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Terminology of Wood Floor

February 13th, 2010

wood floorAdhesives: binding to the surface holding a substance having the capacity of the material. This is a general term, including cement, glue and paste and glue. Anisotropy: when exposure is measured on different areas of different properties. In general, materials such as wood fiber anisotropy. Balance of construction: building, with a uniformly distributed through the water caused by the change of power does not cause distortion. Plywood, each layer of the grain is perpendicular to the layers adjacent buildings symmetric building. Bark Pocket: A ring with the bark from the opening. Bark sacks as a radial surface of dark spots on the surface area of the circle tangent. Width: Some structural members to support the lateral load using it. Bird’s eye: a small local area fiber and wood dash and other distortions, the formation of numerous small round or oval-shaped figures cut on the surface of the remote similar to the eyes of the bird. Sometimes found in sugar maple and decoration, rare in other hardwoods. Blister: The elevation of the bonding area, and a shadow on the human skin blisters similar to its boundaries may be indefinitely outlined and it may have burst and become flattened. (Blisters may be due to the adhesive does not have sufficient drying time, temperature or pressure, or water, solvent vapors.) Board foot: the establishment by the Board of Directors and 12 inches long, 12 cm wide and 1cm thick, or the equivalent of cubic meters of timber units representing measurement. In practice, the wood 1 inch or more thick board feet calculations are based on its nominal thickness and width and the actual length. Less than 1 inch thick nominal calculation of wood 1 inch.

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Several Options Type of Parquet

December 20th, 2009

parquetParquet is a sheet of rectangular timber, a small board with a certain pattern, with the pores is very small, more than in wood processing. Parquet in the market divided into two, using the original layer of wood and use a chemical resin material.

Wood parquet processing type, the lining is made of Medium Density Fiber ( MDF ) or High Density Fiber ( HDF ) with the top layer using melamine laminated flooring. There is also  a kind of rubber-coated for added soft comfort.

Processed wood parquet HDF type cigarette embers resistant, not easy to change color, and odorless. One other advantage they offer, not easily bent or deformed by pressure process ( HDF ). Although there is now wood processing are water resistant, but the coating more wood floors installed in dry areas.

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Installing Parquet Floors

December 9th, 2009

Parquet wood processing has many advantages, compared to solid wood. The installation is easy and takes a relatively short time. In addition, durable and resistant to termites. Options motives vary, the trestment was not difficult.

In addition to installing it easy, too easy to let go. So, don’t have to bother if someday you want to change the look of your floor again. How install, can you refer to here :

Tools and Materials :

  • Parquet floors, glue, and sealent.
  • Stereo foam 3mm.
  • Saw atai iron smooth edged saws.

Work steps :

  1. Clean the floor surface to be coated.
  2. Cover the entire surface of the floor with stereofoam.
  3. Measure needs parquet floor, and adjust the lenght and breadth with an area of the room.
  4. Place the parquet floor starting from the middle of the room. Sort parquet as the motive. Use a special glue, so that parquet is not easy to llse or shifted.
  5. After the installation is complete, close the gap with the wall floor boundary, using a sealant.

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