FLOORING
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Bamboo used for our flooring is selected from managed agricultural farms. The plants are harvested every 4 to 6 years when the poles are mature and sufficiently hard. Selective harvesting has no cost to the environment due to bamboo's rapid regeneration properties. Only a portion of each plant is harvested, leaving most of the clump intact. Leaf debris returns nutrients to the earth. No soil is lost to erosion, and the cut poles begin to regenerate immediately. It’s a little like mowing the grass! In addition, the use of bamboo relieves destruction of our endangered forests. Bamboo flooring is the ecologically responsible alternative to traditional wood flooring.
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TIMBERGRASS: Fine Bamboo Flooring and Panels
Hardness: Testing to ASTM 1037
procedures, bamboo shows an average hardness of 1642, which makes it over 25
percent harder than Red Oak and more than 12 percent harder than Rock Maple.
Adhesive: The adhesive used in the lamination process has
virtually no free formaldehyde (6.5 times less than allowed under the stringent
European (E1) standards).
Dimensional Stability: Bamboo flooring produced a
dimensional change coefficient of .00144 making it more than 2.5 times more
stable than commonly used wood flooring.
Flammability:
Using ASTM E648 Critical Radiant Panel Test, treated bamboo flooring passes with
a Class 1 rating according to the NFPA "Life Safety Code," making it
usable in all building types.
Smoke Density: Testing to ASTM E622 where passing is 450
or less, bamboo flooring passes with a 270 rating in flaming mode, and a 330
rating in non-flaming mode.
Compressive Strength: Testing to ASTM 3501-86 A produced:
Compression parallel to grain: 7600 PSI
Compression perpendicular to grain: 2624 PSI
Modulus of Elasticity: 940,000 PSI
Tensile Strength: Testing to ASTM 3500-90 A yielded
results of 15,300 PSI parallel to grain.
TIMBERGRASS UNFINISHED BWFL 0101 Natural Vertical Grain BWFL 0102 Caramelized Vertical Grain BWFL 0103 Natural Face Grain BWFL 0104 Caramelized Face Grain Dimensions: Vertical Grain (face laminated, single layer) 36", 48" and 74" lengths x 3 9/16" x 3/4" Face Grain (face and edge laminated, three layers) 36", 48" and 74" lengths x 3 9/16" x 5/8" Accepts most common hardwood finishes and stains, such as water-based polyurethanes
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TIMBERGRASS PREFINISHED BWFL 0111 Natural Vertical Grain BWFL 0112 Caramelized Vertical Grain BWFL 0113 Natural Face Grain BWFL 0114 Caramelized Face Grain Specifications: Features 5-coat System with Aluminum Oxide wear protection and 2 topcoats of anti-scratch polyurethane for easy refinishing Coating materials are water-based, solvent-free, 100% solids, non-off-gassing Micro-bevel edge is designed to eliminate v-grooved seams of typical
prefinished floors Warranties: 25 year residential and 5 year commercial limited warranties; 10 year structural
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HARDWOODS: Quality Engineered Flooring
HARDWOODS ENGINEERED PREFINISHED BWFL 0201 Natural vertical grain BWFL 0202 Natural flat grain BWFL 0203 Cherry vertical grain
BWFL 0205 Blond vertical grain BWFL 0207 Fruitwood vertical grain
Dimensions: Specifications: Square edges. No beveled edges. Acrylic urethane aluminum oxide finish. 20,000 revolutions on taber
test.
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Showroom:
4-1388 Kuhio Highway
#C-109
Kapaa, Hawaii 96746
Mailing Address:
Bamboo Works Inc.
P.O. Box 1880
Kapaa, HI 96746
Phone: (808) 821-8688
Fax: (808) 822-3555
Copyright © 2001-2009 [Bamboo Works Inc.]. All rights reserved.
Revised: April 04, 2009
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Pictures provided courtesy of Bamboo Maui Mahalo!