Saturday, August 7, 2010

Eco Timber Strandwoven Poplar Flooring

Eco Timber Strandwoven Poplar Solid Flooring  
-- PRICE REDUCED! 
-- Pictured is Evening Harvest.

Price was:  $9.99/SqFt
Price Now:  $7.56/SqFt !!

Haven't heard of Strandwoven Poplar Flooring?  Read about it below.


the story

This hardwood flooring has all the benefits of engineered flooring-including superior stability and easy installation-and the look of solid wood. The collections are 5-ply constructed flooring with a high-quality surface layer that makes these engineered floors more stable than solid wood.
EcoTimber hardwood flooring can be nailed down like solid flooring, glued directly to concrete, or "floated" (gluing the planks to each other and not to the sub-floor). Because they are pre-finished, these products do not have to be sanded and finished on the jobsite, and are easy and inexpensive to install.
The finish is a state-of-the-art UV-cured aluminum oxide-among the most durable available, making our product ideal for demanding commercial as well as residential applications. The planks are milled with micro-beveled edges.

Strandwoven Poplar: Winner of Sustainable Industries’ Top 10 Green Building Products of 2010. This product is made from discarded paper and particleboard left over from furniture manufacurers that is cold-pressed into a dense material. This material is then milled into flooring. The result is a flooring material that utilizes waste and extending the life cycle of those resources.

performance

EcoTimber styles are constructed in an engineered format, with several layers of wood bonded together and topped by a wear layer. Because it’s formed into multiple-ply planks, it’s more stable than solid wood, so it’s less likely to warp, swell or split. It’s also more moisture-resistant, so you can install it just about anywhere. Every plank is manufactured with precision for flawless installation and a clean, classic appearance. The structure is so sound that EcoTimber guarantees it for the lifetime of the floor for residential applications.
Chances are that you won’t need to re-finish an EcoTimber floor, because it comes pre-finished with a low-toxic Aluminum-oxide enhanced, UV-cured acrylic urethane. The Aluminum Oxide process produces a particularly tough surface that resists scuffing.

Product Specification

Dimensions

  • Thickness: 9/16"
  • Width: 3-7/8"
  • Length: 72-7/8"

Hardness

  • 3000 per Janka scale

Construction

  • Solid strandwoven wood flooring, cold-pressed with a hardening resin
  • Kiln-dried
  • Tongue & groove all four sides
  • Micro-beveled edges

Finish

  • Matte sheen, aluminum-oxide enhanced, UV-cured acrylic urethane with scratch-resistant hardened top-coat

Installation

  • Nail-down
  • Glue-down
  • Warranted over hydronic radiant heat systems - please read installation instructions thoroughly

Environmental Attributes

  • 100% FSC-recycled wood from furniture scraps
  • Made without added urea-formaldehyde
  • Easily meets the strict CARB 2012 formaldehyde standards

L.E.E.D® Qualifications

  • MR 4.2 - Recycled Content (at least) 20%
  • IEQ 4.4 - Low Emitting Materials - Composite Wood and Laminate Adhesives (ALL EcoTimber flooring products!)

Warranties

  • Lifetime residential / 25-year commercial warranty against construction defects
  • 27-year residential / 5-year commercial warranty against finish wear-through

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Eco Timber's "Made in America $ale"


"Made in America $ale"

Have you been thinking about Eco Timber and the price made you hesitate?  Well, now is you chance to get in on a good deal!  The Made in America Sale is just what you've been waiting for.
Goto www.BgreenToday.com to see specs!
Call (734) 214 - 3000 to place an order

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Nova Cork Flooring

 

Coming Soon To BgreenToday.com
Nova Cork

Here is some information about Nova Cork taken from their website.
HISTORY OF THE CORK
Cork is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree (Quercus Suber) that is indigenous to Western Mediterranean region, mainly Portugal and Spain. Its documented use ironically goes back to ancient Egypt; considering the distance from where cork oak naturally grow, where tombs dating back thousands of years were found to contain ceramic jugs with cork stoppers. In the 18th century, Dom Pierre Perignon recognized the ability of cork to contain champagne and wine, which is one of the most significant discoveries leading toward the development of a modern cork industry. Today, cork is used in the manufacture of stoppers, floor coverings, facings for wall and ceilings, footwear, fishing equipment etc.

MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Cork is the soft tissue composed of dead cells found in the inner bark of the cork oak tree with a honeycomb structure that has 100 million air-cells per cubic inch. Trees must be 25 years old before the first harvesting (virgin cork) of cork can occur. Average life span of the cork oak tree is 150-200 years. The older the tree is the better quality of cork it can produce. Every 9 to 10 years, the bark of the cork tree is stripped from its trunks. Then the planks are sorted and stacked in the forest for 6 months. Exposure to air, sun, rain and wind triggers chemical transformations that improve the cork’s quality.
The virgin cork is then taken into the factory to ground into granules and compressed with special glues at high pressure into sheets. Baking the cork prior to compression and varying the granule size allows for different shades and patterns to be created.

BENEFITS
Durability
It is cork’s gaseous composition that makes the cork both compressible and elastic and allows it to return to its original shape after being subjected to pressure. This is the reason why cork floors are extremely durable. When the cork is subjected to strong pressure the air in the cells is compressed and reduces in volume, when released from pressure the cork immediately recovers back from indentation. Nova Distinctive Floors’ factory finish of water-based polyurethane also adds durability for your floors to last long.
Low Conductivity
It is the same reason that cork is a perfect sound and thermal insulator which is why cork floors are used in many places like churches, libraries, museums, art galleries and in homes for perfect comfort and warmth.
Anti-static, Hypo-allergic
Cork floors do not absorb dust and because of that the maintenance of cork floors are easy and, therefore, do not cause allergies or create a risk to people who suffer from asthma or other respiratory diseases.
Impermeability
The presence of Suberin in cork makes it impermeable to both liquids and gas. Consequently, it is not subject to grow moldy.
Fire Retardant
Cork is a natural fire inhibitor and will not spread flame. Cork is also non-toxic and does not off-gas. Nova Distinctive Floors' products meet the highest standards in the industry.
Environmentally Friendly
Even though cork comes from a renewable resource and also recyclable, Nova Distinctive Floors takes it one step forward in its manufacturing process by recycling 100% of our manufacturing by-products for our facility’s heating system. We are dedicated to protect our environment by using renewable resources to manufacture cork floors and provide a unique flooring system for your design needs.