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  2. Wood flooring - Wikipedia

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    Wood flooring is a popular feature in many houses. Engineered wood flooring consists of two or more layers of wood adhered together to form a plank. Typically, engineered wood flooring uses a thin layer of a more expensive wood bonded to a core constructed from cheaper wood. The increased stability of engineered wood is achieved by running each ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Wood - Wikipedia

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    The natural deduction is that wood of first-class mechanical value shows from 5 to 20 rings per inch (rings 1.3–5 mm thick) and that slower growth yields poorer stock. Thus the inspector or buyer of hickory should discriminate against timber that has more than 20 rings per inch (rings less than 1.3 mm thick).

  5. Flooring - Wikipedia

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    Cork floors are considered to be eco-friendly since the cork oak tree bark is stripped every nine to ten years and doesn't damage the tree. Cork flooring comes in both tiles and planks, and can have glue or glues-less installation. Hardwood durability and hardness is determined by a ranking system called the Janka scale.

  6. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    Re-sawing is the splitting of 1-to-12-inch (25–305 mm) hardwood or softwood lumber into two or more thinner pieces of ... 18 inches to joists or plank flooring ...

  7. Plank (wood) - Wikipedia

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    A plank used in a building as a horizontal supporting member that runs between foundations, walls, or beams to support a ceiling or floor is called a joist. The plank was the basis of maritime transport: wood (except some dense hardwoods) floats on water, and abundant forests meant wooden logs could be easily obtained and processed, making ...

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