Wood In Architecture Issue 1, 2023

FLOORING
FLOORING
rating of 3,030, whereas solid or engineered
European oak timber flooring with a wear layer
of 2mm or more generally achieves a Janka
hardness of 1,300.
The top layer is then finished with a
commercially warranted UV cured coating.
A complete Woodura floor therefore consists
of six layers: The UV cured coating is at the
top, followed by the top real wood veneer,
the timber powder, the HDF core, the timber
powder again, and the bottom real wood
veneer. The veneers can be made using oak,
ash, and walnut, and in 11 different shades.
By using a fraction of the hardwood top
surface, Woodura floors produce up to 10
times more flooring from the same tree. This
is because the top and bottom layers of the
timber are made from real wood veneers
rather than thickly sawn solid timber, and
hence more flooring can be sustainably
extracted from the raw material.
“Sustainability is all about making more from
less and Woodura is a perfect example of
this,” said Tim Hayton, regional manager of
Woodos.
Woodura floors are also installed with
Välinge’s developed 5G Dry fold-down locking
technology that waterproofs surfaces and
offers easier installation, and 5G Climb
technology which allows the floor to be
installed on walls by adding a small plastic
clip. WIA
1 Ash Woodura in Earth
Grey colour
2 Ash Woodura in
Powder White colour
3 Walnut Woodura in
Natural colour
4 Oak Woodura in
Mineral Grey colour
5 Oak Woodura in Hard
Smoked colour
6 Walnut Woodura in
Terra Brown colour
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