What sets our Collection of Floor Art apart from the competition and a plus to offer it to your customers:
Treatment, finish, construction. Length of the boards, exclusivity.
90% of the new floors added to the collection goes through a process of smoking, fuming brushing, hand scraping plus the use of the reactive stain done by hand. What this does it adds life to the floor and make it easy to maintain & repair. The finish is Bona Naturale.
85% of the boards on the 9 ½ collection are 96” long, 85% on the 7 ½” are 84” long and 78% on the 6 ½ collection are 72” long.
With our collection you would be able to offer your customer a more exclusive floor.
What is Smoking & Fuming:
This technique exposes the wood to small amounts of ammonia in a controlled environment. The ammonia reacts with the natural tannins; the longer the wood is exposed, the darker it becomes.
Fuming describes the initial surface treatment which creates a rich colour range from warm chocolate to the elegance of almost-black. Smoking takes the process one step further by ingraining the colour deep into the wood itself.
Semi-fumed involves the process of exposing only the surface of the wood to ammonia in variable quantities to achieve a lighter result of amber hues than the process of smoking or fuming.
European Oak is the optimum choice for fuming and smoking because its high tannin content creates a palette of rich wood tones. As the intensity of the reaction depends on the tannin content in the wood, each board reacts slightly differently to create a result that marries blended floor colour with unique and distinctive variations.
What is Reactive Technologies:
Our proprietary reactive technologies encompass the art of creating and enhancing colour from within the wood itself. The wood is treated with metal salts, which react with the natural tannins and cellulose to replicate the oxidization and maturing process of naturally aged wood. The result is a unique, in-grained ‘aged’ timber render that cannot be duplicated with traditional staining methods. The color penetrates into the wear layer making it very easy to repair scratches.
Double reactive technologies take aged wood rendering to the next level. As with reactive technologies the wood is treated with metal salts to create a unique aged look, the process is then repeated to achieve a greater intensity of colour and further enhance the plank’s individual characteristics.
Bona Naturale
The super matte sheen of the Bona finish creates an attractive, sleek oiled wood effect.
This surface finish was originally created for the hospitality industry; its flexibility resists cracks and chips and is ideal for high usage areas such as restaurants. The finish also contains an anti-slip agent and is longer lasting than harder and thicker polyurethanes. Our finish is a Bona Naturale, UV Cured Urethane system. It is water based.
Construction of the floor
Hevea Brasiliensis is a plantation hardwood timber that shares the same high density and strength as White Oak which is native to the US. It is therefore an excellent, environmentally sound substitute for Oak and other slow growing hardwood species.
We use Hevea Brasiliensis to create the core of our flooring because it provides greater dimensional stability and can withstand external pressure (such as temperature, moisture and air) to change. This ensures that the all-important core in our multi-layer engineered floors is stronger and more reliable than other species which are found in cheaper products.
