MATERIALS
We built our own bamboo treatment facility in order to set higher standards. Keep evolving by researching new methods to increase quality and efficiency. All of our workers, bamboo specialists and artisans are local Lombok people who are plentiful in experience and thoroughly understands the nature of bamboo in the wild as well as their usages as everyday needs and as building material.
The Process
Hand-picking Quality Bamboo in Local Bamboo Forest/Farm
All bamboos are hand-picked from Lombok forests to ensure structural strength and longevity. Treated with special chemical to make it devoid of bugs, fungi and develops resistance to rotting and weathering – increases its lifespan in a building.
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Bamboo Sorting & Cleaning
Aiming for highest quality bamboo construction material, all of our bamboo have to be certain length and thickness. Our standard bamboo is cut at 13 meters length and the Petung variant can easily weigh over 50kg per bamboo, for this type of bamboo we carefully lift and carry them by hand to avoid any damages to the outer skin.
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Bamboo Treatment
Cleaned bamboo will then soaked in a specially made pool for 14 days and boiled to treat both out and inside of each bamboo with boron chemical solution to remove fungi, moss and preserve bamboo in its prime condition also further protect the bamboo from weathering and rotting.
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Quality Control & Storage
Properly stored and maintained bamboo can lasts a long time, but storing it for too long also have the risk of accumulating unneeded residue that can have impact in the long run. In our bamboo treatment facility, we do regular inspection to our stock materials and treat them accordingly. FIFO method is also implemented to maintain freshness of the stockpile.
Sustainability
Replanting
Caring for the environment is part of our passion and, looking at the future, we are positive that there will be many more usage of bamboo yet to be discovered and utilized.
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Recycling
Just like how bamboo has been a staple material for the locals for centuries, it has many uses and we are continuously looking for creating new products from bamboo that is beneficial and share the knowledge or purchase original design to be mass produced by local Lomboknese craftsman so they can benefit from our products as well.
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