Is kauri good for flooring?

Is kauri good for flooring?

Kauri is a stable, strong timber and suitable for wider floorboards. We supply Kauri mainly as recycled flooring.

Is kauri a hardwood?

Queensland kauri is an Australian native softwood with a fine even texture, pale cream to light or pinkish brown heartwood and a straight grain. Queensland kauri pine is one of Australia’s native softwood timber species.

What Colour is kauri wood?

golden brown
Color/Appearance: Pale yellowish white to golden brown heartwood. Sapwood typically same color as heartwood. Due to the tree’s large size, kauri is nearly always clear and knot-less, with minimal wastage.

What is the most eco friendly flooring?

Here’s a rundown of the environmentally friendly flooring options for you to consider:

• Bamboo. Bamboo is a huge name in the world of environmentally-friendly products.
• Cork. Traditionally, cork’s most popular purposes were bulletin boards and wine bottles.
• Linoleum.
• Recycled Materials.
• Engineered Hardwood.

What timber is used for flooring?

Examples of hardwoods include the likes of mahogany, teak, walnut, oak, ash, birch and maple. The thing that each of these woods have in common is that they all come from deciduous trees.

Is kauri wood strong?

Kauri quickly became the preferred local timber by carpenters and ship builders because the wood was durable, strong, straight and evenly grained, generally free from knots and easy to work and nail. As well as the timber, kauri was also prized for its gum, used in the production of high quality paints and varnishes.

Is kauri wood valuable?

While carbon dating is yet to be carried out, swamp kauri are prehistoric trees which can be buried for anywhere between 800 and 50,000 years under peat swamps in the North Island. At one time it was valued at over $10,000 per cubic metre, making it one of the most expensive timbers in the world.

What is best timber flooring?

What type of timber flooring is best? When purchasing solid timber flooring, choose an option which is readily available and high on the janka hardness scale. Blackbutt and Spotted Gum are very popular hardwoods as they are beautiful, durable and well coveted by home buyers, which pushes up property value.

What is kauri pine flooring made from?

Kauri Pine was originally sourced from New Zealand and Fiji when introduced into the Australian flooring market going back 30-100+ years ago. Due to the scarcity of the Kauri Pines in both these countries it is now sourced from India and has a very close resemblance to the other islands it was originally from.

What types of floorboards does kauri warehouse supply?

Kauri Warehouse can supply 2 styles of floorboards: Tongue and Groove is the method used for flooring laid over floor joists. The board is 20mm thick and the tongue and groove stops the individual boards flexing between the floor joists.

What is the difference between NZ and Fijian kauri flooring?

Fijian kauri flooring is a great alternative to NZ kauri, especially if you’re looking for a cheaper option. Fijian kauri typically has a pale golden colour, but will be more variable than NZ kauri.

What is the MC of kauri wood?

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .44, .54 Volumetric: 11.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.5 Color/Appearance: Pale yellowish white to golden brown heartwood. Sapwood typically same color as heartwood. Due to the tree’s large size, kauri is nearly always clear and knot-less, with minimal wastage.