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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.
Jatoba
Botanic Name:
Hymenaea StilbocarpaAlso called:
Courbaril, locust, west Indian locust, jutaby, alga, algarrobo, copal, jatai vermelho, south american cherryDescription
The sapwood is clearly differentiated from the heartwood and is white, grey or pinkish in color. Newly cut heartwood can vary in color from salmon-pink to orange-brown, but darkens to a russet to reddish-brown on exposure, and is often marked with dark streaks. The grain is predominantly interlocked and has medium to coarse texture.
Typical dry weight: 910kg/m3
Specific gravity: 0.91
Properties
Jatobá is a very hard, tough, and strong wood. It nails badly and pre-boring is required for screwing. Gluing properties are fair; it stains well, can be brought to a satisfactory finish, but not to a high polish.
Durability: The heartwood is moderately durable and very resistant to dry-wood termites. It is also very resistant to preservative treatment, whereas the sapwood will take preservative adequately.
Grows: West Indies, South and Central America
Typical height: 30m
Trunk diameter: 0.6-1.2m