywood. It is then finish-sanded to a smooth 180 grit. Whether you are planning a small remodel or a national retail expansion, we have the bamboo material to do the job.
Plyboo® Plywood can contribute points to a LEED® 2.1 or 2.2 project as rapidly renewable material. Bamboo plywood is compatible with Industrial finishes, can be fire-treated to meet Class 1 requirements and comes in custom sizes up to 13 feet in length.
Bamboo Paneling
Tambour paneling is constructed of bamboo strips that are precision milled and applied to a thin fabric backing with a non-toxic white glue. These panels come both as a "raw" surface and as a sanded surface.
The raw surface comes in 3 colors, a natural green/yellow, a warm amber and a black tone. The raw tambour retains the outside skin of the bamboo with its rough surface and raised nodes. The amber color is derived through a heat treatment process and the black from a dying process that simulates the natural dark color in some varieties of bamboo. The raw series is unfinished with the exception of the black which receives a thin coat of sealer to set the dye.
Our sanded series comes in both an amber and a natural light tone with the option of unfinished or prefinished. All these strips are beveled on the edge and all our panels, raw or sanded, come in a 4 x 8 dimension.
Tambour is a flexible material and can be applied to concave or convex surfaces as well as flat walls and ceilings, round or square columns. It installs easily and lends an exciting look to living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens or commercial environments.
For more information on design options, pricing and lead time, please contact John Hanesworth at 210.735.7999 or at john@biggrass-bamboo.com.