What care has to be taken …

The entire structure of a traditional Dai bamboo building is made of bamboo bundling. The walls are made of bamboo sticks (thin pieces of bamboo), while the roof is covered with straw clamped by bamboo sticks. The bamboo building is very light. The natural surface of the bamboo is smooth, clean, with an attractive color which does not require painting, scraping or polishing. Besides being used as a structural element, bamboo can also serve other functions, such as: flooring, wall panelling, water pipes, drainage, and furniture. Although bamboo is a great sustainable material, it has a number of disadvantages. One major disadvantage of bamboo is its poor resistance to fungi and bacteria. It is sensitive to attack from insects. So it must be treated against them, otherwise, the material has a very short life.