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A solid wood floor is a flooring which will last for many decades and can come in many varieties, with different wood types, forms styles, and finishes, meaning there should be something for every taste. Such floors can also come in solid wood and engineered wood types, which offer different attributes and will suit different situations. Oak Flooring is one of the more popular types of wood in this range. wenge Flooring, is a exclusive hardwood it is moisture-resistant and is very durable like other hardwoods such as sucupira, afromosia or Jatoba.
Buyers can choose between two ways of installing the wood, these being to either glue or secret nail it to the subfloor.
Using the correct glue and taking account of potential moisture are the key issues when installing this wood, in order to ensure it remains in good shape. It may require the use of but again this is depending on the subfloor.
Iroko
Also called:
kambala, lusanga, mokongo, moreira, rokko, tule, intule, odum, African teakDescription
The yellowish sapwood is clearly differentiated from the heartwood, which is golden-orange to brown. Yellow bands of soft tissue form a zigzag pattern, and lighter vessel lines can be seen on flat sawn surfaces. The grain is moderately interlocked, with a fairly coarse and even texture, and the wood is mildly lustrous. Iroko is often used as a substitute for teak.
Typical dry weight: 640kg/m3
Specific gravity: 0.64
Properties
Iroko has low resistance to shock loads and low stiffness. It has medium crushing and bending strength, medium density. It glues, nails and stains well, and screws, varnishes and paints satisfactorily. Iroko can be brought to a highly lustrous finish after filling.
Durability: The heartwood has a high natural resistance to decay. The heartwood is highly resistant to preservative treatment, which is not, however, normally required. In addition, Iroko is one of the best woods suited to being used with a floor heating system, since it accepts humidity and temperature swings well.
Grows: East and West Africa
Typical height: 50m
Trunk diameter: 3m
