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Exotic parquet

Parquet made of exotic wood has various and original colors, unique rings and big dimensions of its elements. Unknown so far kinds of parquets, like for example Doussie, Iroko, Merbau or Teak, but also Badi, Kempas, Ipe, Jatoba or Socupira are more and more popular on Polish floors.
Exotic parquets have following dimensions:

  • 15, 18 mm thick
  • 90 mm wide
  • 350 - 1200 mm long

Examples of exotic parquets:



BADI
BAMBUS
DOUSSIE
IPE
IROKO
JATOBA
KEMPAS
MERBAU
SUCUPIRA
TEAK

Description of exotic parquets types.

Kempas

This is exotic wood which has reddish shade, the floor made of kempas actually has not visible rings. Kempas is about 15% harder than oak, and its density is equal to 810kg/m3; volumetric contraction ratio is comparable to ash wood: 13,5.

Jatoba
This kind of wood has red, amber and bronze color, its rings are barely visible. Density of this kind of wood is relatively high: 955kg/m3 (about 25% more than in case of oak), its beautiful color with its stability (volumetric contraction ratio: 11,7%) and its resistance to grindability make it very attractive floor product. What is interesting - this wood is the most willingly used in USA so this country imports the most of jatoba.

Ipe - Lapacho
Dark-olive-maroon even black color, rings visible here and there. Ipe is one of the havyiest, so one of the hardest tree in the whole world (about 60% harder han oak), its density is equal to 1100kg/m3 and volumetric contraction ratio: 12,5%. This wood contains a lot of oily substances and that’s why is very resistant to weather conditions and is used in usable interior rooms and also outside. Its resistance makes it recommended to be laid in bathroom or in kitchen.

Merbau
Light-brown to dark-brown color, rather visible rings. This kind of wood has light-yellowish with shade which gives interesting and original esthetic effect on the floor. Its density is equal to 900kg/m3 (about 25% higher than in case of oak), contraction ratio: 9,0%. It’s one more hard kind of wood recommended to be used in bathroom and kitchen.

Iroko, Kambala
Yellow-brown to dark brown color, interesting structure of this wood is rather visible. It is often used as instead of teak wood because of similar color and very high biological resistance. Density: 650kg/m3, similar to oak wood, volumetric contraction ratio only 9%. This kind of wood is used as construction element of ships, inside and outside floors, chemical products containers are also often made of Iroko.

Guatambu
Light beige and yellow rings are very visible. Structure has shape of a cross. It is one of rare light exotic species imported into our market. Wood has density similar to oak: 710kg/m3, but volumetric contraction ratio is rather high: 16%. Many poducers from Western Europe produce special preparations for maintenance and laying of this wood – so called „difficult” as far as its work during its usage is concerned; these preparations make us sure that our floor made of Guamtambu is stable, clear and beauriful.

Teak
Colorful: from yellow to dark brown. This famous teak wood, used in ship construction is nowodays also used in exclusive sailing boats but also in production of garden furniture and floors. It’s perfect for damp rooms, like bathroom, kitchen, swimming pool or sauna. Density similar to oak: 700 kg / m3

Badi
Very sunny, warm colors, from yellow, oragne to red, on its surface sparkling braids are visible. Badi density is equal to 760 kg / m3 (about 10 % harder than oak). Perfect kind of wood for floor production.



Table of hardness and contraction of chosen European and exotic wood kinds.

Kind of wood

Density
kg/m3

Volumetric contraction
% of dump wood

Hardness

Stability

Oak

680

12,6

**

**

Ash

710

13,6

**

**

Beech

730

17.8

**

*

Sycamore

670

12,0

**

**

Pine

520

12,5

*

**

Ipe-Lapacho

1080

12.5

****

***

Teak

700

9,1

**

****

Iroko

670

9,4

**

****

Badi

760

14,5

***

**

Kempas

820

14,0

***

**

Yellow Balau

900

11,0

***

****

Kapur

670

 

**

**

Guatambu

710

16,0

**

*

Merbau

850

9,0

***

****

Bambus

670

 

**

***

Jatoba

960

11,8

***

***

 
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