Solid bamboo flooring is made from strips of bamboo horizontally or vertically. The strips of bamboo are glued together to create the planks of flooring One type is horlzontal,the other is vertical.This means that there are two types offlooring regardlessof species, color, and whether it is solld or enginegred. There s no diference in qualty between the two,but they both offer diterent looks.By constructing the planks of flooring in this way the stability of the boards is comparable to engineered hardwood or engineered bamboo.This means that solid bamboo flooring is versatile and can be laid over almost any subfloor and can be ftlaated over an underlay or fixed intoposition if you prefer.