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2. Bamboo floor - Wikipedia

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   Moso Bamboo is the primary species used for the manufacturing of flooring and plywood. [4] Moso bamboo can grow up to 119 centimetres (47 in) in 24 hours and 24 metres (79 ft) high in 40 to 50 days. It takes about 3–5 years for bamboo to reach full maturity. [5] Traditional hard woods can take 20–120 years to mature.

3. Wood flooring - Wikipedia

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   Wood flooring. Wood flooring is any product manufactured from timber that is designed for use as flooring, either structural or aesthetic. Wood is a common choice as a flooring material and can come in various styles, colors, cuts, and species. Bamboo flooring is often considered a form of wood flooring, although it is made from bamboo rather ...

4. Janka hardness test - Wikipedia

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   For hardwood flooring, the test usually requires an 80 mm × 150 mm (3 in × 6 in) sample with a thickness of at least 6–8 mm, and the most commonly used test is the ASTM D1037. When testing wood in lumber form, the Janka test is always carried out on wood from the tree trunk (known as the heartwood), and the standard sample (according to ...

5. Plyboo - Wikipedia

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   Plyboo. Plyboo is one of the brands owned by Smith&Fong Co., a privately held building materials company based in San Francisco. Plyboo was launched as a brand in 1993 by Smith&Fong, the first U.S. company to sell imported bamboo flooring in North America. Although Smith&Fong Co. is the parent company, Plyboo has come to be how the company is ...

6. Flooring - Wikipedia

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   Flooring. Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering. Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Both terms are used interchangeably but floor covering refers more to loose-laid materials.

7. Sustainable flooring - Wikipedia

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   Sustainable flooring. Bamboo flooring. Sustainable flooring is produced from sustainable materials (and by a sustainable process) that reduces demands on ecosystems during its life-cycle. [according to whom?] This includes harvest, production, use and disposal. It is thought that sustainable flooring creates safer and healthier buildings and ...