Florida Bamboo Forum

I was in Hong Kong back in the early 60's and saw a 10 Story Building with Scaffolding, from Side Walk to roof with Bamboo,lashed together with Hemp. Naturally I didn't stand there and try to count them, but there had to be five or six hundred Chinese workers running around up there. Having worked most of my life with Wood, I was very impressed.
Now that I am retired, I intend to look into some construction projects with Bamboo, maybe a Green House,( for starters), as I am into Gardening also............

I worked in Hong Kong as late as 2002 and they still use bamboo scaffolding exclusively. Most of the buidings there i saw with bamboo scaffolding were 30 to 40 stories tall. I took several pictures of some of the scaffolding, I'll see if i can find them and post one or two.

Yeah, I've only seen pictures of bamboo scaffolding in use, but even in pictures it mighty impressive. The tensile strength of many bamboos is much greater than steel, and when combined with the flexibility it is much more versatile. Just search Google images and you'll find many pictures of bamboo scaffolding.

Now I have seen bamboo used in construction on the islands of Jamaica and St Lucia.

Sorry Jason, I didn't get informed of your reply,( to my Post) and just stumbled up on it again. Yes Pic.'s would be a great memory trip,if you can find them............Kirk