Teak:Specs
From Bwf
When considering different hardwoods, how do you determine which one is the best for your needs? By making comparisons and identifying the standard. In the following comparison study, 10 different hardwoods are compared against each other. What are they measured against? What is the standard to measure up to? Teak. Read the following study and learn about the benefits of using Teak.
CHARACTERISTICS OF TEN TROPICAL HARDWOODS FROM CERTIFIED FORESTS IN BOLIVIA
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Beautiful Woodforest Products floors are made out of plantation grown teak (tectona grandis) and feature all teak's great advantages:
- Durability
- Weather resistance
- Repels insects and fungus
- Structural stability, rarely warps, checks or shrinks
- Own natural oils will prevent cracking
- Beautiful appearance
Teak is kiln-dried to 8% -12% for flooring use.
Natural teak color ranges from gold to golden brown.
Tectona Grandis exhibits exotic grain patterns and is excellent wood for flooring.
Size of each piece
- 2 ¼” (5,7 cm.) x random length from 12”
- (30,5 cm.) cm to 48” (122 cm.)
Thickness
- 5/8” (16 mm.)
Packaging configuration (each box)
- 48” (122 cm.) – 5 pieces
- 36” (91,5 cm.) – 5 pieces
- 30” (76,2 cm.) - 5 pieces
- 24” (61,0 cm.) – 6 pieces
- 18” (45,7 cm.) – 5 pieces
- 12” (30,5 cm.) – 5 pieces
- 13, 50 sq. ft (1.25 m2) each box
Boxes per pallet
- 60
Pallets per 40´ container
- 30
Pallets per 20´ container
- 16
Size of each piece
- 3 ¼ (8,25 cm.) x random length from 12” (30,5 cm.) cm to 48” (122 cm.)
Thickness
- 5/8” (16 mm.)
Packaging configuration (each box)
- 48”
- (122 cm.) – 3 pieces
- 36” (91.5 cm.) – 3 pieces
- 30” (76.2 cm.) – 4 pieces
- 24” (61 cm.) – 4 pieces
- 18” (45.7 cm.) – 4 pieces
- 12” (30.5 cm.) – 3 pieces
- 13 sq ft (1.21 m2) each box
Boxes per pallet
- 60
Pallets per 40´ container
- 30
Pallets per 20´ container
- 16
Size of each piece
- 4 ¾ (12 cm.) x random length from 12” (30,5 cm.) cm to 48” (122 cm.)”
Thickness
- 5/8” (16 mm.)
Packaging configuration (each box)
- 48” (122 cm.) – 1 pieces
- 36” (91.5 cm.) – 2 pieces
- 30” (76.2 cm.) – 2 pieces
- 24” (61 cm.) – 2 pieces
- 18” (45.7 cm.) – 2 pieces
- 12” (30.5 cm.) – 2 pieces
- 9,50 sq ft. (0.88 m2) each box
Boxes per pallet
- 80
Pallets per 40´ container
- 30
Pallets per 20´ container
- 16
Depending on availability, shorter pieces can always be substituted for longer pieces.
No other resource on earth can match the environmental advantages of wood. It is the only natural resource on earth that is renewable and sustainable. We cannot grow more steel, aluminum, plastic, or concrete and the energy costs to produce these products are far more expensive and environmentally damaging than processing wood. Clearly the world should be using more wood, not less. But nations must make a global commitment to reforestation, to growing our daily wood, just as we grow our daily bread.
Teak is native to Burma, India, and Thailand. Outside of these countries, there is virtually no teak grown in natural tropical forests. The teak tree flourishes within a very narrow band, approximately 10 to 15 degrees, around the equator. Tectona Grandis excels in well-drained volcanic soils, which have a distinct dry season. It also excels in plantations. Teak has been grown throughout Central and South America with much success. Today, we have made extensive progress on seed development and cloning research which yield faster growing, straighter trees with fewer knots.
Today’s consumer world-wide is informed and recognizes the need to conserve and manage our natural forests. Producing teak wood in a sustainable manner is one way to encourage reforestation of available lands to accommodate the world’s demand for lumber. Companies who have made large investments in reforestation projects, people, facilities, and equipment to produce goods from their plantations are economically motivated to produce in a sustainable manner. It does not make economic sense to cut all of your trees with no plan for the future need for logs. New teak plantations continue to spawn throughout Central and South America, thus assuring teak product users of future supplies.
All of the varieties of Real Teak products we supply feature our revolutionary ‘Ultra Wear' finish. A world class factory applied finish that's highly durable and easy to maintain.
All hardwood products can be purchased prefinished, natural or stained, providing a variety of options for our clients.
MILLING:
We're proud to offer only Real Teak flooring products, which are manufactured according to the strictest milling standards. This simply ensures a high precision fit.
WARRANTY:
Beautiful Woodforest Products' hardwood flooring products are designed and produced using state of the art technology, following the strictest quality controls in each step of the manufacturing process from the selection of raw material, to the finished product. We guarantee that our pre-finished flooring products are free of any defects, easy to install and maintain, and will last for years.
Beautiful Woodforest Products' is proud to offer a world class quality product. We back our commitment to excellence with a 25-year warranty program that includes:
PRODUCT: The goods meeting all established quality standards specified for each product category.
LIFETIME STRUCTURE: The flooring to be free of any manufacturing defects caused by improper milling, grading, assembling, staining or coating.
MOISTURE: The flooring to remain structurally sound under normal moisture conditions, if the maintenance and installation guidelines are properly followed.
FINISH: Our “ULTRA-WEAR” factory applied UV cured surface finish on the prefinished teak wood floor will not wear through or separate from the wood for 25 years, from the date of purchase, when used under normal residential traffic conditions or as long as you follow the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance procedures.
- Please contact Beautiful Woodforest Products for full details on our warranty program.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Our installation instructions follow the standard installation instructions of the NOFMA: The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association.
Link: http://www.nofma.org/installation1.htm
Glue used must be resistant to water. Bostic BST is the brand we recommend the most. If the glue is not right and the product is exposed to humidity it may fail.
- Our engineered flooring should be installed using the glue down method.
COLORS:
Red Teak:- Honey Teak:
- Natural Teak:
- Dark Almendro:
- Light Almendro:
