Solid Merbau Prime Wood Flooringing 90mm wide,14mm thick
Price: £ 27.40 17.80 / m2
SOLID MERBAU FLOORING
The Species:
Flooring Trade Name: Merbau
Botanical Name: Intsia, spp
Lumber Name: Merbau, Kwila
Grows In: South East Asia
Description:
Merbau is medium brown colored wood with reddish/orange highlights with a course graining. Many pieces exhibit yellow "flecking" in the pores.It is one of the world\'s most stable woods and rivals teak in stability.
Color Range & Color Change:
- Color Range
Merbau comes in a fairly wide range of color variability, from light browns to medium browns to dark browns. Many pieces will have a yellow dust in the pores which show up as gold "flecking" when finished. - Color Change
Merbau undergoes a medium to large degree of color change, with the muting of the color variation from when fresh milled and with darkening over time to deeper orangey brown color.
Hardness:
Merbau is 150% as hard as red oak ( 1925 on the Janka scale vs. 1260 for red oak ).For hardness comparisons to additional species,see Janka test chart.
| Flooring Trade Name | Botanical Name | Name Hardness - Janka |
| Ash, White | Fraxinus, excelsior | 1320 |
| Cherry, N. American | Prunus, serotina | 950 |
| Maple, N. American | Acer, saccharum | 1450 |
| Oak, Red | Quercus, rubra | 1260 |
| Oak, White | Quercus, alba | 1360 |
| Walnut, N. American | Juglans, nigra | 1010 |
Janka Hardness is a test which measures the pounds of force it takes to drive a .44" diameter steel ball 1/2 its depth into wood. These numbers are taken from various publications but principally are from the U.S. Forest Products lab.
Where to Use:
Merbau may be used both residentially and commercially wherever the rich look of Merbau is desired.
Boards Features:
- 90 mm Wide, 14 mm Thick, Random Lengths 600-1200 mm
- Un-finished, Pre-sanded surface
- 4 side Tongue and Grove
